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Mar 28th, 2016
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UPDATED from AWARE Oro-Medonte The AWARE Oro-Medonte Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday April 21, 2016, 7 pm – 9 pm, at the Edgar Community Hall. Topic: Expanding the Greenbelt in Simcoe County Guest speakers: -Margaret Prophet – Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition -Bernard Pop...
Mar 23rd, 2016
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By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times A last-ditch effort spearheaded by Springwater Township representatives failed to delay Simcoe County from moving forward in its attempt to build an organics-processing and material-management facility in Springwater Councillors overwhelmingly voted in...
Mar 22nd, 2016
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Will help projects in Penetanguishene, Orillia, Collingwood and New Tecumseth By Ian Burns Midland Mirror SIMCOE COUNTY – The Ontario government is investing $5 million in Simcoe County infrastructure. Jeff Leal, minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, was on hand to make the announcement Mo...
Mar 22nd, 2016
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By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times It appears the company that wants to develop Strawberry Island is heading back to the drawing board. Sitting as committee-of-the-whole, Simcoe County councillors received an information report from staff indicating TAG Development (formerly Trans Ameri...
Mar 22nd, 2016
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By John Edwards Collingwood Connection A discussion over the extension of the town’s chief administrative officer erupted into a skirmish between Collingwood’s mayor and deputy mayor. Mayor Sandra Cooper and Deputy Mayor Brian Saunderson faced off Monday night over Saunderson’s motion – introduced tw...
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Mar 19th, 2016
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Our Town Council met on Monday March 7, 2016. The gallery was full, some regulars, lots of community volunteers, some new faces wanting to see how our Council operates, and even Deputy Warden Dowdall. Well, they put on quite the show Monday night! And no wonder, Grants and Donations have been a hot t...
Mar 17th, 2016
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By Rick Vanderlinde Innisfil Journal The majority of council wanted to debate and vote on a controversial recommendation last night that would have halted plans for a $70-million sewer project to allow more study. But there was no debate and no vote after Mayor Gord Wauchope used a procedural maneuve...
Mar 15th, 2016
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By Ian McInroy, Barrie Examiner A new land inventory website launched by Simcoe County is intended to support economic growth and investment in the region. The county economic development office’s land inventory portal will assist potential investors, businesses or site selectors to identify pr...
Mar 15th, 2016
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By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times A private prosecution launched by an Oro-Medonte Township resident over events last year at Burl’s Creek is moving forward, with just one defendant facing charges. After reviewing information received by lawyers for Wendy McKay and the companies ...
Mar 14th, 2016
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By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald A contractor has been chosen to handle the design work for the remaining sections of the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) north of Beeton. At last week’s committee of the whole meeting, New Tecumseth council voted to award the contract to MMM Group-WSP of Kitchener for $99,4...