• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

Innisfil

Jan 9th, 2015
0 Comments
2406 Views
By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Innisfil Councillor Doug Lougheed has defeated Shelburne Councillor Walter Benotto in an election for the 2015 chair of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. The surprise defeat of a Conservation Authority veteran came this morning in a secret ballot of the...
Dec 9th, 2014
0 Comments
2176 Views
Public will be able to flle complaints about municipalities, universities, school boards (but not Conservation Authorities!) Ontario Ombudsman news release Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today welcomed the historic passage of a new law that will allow his office to investigate complaints about municip...
Dec 1st, 2014
0 Comments
2253 Views
By Sandy Agnew AWARE News Network Following a deputation by Paul Bonwick (president and CEO of Compenso Communications, representing the Collingwood Airport Industrial Development) complaining about their high plan review fees, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) board has thrown out...
Nov 17th, 2014
0 Comments
3064 Views
I attended more than my fair share of all-candidates’ meetings during the recent municipal election. Here are a few good ideas gleaned from the campaign trail around the county. -Recorded votes: Make every council vote a recorded vote. This is an example of how electronic voting can serve democ...
Nov 13th, 2014
0 Comments
1425 Views
By Miriam King Barrie Examiner  INNISFIL — Innisfil Mayor Baguley was found to have violated the town’s code of conduct during the recent election campaign. The town’s integrity commissioner, John Mascarin, concluded in a report to council there was a single breach of the code for which B...
Oct 28th, 2014
0 Comments
2973 Views
By Rick Vanderlinde Innisfil Journal  Gord Wauchope got political retribution after beating incumbent Barb Baguley in Innisfil’s mayoral race Monday night. Baguley beat Wauchope in 2010 by 700 votes. But the veteran municipal politician known for his support of community and charity groups overcame B...
Oct 28th, 2014
0 Comments
2302 Views
By  Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror MIDLAND – Midlanders voted Monday for another four years with Gord McKay as mayor. Mike Ross will take over as deputy mayor. McKay beat former mayor Jim Downer – who he narrowly defeated in the 2010 municipal election – by 461 ballots this time around. McKay got 2,449...
Oct 28th, 2014
5 Comments
6291 Views
Across Simcoe County, voters make clear they want change By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Updated October 29, 2014 Anti-sprawl candidates have swept to office in two battleground municipalities in Simcoe County. Not even a message from Premier Kathleen Wynne could save the pro-development incumbent...
Oct 20th, 2014
6 Comments
6035 Views
Town municipal page  Below is the list of candidates. Questionnaires were distributed by the Innisfil District Association, The is the link to the questionnaire answers. Mayor Barb Baguley 705 436 7311 baguley4mayor@gmail.com baguley4mayor.com  Dean Bracko  nachosbracko@gmail.com www.innisfilconnex.c...
Sep 30th, 2014
0 Comments
2455 Views
Developers looking to build houses, farmers looking to relocate driving up farmland prices: ReMax By: Susan Pigg Toronto Star As development has leapfrogged the Greenbelt area north of the GTA into the fast-growing area around Barrie, many farmers have been playing a lucrative game of musical chairs....