Rob Grossi faces 2 Ministry charges for dumping on Crown landBy Heidi Riedner YorkRegion.com Oct 28, 2013 Two counts of illegal dumping against the chairperson of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and Georgina Mayor Robert Grossi on his private property remain before the courts, according...

Maple Lake Estates Loophole: Good news, bad news and a look aheadfrom Jack Gibbons North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance October 28 2010First the good news:  At the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority's (LSRCA) October 25th board meeting, Councillor Phil Craig of the Town of Georgina announced that...

Rob Grossi violated Public Lands Act, Ministry saysBy Heidi Riedner YorkRegion.com October 25 2013Georgina Mayor Robert Grossi, who is also chairperson of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, has been charged by the Ministry of Natural Resources with violating the Public Lands Act. ...

from Jack Gibbons Chair, North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance October 23 2013The Lake Simcoe  Region Conservation Authority's (LSRCA) staff are proposing a 'slight' one-word change to the Maple Lake Estates Loophole.  Specifically, staff are recommending that, instead of saying that the LSRCA 'will' app...

By Heidi Riedner Georgina Advocate Oct 03, 2013  The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority is being challenged by the North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance to take a leadership role to protect provincially significant wetlands from development. ...

North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance release October 1 2013At its September 27th meeting the board of directors of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) directed their staff to prepare a report for their October 25th meeting with respect to the Maple Lake Estates Loophole (the LSRCA poli...

By Heidi Riedner Georgina Advocate Sep 26, 2013 A “loophole” in the LSRCA’s development policy needs immediate repeal to protect provincially significant wetlands in Georgina, according to the North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance. ...

From the North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance September 13 2013The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority’s (LSRCA) Watershed Development Policy 11.4.1.2 — a.k.a., the Maple Lake Estates Loophole  — provides automatic approval for development in registered plans of subdivision that are within  provin...

Board to consider - or ignore - letter from AWARE and other groupsAWARE Simcoe May 21 2013Six environmental and citizens' groups have written to Mayor Robert Grossi, Chair of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, asking that an application for development by Metrus on a provincially signific...

Deputy mayor 'surprised' LSRCA OK with region's dataBy Heidi Riedner YorkRegion.com Jan 17, 2013Georgina’s deputy mayor wants the town to hire its own consultants to examine the effects of a proposed sewage treatment plant in Queensville emptying into Lake Simcoe.He made the statement after a present...