• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

Collingwood

May 16th, 2023
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The health of forests and wetlands is in decline, but the quality of groundwater sources remain very good to good, according to a recent health check report of the Nottawasaga watershed From Simcoe.com, May 9, 2023 By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald A recent health check on local rivers, streams and f...
May 16th, 2023
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Simcoe County ForestMarg. Bruineman/BarrieToday file photo From BarrieToday, May 12, 2023 NEWS RELEASE COUNTY OF SIMCOE ************************* Starting May 18, 2023, residents and visitors are invited to provide their input on the 10-year update to the forest management plan for the Simcoe County ...
May 14th, 2023
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Blue Mountain Watershed Trust’s ever popular Be The Change  Film Series continues with a double feature-The Long Today & The Last Guide. When filmmaker Niobe Thompson’s father turned 70 he found a ‘river’ on a map, repaired one of his old wood canoes, and invited his family to help him cele...
May 10th, 2023
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Stock image From CollingwoodToday, April 27, 2023 By Jessica Owen The countdown is on for the Collingwood landfill, as county officials expect it will close at the end of 2023. According to estimates from the County of Simcoe, the Collingwood landfill had 30,678 cubic metres of capacity remaining at ...
Apr 29th, 2023
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Stock image From BarrieToday, April 28, 202 NEWS RELEASE NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY *************************** Today, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) released its 2023 Subwatershed Health Checks. These reports offer information on the health of forests, wetlands, ...
In Barrie
Feb 21st, 2023
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Saturday Feb 25, 2023 Barrie, Bradford, Collingwood, Orillia, Midland Together with thousands of Canadians across the country, we’re walking and fundraising to support and serve people and families experiencing homelessness, hurt, and hunger in our community. If you are able to join us or spons...
Feb 18th, 2023
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Letter to the Board of AWARE Simcoe RE: Reconstruction of Clearview Seasonal   Sideroad 26/27 to an all- weather road and Closing and Transferring to Walker Industries a Section of former Simcoe County Road 91 abutting their two Properties On December 28, 2022, the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Co...
Feb 7th, 2023
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Letter writer calls on Ontarians to speak out against Doug Ford’s ‘ridiculously wrong proposal’ to build natural gas generation plantsFrom BarrieToday, Letter to the Editor Feb 7 2023 Stock photo Thursday’s BarrieToday had a story titled, “Local residents fuming over ‘ridiculous’ En...
Feb 3rd, 2023
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Fernbrook Homes can’t move ahead on Golfview project until Wasaga Beach grants tree-clearing permit Wasaga Sun Ian Adams Tuesday, January 31, 2023 A residential developer will have to wait to find out whether it can start cutting trees before the birds return for the spring. Fernbrook Homes has...
Jan 30th, 2023
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From the Municipal Leaders for Stronger Communities, a project of the Greenbelt Alliance and Ecospark Please join us for our next panel discussion: Best Practices for Protecting Farmland and Natural Heritage on Thursday, February 16th at 4 pm. The discussion features: Anne Bell, Ontario Nature Phil M...