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Aug 26th, 2018
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From the Cheese Guy  What A Song Swap Art House Social to raise funds  for Friends of Simcoe Forests When Thursday August 30 2018 from 7 pm Where 77 Yonge Street South Elmvale Ontario. We will be behind the curtain in front of the Cheese Guy’s shoppe. — All are welcome to attend — L...
Aug 24th, 2018
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online Simcoe County’s expropriation of 0.045 acres of property in July 2012 as part of its Cty Rd 50 road widening project could end up costing the upper tier upwards of $200,000 once all the final bills are factored into the costs and damages the OMB awarded to the pr...
Aug 24th, 2018
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Penetanguishene ‘surprised’ by Gerry Marshall’s abrupt resignation as mayor Resigned Aug. 22, started work as chief administrative officer in Wasaga Beach Aug. 23 by Gisele Winton Sarvis Midland Mirror August 24 2018 Town of Penetanguishene staff were “surprised” by the announcement...
Aug 24th, 2018
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Get your comments in to province before the August 31 2018 deadline AWARE News Network The Friends of Simcoe Forests are calling on citizens to  express their concerns to the Ontario government about Simcoe County’s plan to house garbage, recycling, and organics facilities in the Freele Tract o...
Aug 24th, 2018
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Simcoe County Honduras Rights Monitor and the Spring family of Elmvale have a message for Canada and Honduras on this billboard (donated by Datamax) in support of release of family member and human rights defender Edwin Espinal. The billboard is located on County Road 90. Appeal denied in Honduras &#...
Aug 22nd, 2018
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News release from Wasaga Beach Today, Mayor Brian Smith announced that Gerry Marshall will serve as interim chief administrative officer for the Town of Wasaga Beach. “I am delighted that Gerry will be assisting us,” Mayor Smith said. “Gerry brings to the job energy and knowledge that I know will ser...
Aug 15th, 2018
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News release from Wasaga Beach Today, Councillor Bill Stockwell tendered his resignation as a member of town council, effective immediately. “The reason is I will be moving to the East Coast to be closer to family at this time,” Councillor Stockwell said in a letter to Mayor Brian Smith. “I am gratef...
Aug 11th, 2018
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun A Creemore man has taken his request for Clearview Township to provide copies of municipal documents in an accessible format to the province. It’s the latest chapter in a saga between Peter Lomath and the municipality that includes a decision by council to apply the township’s...
Aug 10th, 2018
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by Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Wasaga Beach has walked back several changes to its bylaw governing municipal election signs. Senior municipal bylaw officer Doug Vincent told councillors during a special council meeting  Aug. 2 that changes to the bylaw earlier this year to include advertising were “made in ...
Aug 9th, 2018
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Friend of the forest: Beeton resident Neal Arbic  -Metroland photo Town donating property to Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust by Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald Residents who have watched over Beeton’s heritage forest for decades will continue to play an important role to ensure the property remains prot...