By Sara Ross, Orillia Packet & Times December 3 2012A group of residents are fighting to prevent Try Recycling from operating in the township.“It’s because of the water,” said Susan Woods, director of West Oro Ratepayers’ Association (WORA). “It’s the drinking water for so many of us downstream.”...

By John Slykhuis Barrie Advance Nov 08, 2012 Bradford West Gwillimbury council members took a close look at next year’s proposed $26.6-million budget and decided the potential of an almost 7-per-cent increase on the town’s portion was unpalatable. ...

By Miriam King Bradford Times November 8 2012Bradford West Gwillimbury Council has identified Downtown Revitalization as a Strategic Priority.Work is already underway on a conceptual design for Holland St. - and on November 6, Council heard the details of the "toolbox" of incentives and grants availa...

By Miriam King Bradford Times November 2, 2012  Preliminary discussion of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury’s 2013 Operating budget was to be “as informal as possible,” with Councillors hearing proposals from the departments, and “parking” issues and concerns in a &#...

Transit ranks high priority for most of councilBy Meade Helman AWARE News Network November 2 2012Last week, Bradford West Gwillimbury council had  a workshop to set the “strategic priorities" for the upcoming budget sessions. Interestingly, two of Mayor Doug White’s pet projects, the $54 mil 5th line...

For Current Residents, there Is Just No MoneyBy Meade Helman AWARE News Network October 18 2012 1.      At the Oct 16 meeting of Bradford West Gwillimbury council, the consultant’s report, which had been endorsed by the Alt Transportation Committee and staff was presented. Council voted 6 to 2 to def...

$250,000: Community Bus No!Report from Bradford West Gwillimbury Council  By Meade Helman AWARE News Network October 6 20121.      Taking one more step toward the $54 mil freeway interchange the COW (committee of the whole) voted to proceed with the design for the interchange. Bond Head Development i...

5th Line interchange: Keffer, Lamb only ones to vote against proceedingBy Meade Helman AWARE News Network September 20 2012Always interesting things at the BWGF council meeting.1.      Ainley Consultants presented a report, “Conceptual Design of Holland Street East and West”. The odd part is that whi...

By Meade Helman AWARE News Network September 17 2012At the last Active Transportation Committee meeting, Councillor Del Crake announced the that committee should not get their hopes up for transit in BWG because there were so many other important projects that town had to deal with.There is currently...

By Miriam King, QMI Agency September 12, 2012Bradford West Gwillimbury is still seeing strong growth, but there has been a drop in residential building activity.Statistics released by the BWG Building Department show that there has been an 11% decline in the number of building permits issued, from Ja...