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Mar 1st, 2023
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The fury of insults and racial slurs targeting Jully Black ‘highlight the need for a better understanding of the true history of this land,’ says local elder From CollingwoodToday, Feb 28 2023 Column: Jeff Monague Long before anyone ever thought of putting up a flag or creating an anthem ...
Mar 1st, 2023
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Attorney general, who’s also MPP for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte, wouldn’t elaborate on past comments that critics say risk politicizing the courts Aiden Chamandy, From BarrieToday, Feb 28 2023 Photo: Chris Young/The Canadian Press Editor’s note: The following article originally ...
Feb 21st, 2023
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‘The misinformation and hiding of facts is par for the course,’ says Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition official From BarrieToday,  Feb 19 2023 Photo: A vandalized Bradford Bypass sign along Highway 400 is shown in this file photo.Natasha Philpott/BradfordToday The following letter is in r...
Feb 13th, 2023
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Online petition can be signed until April 1; ‘We are privileged to live in such a beautiful place and have access to the unique natural resource,’ BarrieToday Staff Feb 9, 2023 A satellite view of Lake Simcoe.Photo courtesy the Province of Ontario Barrie-Innisfil member of Parliament John...
Feb 7th, 2023
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Project aims to boost wild bee and butterfly populations in neighbourhoods across the country OrilliaMatters Staff Jan 31, 2023 The David Suzuki Foundation is recruiting volunteers from across Canada to take part in the Butterflyway Project. This award-winning project taps into the enthusiasm and ded...
Feb 7th, 2023
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Letter writer calls on Ontarians to speak out against Doug Ford’s ‘ridiculously wrong proposal’ to build natural gas generation plantsFrom BarrieToday, Letter to the Editor Feb 7 2023 Stock photo Thursday’s BarrieToday had a story titled, “Local residents fuming over ‘ridiculous’ En...
Feb 7th, 2023
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‘Planning decisions can’t be made based on the stigma around a new legalized crop such as cannabis,’ says lawyer, calling situation ‘a highly politically charged issue’ Marg Bruineman Stock imagePhoto by Washarapol D BinYo Jundang via Pexels about 16 hours ago Oro-Medonte Town...
Feb 7th, 2023
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‘People ought to join up the dots. There are all these questions out there that need to be answered. Really, the genie was out of the bottle,’ says Newmartet resident Joseph Quigley Photo;Joseph Quigley  NewmarketToday Feb 1, 2023 Newmarket political blogger Gordon Prentice saw something ...
Jan 25th, 2023
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‘This simple remedy is so readily available to anyone who can walk even a short distance,’ says avid hiker Carol Strickland MidlandToday Staff Jan 21, 2023 Carol Strickland As I returned from a walk in the forested parkette in my neighbourhood, I reflected once again how at peace I felt c...
Jan 22nd, 2023
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Will Douglas claim riches and power by seizing the Magic Greenbelt, only to lose his Superpowers? Thrills! Action! Amateur drawing! By Margaret Atwood Jan 22 2023 Yes, kids, it’s Comix Time! The backstory: Our Hero, Douglas (admonished previously in these pages, more than once, scroll down) wishes to...