Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall -Midland Mirror photo by Andrew Mendler Midland Mirror Penetanguishene council upheld a committee decision and has officially refused the applications for a proposed 118-unit residential subdivision west of Church Street. Although overwhelming public opposition to...
In happier times: Edwin Espinal and Karen Spring Simcoe County family demanding release of Honduran political prisoners, including their own family member By Erika Engel Collingwood Connection Human rights abuses in Honduras are little known and likely rarely discussed at a typical Canadian dinner ta...
Mayor Gord McKay by Andrew Mendler Midland Mirror After back-to-back terms as head of the Town of Midland, Mayor Gord McKay has announced he will not be seeking re-election. “I have been your mayor for nearly eight years and am very pleased with the significant accomplishments that my councils have m...
From Lisa Hafner Just a quick update to everyone who has shown interest in this issue. This week’s edition of the Alliston Herald has published an article titled “Rail Yard Project Stalls” (pg 9 of the 29/03/18 edition), which states that “CANDO Rail Services determined it wi...
OMB would confirm gravel pit decision – Little Letter to the Alliston Herald from Adjala-Tosorontio Deputy MayorDoug Little – March 26, 2018 The Nelson Aggregate Gravel Pit application has shown the residents’ compassion to protect the environment and the vigorous opposition and de...
Aurora Mayor and LSRCA chair Geoffrey Dawe -Aurora Banner photo Open letter to Lake Simcoe Watershed Community From the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Recently the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (Conservation Authority) Board of Directors made a unanimous decision to approve a p...
Edwin Espinal, in November 2015 with young friends in Rio Blanco where he had gone to support Berta Cáceres, just months before her assassination. -Karen Spring photo From Simcoe County Honduras Rights Monitor The Spring family of Elmvale is hosting a meeting on the extreme danger faced by their dau...
Georgina Ward 3 Counc. Dave Neeson (left) and North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance Chair Jack Gibbons at the LRSCA board meeting. -Metroland photo March 23 board decision met with chorus of ‘shame on you’ from standing-room-only crowd by Heidi Riedner Georgina Advocate Pursuing a land swap t...
Carmela Marshall, of the Ontario Soil Regulation Task Force, addresses Ramara Township council Council will review fill bylaw: Clarke by Frank Matys Orillia Today A proposal to establish a shooting range on a private property in Ramara Township is emerging as a flash point for concerns over soil dum...
Nottawasaga River AWARE News Network A flurry of outrage has been the response of Simcoe County politicians and planners to the province’s proposed expansion of the Greenbelt. The report from Clearview (see below) is an example. The CBC Radio interview with Gord Wauchope (scroll down for link)...
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