AWARE News Network Simcoe County has come up with a short list of seven possible sites for a composting and waste transfer facility. A staff report explaining the list is on the County Council agenda for Tuesday August 11. Presently, the County sends its organics to Hamilton. Five of the short-listed...
From Grassy Narrows Support Dear friends and supporters, Since April, Grassy Narrows First Nation activist and grandmother Judy DaSilva has faced mounting legal costs from a CN railway lawsuit, meant to intimidate her and other Indigenous activists who are working to protect waterways from oil spills...
Mayor Bill French, Dan McLean and Colin McLarty By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Springwater Mayor Bill French’s election campaign expenses will be audited following an application filed by former deputy mayor Dan McLean. The stakes could be high. The penalties under the Municipal Elections Act ...
from Environmental Defence In North America too often we tend to think about farmland as development land in waiting. That’s not surprising given that traditionally, our land use planning legislation generally prioritized urban development over agriculture or nature. But the times they are a-changing...
Springwater’s Allen, Hanna move to safeguard farmland from the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association Agriculture is one of the largest employers in Springwater. It contributes a significant amount to our local economy and, as such, was deemed an area of opportunity for Springwater in the Econo...
AWARE Simcoe news release AWARE Simcoe is seeking a Judicial Review of Simcoe County’s hearing and decision regarding Beeton Woods. County Councillors voted May 12, 2015 to unconditionally lift a stop-work order that had been issued March 3 to Tecumseth Estates. The hearing was held April 14. Lawyer ...
Photo of sign at main gate from Springwater Park Citizens’ Coalition Beausoleil First Nation and Ontario develop partnership to operate Springwater Provincial Park From G’Chiminissing News Beausoleil First Nation is working with the Government of Ontario to operate Springwater Provincial...
Two Anishnawbe Grandmothers … Here’s the route.. Check out where they’ve got to… How you can help… from Water Walkers United Two Anishinawbe Grandmothers, and a group of Anishinawbe Women and Men have taken action regarding the water issue by walking the perimeter of th...
By Phil Brennan AWARE News Network Last month, when the Heartland Institute, a so called free market-oriented group vigorously fought to discourage Pope Francis from “lending his moral authority to the politicized and unscientific climate change agenda of the United Nations, ” I found mys...
AWARE News Network A crowd-funding campaign has been launched to save the Beeton Woods. The appeal on the gofundme website states that the funds will be used to retain legal representation to address problems in the permits application and approval process, and to obtain expert assessments of the va...
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