• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

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Aug 30th, 2023
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We’d like to interrupt your summer break just for a few minutes to bring you up to speed about important Ontario news and what we’re doing about it – with your help!  The Greenbelt grabs stink. It’s official.  Bradford Bypass: Watch short videos ...
Aug 30th, 2023
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Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition executive director Margaret Prophet From Simcoe.com August 19, 2023 By Chris Simon Barrie Advance A local advocacy group has added its voice to a chorus of associations calling for a deeper probe into planning policy c...
Aug 30th, 2023
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CBC Image Dear Friend, Earlier this month, the Auditor General presented a report about what actually happened with the Ford government and the Greenbelt. The damning report, available here, concluded that the steps taken by the Ford government to chan...
Aug 30th, 2023
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People rallied at Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop’s Orillia office Monday. | Tyler Evans/OrilliaMatters From OrilliaMatters, August 17, 2023 Letter to the Editor We live in a representative democracy. This means we elect people who, by means of thei...
Aug 30th, 2023
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Stock photo | Anton Atanasov via Pexels From OrilliaMatters, August 18, 2023 By Martin Straathof Ontario’s vibrant landscapes and rich, world-class quality farmland have long been the pride of our province. However, a recent decision and the subsequent...
Aug 30th, 2023
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The Minesing Wetlands are home to a diverse array of habitats. The mix of fen, marsh and swamp wetlands provides habitat for sensitive plants and animals, including a number of rare species and species at risk. | Photo supplied by the Nottawasaga Valle...
Aug 30th, 2023
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Stock photo From BarrieToday, August 19, 2023 Letter to the Editor The monarch butterfly is a tropical species that migrates north into our temperate zone to feed and reproduce on the abundance of its host plant, milkweed, in our area. They need to ret...
Aug 30th, 2023
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford listens as Ontario’s minister of housing Steve Clark speaks during a press conference in Mississauga on Aug. 11. | Cole Burston / THE CANADIAN PRESS From the Toronto Star, August 18, 2023 By Rick Salutin Contributing Columnist...
Aug 30th, 2023
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SIGN THE PETITION HERE Most if not all of the Greenbelt (and Oak Ridges Moraine) lands are located across Maple & Kleinburg and in various parts of Ontario. The current legislation prohibits residential/industrial development on such lands. Last we...
Aug 30th, 2023
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Stephanie from the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition From Simcoe.com, August 15, 2023 Ontario’s auditor general recently concluded that Doug Ford’s Greenbelt land grabs were “biased,” with “certain prominent developers receiving preferential treatment....