Springwater Council has good reason to be concerned about Simcoe County’s decision to locate a massive organics processing facility in their Township, especially if that facility accepts disposable diapers. Disposable diapers are made up of chemicals, dyes, fragrances, and drying agents. These ingred...
Locating the Organics Processing and Materials Management Facilities I view these new facilities as an opportunity to showcase how the County is progressing toward a zero waste municipality. I agree with Warden Gerry Marshall when he says there will be no odour problems. Other compost facilities ope...
Springwater News Materials Management Facility (MMF) and Organics Processing Facility (OPF) The County of Simcoe announced its preferred location for a new MMF and OPF facility at 2976 Horseshoe Valley Road east of CR27. The facility would become a major transfer of waste and recyclables from the ind...
From Georgian College website David Suzuki in President’s Thought Leadership Speaker Series This series brings Canadian heroes, popular personalities and innovative industry partners to Georgian campuses to share their experiences and advice with students, alumni, donors and friends of the college. ...
From Concerned Citizens in Adjala-Tosorontio Join us for a Fun Day fundraiser Sunday March 19 10am-3 pm at Somerville Nurseries (indoors) at 5884 Country Road 13 (south of Everett) ADMISSION $10 Adult, $5 children, $20 family of 4. More information: Fun Day poster nogravelpit.com ccat-inc.com AWARE S...
By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Simcoe County councillors today approved an aggregate development in Adjala-Tosorontio after receiving assurances from Mayor Mary Small Brett that she and her council are “comfortable” with the application by Nelson Aggregate, owned by Richard and Joyce Donnelly. Th...
County committee approves preferred location for organics processing facility in Springwater Township By Andrew Philips Barrie Examiner MIDHURST – After some contentious back-and-forth, county council voted Tuesday to keep moving forward on a proposed organics-processing and material-management...
from Pamela Fulford, Friends of Strawberry Island We just got word that the Strawberry Island OPA 18 report will be coming to the Simcoe County Committee of the Whole meeting on March 22 at the Administration Centre in Midhurst. We are very excited that we also got the unofficial word that the develo...
By Andrew Philips,The Orillia Packet & Times Orillia has come a long way when it comes to diverting waste, but there’s still more to be done. That concept loomed large during a public information forum held at city hall Thursday afternoon to address the city’s waste-management plan fo...
News release from Springwater Township Springwater Council has unanimously voted in favour of requesting that the County of Simcoe complete a comprehensive business case before moving forward with the co-located Organics Processing Facility (OPF) and Materials Management Facility (MMF). The request c...
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