By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Paul Sanderson jokes another land dispute in Oro-Medonte Township could aptly be called “son of Burl’s Creek.” But Sanderson doesn’t find anything amusing about the township’s decision to allow recent construction of a parking...
Rare dragonfly in Minesing wetlands declared at-risk species By Sara Carson Barrie Advance November 30 2015 An endangered dragonfly could lose its only known Canadian habitat if development takes place atop the Snow Valley ski hill, said Ellen Schwartzel, acting Environmental Commissioner of Ontario ...
Despite much-touted provincial regulations, dumb growth continues unabated on the ragged frontier of the megacity By John Barber Toronto Star Flowers will be strewn and Hosannas sung in upcoming days when elder statesman David Crombie, irrepressible bearer of good news, releases the results of his la...
Simcoe County Warden Gerry Marshall kicked off Tuesday’s debate about recovering $5,000 in legal costs from AWARE Simcoe with a rant. Here it is: Marshall: Council of Canadians references administration attempts to sue, I guess, and lawsuits being perceived or pursued. My understanding, my investigat...
from Larry Herr, Oro-Medonte A young 16-year-old science student from our own Oro-Medonte Township, Maya Burhanpurkar, has produced an excellent 36 minute documentary on global warming, called 400ppm. This title refers to the current concentration of 400 parts per million of CO2 in the Earth’s ...
See also Lake Simcoe Living article From Change.org Simcoe County Planning Department 1110 Hwy 26 Midhurst, On, L0L 1X0 Dear Mr. Kingsbury: As you know, Simcoe County planning staff is now reviewing Ramara OPA 18 for Strawberry Island. Since a deputation on OPA 18 to Council is not permitted, I am se...
Join us for a free workshop for municipal staff from Sustainable Severn Sound Sustainable Severn Sound, in partnership with the Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC) and with funding support from the Invasive Species Centre, is hosting a discussion on Invasive Plant Management Strategies on Thursday,...
By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun The Niagara Escarpment Commission has thrown up a roadblock to a plan to upgrade the road network around County Road 91. At the NEC’s Nov. 19 meeting, commissioners went against the advice of their planner and said no to Clearview Township’s application to upgrade the 26-27 Si...
By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Simcoe County councillors voted yesterday to collect $5,000 in legal costs from AWARE Simcoe in the Beeton Woods case. Mayor Rick Milne of New Tecumseth, where the woodland that is to be clearcut is located, urged his fellow councillors to “move on” and waive the co...
By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Former Springwater mayor Linda Collins joins the Barrie Police Services Board Thursday. That means both provincial appointees on the five-member board aren’t Barrie residents. Collins lives in Midhurst while the board’s vice-chairperson, Angela Lockridge, lives in Oro-M...
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