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Jan 4th, 2016
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NVCA news release  The community is invited to a meeting on January 13 in Adjala-Tosorontio to learn about enhancements planned for the Pine River in 2016. The Pine runs from the top of the Niagara Escarpment in Mulmur Township to join with the Nottawasaga River in Angus. From there, the Nottawasaga ...
Jan 1st, 2016
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By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times To badly paraphrase Joni Mitchell, Oro-Medonte seems to be “unpaving paradise and tearing down a parking lot.” That’s Paul Sanderson’s take regarding the saga of a piece of land on Line 14 near Carthew Bay on Lake Simcoe, where the township is restoring a ...
Dec 2nd, 2015
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By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Paul Sanderson jokes another land dispute in Oro-Medonte Township could aptly be called “son of Burl’s Creek.” But Sanderson doesn’t find anything amusing about the township’s decision to allow recent construction of a parking...
Dec 1st, 2015
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Rare dragonfly in Minesing wetlands declared at-risk species By Sara Carson Barrie Advance November 30 2015 An endangered dragonfly could lose its only known Canadian habitat if development takes place atop the Snow Valley ski hill, said Ellen Schwartzel, acting Environmental Commissioner of Ontario ...
Nov 29th, 2015
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See also Lake Simcoe Living article From Change.org Simcoe County Planning Department 1110 Hwy 26 Midhurst, On, L0L 1X0 Dear Mr. Kingsbury: As you know, Simcoe County planning staff is now reviewing Ramara OPA 18 for Strawberry Island. Since a deputation on OPA 18 to Council is not permitted, I am se...
Nov 23rd, 2015
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AWARE Simcoe Action Alert On Tuesday, November 24, county councillors will decide whether or not to pursue the $5,000 in legal costs a judge has awarded in the Beeton Woods case. The item is on the Committee of the Whole (COW) agenda. COW meetings start at 9:30 a.m. at the Simcoe County Administratio...
Nov 23rd, 2015
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Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority news release NVCA staff caught a glimpse into the area’s history last week when several ledgers from the historic Bell’s Gristmill were uncovered. The ledgers, dating back to 1912, provide a record of the day-to-day transactions in what was a busy mill and ge...
Nov 13th, 2015
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Council of Canadians’ Maude Barlow condemns judge’s decision as “perversion of justice” AWARE Simcoe news release A massive costs award against a watchdog environmental group could have an adverse impact on citizens’ ability to protect their communities and natural herit...
Nov 10th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online Ontario Superior Court Justice Eberhard today issued an order that will require Aware-Simcoe to pay Tecumseth Estates a fixed cost of $27,000 “in priority to any costs payable to the County,” which was awarded $5,000. In her ruling released today, Justice E...
Oct 24th, 2015
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By Cheryl Browne Barrie Examiner Lake Simcoe has become the high-water mark other cities will attempt to emulate as environmentalists push climate change to the forefront. Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray spoke at the Southshore Centre on Friday about the five-year-long program tha...