From the Friends of Simcoe County Forests An update on work currently being undertaken on Site C136 has just become available. Item number CCW 16-301 (Click here to download (6.5 mb) is on the agenda for the next County Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for Tuesday Sept. 13th. It is noted in t...
From Danial Boyce Severn Township Severn Township is holding a public meeting Wednesday Sept. 14 2016 about a bad zoning decision that was based on a mapping error. This 20 acre parcel of rural land at 4265 Carlyon Line, Severn Ont in situated in a residential area The township brought forward a R...
By Dave Dawson, Orillia Packet & Times Kelly Clune believes something stinks at city hall. The long-time local crusader, who has, for decades, been a tenacious watchdog of all things related to the environment, has decided to resign from the city’s environmental advisory committee (EAC) bec...
From Isabel Balarezo Blue Flag Program Coordinator On September 27th, Environmental Defence and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) are hosting a FREE workshop: From the Lawn to the Lake: How You Can Keep Lake Simcoe Swimmable. Join us and learn about what you can do to help keep La...
Orillia Packet & Times The Township of Severn will hold a public meeting Sept. 14, giving residents a chance to give feedback about a zoning bylaw affecting property on Carlyon Line. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers at the municipal office on Hurlwood Lane and wi...
From Friends of Simcoe Forests Corn Roast Sunday August 28 from 2 to 6 pm 1336 Rainbow Valley Road East Entertainment and Site Hike ~ Pop in anytime from 2-6 pm for some local corn and refreshments ~ Meet & hear from John Laforet of Broadview Strategy Group ~ Relax, enjoy the music and ambiance [...
Letter from R.W. Wagner to the Springwater News Warden Marshall: By now, you will have seen the first news release issued on behalf of the “Friends of Simcoe Forests Inc.”. The following observations and questions are relevant to this matter. 1) Today I noticed a very impressive 5th wheel...
By Jessica Owen QMI Agency WASAGA BEACH – The owners of Phoenix Hospitality, operators of Bananas, a beachfront bar in Wasaga Beach, have filed a statement of claim against the Town of Wasaga Beach and Mayor Brian Smith. The statement of claim indicates that Brian Smith overstepped the responsi...
‘All these issues were important and deserved serious attention’ Letter to the New Tecumseth Free Press from Stephanie MacLellan, Beeton As the one year Anniversary of AWARE Simcoe’s plight to Save the Beeton Woods at Simcoe County Council passed, I recall some pivotal discussions h...
Argue that allowing the Wisconsin city of Waukesha to take water from Lake Michigan sets dangerous precedent By DIANA MEHTA The Canadian Press A group of mayors from Canada and the U.S. are trying to challenge a recent decision allowing an American city to draw water from the Great Lakes, arguing tha...
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