By Rick Vanderlinde Innisfil Journal August 31 2010INNISFIL — Dan Davidson hopes to “shake up the old boys” club on Innisfil council by becoming the next deputy mayor.That means beating 14-year veteran councillor Bill Van Berkel at the polls, a politician he describes as one of the “old boys”.“It’s t...

By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope Town council has fallen far short of one of the major goals set at the start of its 2006-2010 term, says Ward 3 candidate Ken Simpson. The development of a public transportation network, which could provide reliable access to the Innisfil Recreation Complex, was one of t...

Innisfil mayor deplores "absurd" statements by mayoral rivalsBy Chris Simon Innisfil Scope August 25 2010Brian Jackson was hoping to quietly walk away from Innisfil's political scene. But recent comments made by the town's mayoral candidates in local media could sway the current mayor to participate ...

Letter to the Innisfil Scope – August 25 2010In a recent article, entitled Business owners ‘crippled’ by road construction’, councillor Rod Boynton was quoted as saying, “We should all come out and support them.” What efforts have mayor Brian Jackson, members of council and ad...

By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope August 25 2010Innisfil needs a Master Servicing Study, to determine the best way to spend long-term infrastructure dollars, according to one of the town’s leading engineers. Jim Zimmerman, town engineer and director of infrastructure, says a study would help town p...

Bruce Hain and Rick Vanderlinde Simcoe.com Aug 18, 2010 INNISFIL – Council has put a few more teeth in its election sign rules by making its “candidate guidelines” an official bylaw.That means the town can now remove any candidates signs that don’t follow those rules.However, the bylaw doesn’t ...

By Bruce Hain - Simcoe.com - August 18 2010 INNISFIL - A two-hour long debate between Gord Wauchope and Barb Baguley, both running for Mayor in the Oct. 25 election, ended a bit awkwardly when both concurred Innisfil council has been split into factions. ...

Letter to Simcoe.com Aug 19, 2010 “We are all in this together” appears to be a theme of six meetings held in Simcoe County over the past few months. ...

By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope August 18 2010The first mayoral debate of Innisfil's 2010 Municipal Election kicked off last week, with two candidates expressing their vision for the municipality over the next four years. ...

Simcoe.com August 13 2010INNISFIL - An upcoming open house is opportunity for people to get to know one of the mayoral candidate for Innisfil. Barb Baguley is having a meet and greet Saturday, Aug. 21 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 5 Queen St., Cookstown. ...