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In Barrie
Jan 20th, 2023
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‘There is no easy answer to our health-care difficulties, but for-profit clinics are going to cost Ontario a lot more in the long term,’ letter writer says From MidlandToday Jan 19 2023 Photo: Stock Image Doug Ford plans to green-light the use of for-profit clinics to cut the backlog for ...
Jan 16th, 2023
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Members of public invited to event taking place Jan. 18 BarrieToday Staff , Jan 15 2023 NEWS RELEASE TOWN OF INNISFIL ************************* The Town of Innisfil is hosting a public open house on the Innisfil Beach Park master plan (IBPMP) on Jan. 18 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall (2101 Innisfil...
Jan 16th, 2023
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Blue Mountain Watershed Trust mandate includes environmental issues in Collingwood, Clearview Township Ian Adams, Wasaga Sun Thursday, January 5, 2023 A local environmental group should set itself a lofty goal for 2023, increasing its membership tenfold in order to carry out its work, one of its dire...
Jan 15th, 2023
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‘It’s really, totally undemocratic and muzzles … the taxpayers,’ says resident of MZO request for proposed residential development that would include 12 buildings From OrilliaMatters, Gregg McGrath-Goudie, Jan12, 2023 phot: screenshot Ramara residents have raised numerous concerns about a...
In Barrie
Jan 12th, 2023
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‘This guy promised to protect the Greenbelt’: Foster has been fighting bid to build bypass since ’90s From Simcoe.com Simon Martin, Jan 12 2023 Development comes in many shapes and sizes. But few are impacted by development quite like East Gwillimbury resident Bill Foster. The longt...
Jan 12th, 2023
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Living next door to a ‘ghost hotel’ has become a nightmare for many Ontario homeowners. Cities and towns across the province are struggling to keep the peace without turning away tourists From MidlandToday, Marg Bruineman, July 23, 2022 Original artwork by Danielle Fleming, Village Media The dusty ro...
Jan 12th, 2023
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Barrie Mayor Alex Nuttall also raises concerns about city’s $6.6-million contribution for long-term care; ‘I’d love to see some of these long-term care services in the city of Barrie’ From BarrrieToday, Jessica Owen, Photo Raymond Bowe Collingwood’s mayor brought up a drug ove...
Jan 11th, 2023
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A six-week series taking place in Collingwood will explore the implications of the waste crisis and how to turn the crisis around with a circular economy From CollingwoodToday, Jan 10,2023, Stock Photo This month, you can learn more about the circular economy solution to combat the crisis in waste ma...
Jan 10th, 2023
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Letter writer says making a FOI request is like ‘pulling teeth, but far more agonizing given incessant quibbling and endless time delays’ From OrilliaToday, Jan9 2023 In my capacity as a researcher, my investigative team has reviewed over a million pages of municipal documentation since M...
Jan 9th, 2023
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Bill 23 was ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back,’ says Doug Varty, who stepped down as chair of Species Conservation Action Agency. Doug Varty says he resigned from Ontario’s Species Conservation Action Agency due to the effects of Bill 23 and other ways the provincial government is go...