• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

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Apr 25th, 2024
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Great news in time for Earth Day! We’ve just received word that one of the world’s leading experts on fresh water issues has joined the opposition to TC Energy’s proposed pumped storage project in Meaford: Maude Barlow, co-founder and former chair of the Council of Canadians, who has served as a Seni...
Apr 25th, 2024
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  ACTION ALERT! The Province’s new housing plans will destroy farmland (and housing affordability) Last week, the Provincial Government introduced two new housing plans: Bill 185 and changes to the Provincial Policy Statement, a powerful planning law that shapes all development in the Prov...
Apr 25th, 2024
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  3 Actions Needed to Protect Lake Simcoe On March 22nd, representatives from SCGC, the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition, Lake Simcoe Watch, joined Sandy Shaw, environment critic of the NDP, at Queens Park as Shaw introduced a motion calling on the provincial government to follow through on commitme...
Apr 6th, 2024
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The Mirror – Midland-Pentetanguishene-Tay-Tiny Study could show how natural processes could be replicated to provide clean water to areas that don’t have access Aquifer is located in the Simcoe uplands, which covers an area that includes Tiny, Springwater, Oro-Medonte and Tay townships. By Ian ...
Apr 5th, 2024
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Save Brocks Beach! NO to high density developments on Beachwood Road (Wasaga Beach) GERARD DUSASTRE Wasaga Beach, Canada Apr 1, 2024 A few days ago, survey contractors were doing a survey along the “Betty Trail” (trail between Shore Lane and Betty Boulevard), and planting posts. They were also seen a...
Mar 30th, 2024
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Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition’s Laugh for Lake Simcoe Saturday June 22nd – 7pm Orillia Opera House Buy your tickets today!...
Mar 22nd, 2024
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Mar 22nd, 2024
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Ontario just keeps getting gassier Ontario saw a huge spike in fossil gas burning for electricity production in 2023, with gas-fired generation increasing by 26% compared to 2022! This is more evidence of how Ontario has become more and more dependent on polluting gas to keep its lights on despite pl...
Mar 22nd, 2024
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NDP calls for 44 tonnes by 2030. Where are PC MPPs? Today, the Ontario New Democratic Party’s Environment Critic, Sandy Shaw, M.P.P. tabled a motion at Queen’s Park calling for a plan to reduce Lake Simcoe’s phosphorus pollution to 44 tonnes per year by 2030. According to Sandy Shaw: “As our largest ...
Mar 22nd, 2024
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The Ford government reversed their plan to open up Greenbelt land for developers. You were part of this important victory. Thank you! However, it is clear the Ford government has not ‘changed its stripes’ as the saying goes. The Ford government is: accelerating their plans to force two proposed highw...