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Oro-Medonte

Jan 27th, 2021
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‘My suggestion would be we clearly appeal every step,’ says council member, upset by the docility shown by fellow members around appealing the renewal of permit to take water for Tiny’s Teedon Pit By: Mehreen Shahid Midland Today Some Tiny council members want some serious action be...
Jan 27th, 2021
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Tiny Township Council in special meeting January 26 2021 By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Tiny Township Council will go into closed session this afternoon, to consider its options following the provincial government decision to grant a 10-year permit to take water to CRH Canada for its Waverley Upl...
Jan 25th, 2021
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Bradford Councillor Peter Ferragine News release from the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority At its 70th Annual General Meeting, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) board members and guests heard from LSRCA’s expert staff about the many accomplishments throughout 2020. “I want to...
Jan 25th, 2021
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Jan 23rd, 2021
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Drs. William Shotyk and Michael Powell collect groundwater samples from an artesian well last year. AWARE Simcoe photo From Dr. Michael Power, University of Alberta Letter to Shawn Persaud, Tiny Township director of planning and development January 12 2021 Thanks very much for your patience regarding...
Jan 23rd, 2021
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Erin Archer. Anne Ritchie Nahuis and Judith Grant at the Elmvale flow (fed by an artesian well, one of many in the area that’s the source of the world’s purest water) for the launch last fall of the save our water tiny website “The water speaks to me; I know her to be a living [&hel...
Jan 18th, 2021
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News release from AWARE Simcoe The Ontario government has granted CRH Canada a 10-year permit to take water from the recharge site of the world’s purest water. “This is part of a continuing pattern of politicians allowing multi-national corporations to deplete our planet,” said Anne Ritchie Nahuis of...
Jan 17th, 2021
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Posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario AWARE News Network Over 5,000 comments were received. The decision details what the government considers to be the major concerns raised by “stakeholders” and why it has decided they can be disregarded. There is a 15-day appeal period. The d...
In Barrie
Jan 1st, 2021
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AWARE SImcoe These Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition fact sheets describe the lake’s environment, policy initiatives, and what you can do on your own property. Please share. Naturalizing Lake Simcoe Shorelines What Is The Lake Simcoe Protection Plan? What You Can Do To Keep Lake Simcoe Clean Lake Si...
Dec 30th, 2020
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Councillor Cathy Keane: Declined to comment Township says code is a way to deal with harassment, residents say it’s a muzzle By: Nathan Taylor Barrie Today An unusual measure taken by Oro-Medonte Township council has some residents claiming it’s an attempt to “muzzle” them. Council recently pas...