Local officials stunned by the lack of consultation on closing of tree seed facility Mayor Terry Dowdall, left, at February 14 Angus protest – AWARE Simcoe photo BY DIANA MARTIN Ontario Farmer March 2018 Angus is channelling its inner Lorax to fight for the smallest of the tree family – t...
AWARE News Network About 100 people gathered outside the Wyebridge Community Centre in a vigil for the water, as a community liaison committee of local residents appointed by Dufferin Aggregates held its first meeting inside. Speakers included Vicki Monague, Beth Brass Elson, Roley Monague, Jeff Mona...
Independence of Land Use Planners Challenged from Donnelly Law 27 FEBRUARY 2018 On February 28, 2018, Donnelly Law will be before the Public Service Grievance Board (the “Board”) arguing one of our most important cases involving the Greenbelt and Places to Grow. Specifically, we will be defending the...
Ristigouche-Sud-Est Mayor François Boulay Montreal-based company Gastem sued town of Ristigouche Sud-Est for about $1M in damages for creating new bylaw By Julia Page, CBC News A small Quebec town that was facing a $1-million lawsuit from an oil-and-gas exploration company for trying to protect its ...
Compliance audit committee members Colin McLarty, George Wodoslawsky and Robert Barlow leave the township administration centre after meeting in January. -AWARE Simcoe photo French, McLean, township ready to settle in July 2017, but committee refused, mayor says By Kate Harries AWARE News Network The...
Sammy the cat, on patrol at the tree seed plant. -National Post photo An open letter to all concerned conservation interests regarding the future of native tree seed in southern Ontario From Forests Ontario and the Forest Gene Conservation Association In August of 2017 the Ministry of Natural Resourc...
Spring water at the Shotyk farm. -William Shotyk photo AWARE News Network The following submission to the Ontario government from Dr. William Shotyk of the Elmvale Foundation regarding the proposed Greenbelt study area was presented to Springwater Township Council yesterday by Kate Harries. Elmvale ...
Karen Spring and Edwin Espinal US and Canadian Authorities Silent about Political Prisoners UPDATE #2 – February 13, 2018 from Simcoe County Honduras Rights Monitor Although family members have been able to have a few brief (and expensive) phone conversations with political prisoners Edwin and Raul, ...
Michael Foster “If other people don’t take action, mine makes no difference. The only way what I did matters is if people are stopping the poison” by Jessica Corbett Common Dreams Michael Foster, the valve turner who temporarily halted the flow of tar sands oil in TransCanada’...
Lakefront owner wants to extend dock structure, add boathouse HOW THEY VOTED: AGAINST Ward 2 Richard Simpson Ward 3 Donna Orsetti Ward 5 Bill Loughead Ward 6 Carolyn Payne Ward 7 Rob Nicol IN FAVOUR Deputy Mayor Lynn Dollin Ward 1 Doug Lougheed Ward 4 Stan Daurio ABSENT Mayor Gord Wauchope For update...
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