• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

Bradford West Gwillimbury

Aug 26th, 2021
0 Comments
753 Views
The Holland Marsh pollution reduction project could reduce phosphorous from farming operations by 85%. By Jack Gibbons, Chair of Lake Simcoe Watch Despite support from the federal government, the Region of York has put its $40 million project to reduce phosphorous pollution from the Holland Marsh on ...
Aug 20th, 2021
0 Comments
572 Views
The Holland River, Bradford West GwillimburyJackie Kozak/BradfordToday From BarrieToday, August 17, 2021 By the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition ‘We know that the environmental studies are out of date, impacts to Lake Simcoe and climate haven’t been studied and that the traffic congestion won’...
Aug 14th, 2021
0 Comments
447 Views
Claire Malcolmson By Jack Gibbons, Chair of Lake Simcoe Watch On Wednesday, August 11th Claire Malcolmson of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition asked Georgina Town Council to call for a full provincial individual environmental assessment of the proposed Holland Marsh Highway (aka, the Bradford Bypass)....
Aug 7th, 2021
0 Comments
623 Views
From the Toronto Star, August 5, 2021 By Brian Lockhart The Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition and the Simcoe County Environmental Youth Alliance have announced the launching of a survey intended for youth to gather input about the future of the region. They are encouraging youth under the age of 25 t...
Aug 7th, 2021
0 Comments
451 Views
The youth show their opposition to the proposed Bradford Bypass By Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition We hope that you too are enjoying all that Lake Simcoe gives us this summer – a place to greet and play with loved ones outside and enjoy wildlife viewing...
Aug 6th, 2021
1 Comment
793 Views
Jul 27, 2021- Holland Landing Concerned citizens from across Simcoe County and York Region gathered to show their increasing opposition to the Bradford Bypass.  Roughly 50 people gathered, some came from as far as 2 hours, to demonstrate outside of MPP Caroline Mulroney’s constituency office in Holla...
Jul 14th, 2021
0 Comments
650 Views
The proposed highway systems included in the Master Transportation Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe Jul 13, 2021 Earlier this month, the province released its Master Transportation Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.  Its purpose is to outline the future “vision” of what transportation planni...
Jul 10th, 2021
0 Comments
539 Views
This is the proposed location for the Bradford Bypass, which would be built through the East Holland River shown here Read this article by Joel Wittnebel on The Pointer here: https://thepointer.com/article/2021-07-02/we-can-t-keep-doing-this-pc-government-speeds-ahead-with-bradford-bypass-advocates-s...
In Barrie
Jun 2nd, 2021
0 Comments
980 Views
Protecting Lake Simcoe, process at the core of concerns expressed Simcoe County, ON – On May 31st Barrie Council declined to support the proposed Bradford Bypass, and instead passed a resolution asking the province to do a comprehensive impact assessment on Lake Simcoe and those vulnerable wate...
Mar 30th, 2021
0 Comments
1435 Views
Province has major decisions to make News release from the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition In 2021 a great number of decisions could be made, and processes put in place, that affect Lake Simcoe’s health. The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and the Simcoe County Gre...