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Jun 16th, 2015
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By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times Accusations of impropriety levelled at township councillors over the future of Strawberry Island echoed through the Ramara Centre Monday night. Nearly 200 people packed the Atherley building for a second public meeting about the proposed official plan ...
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Jun 11th, 2015
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance June 11 2015 The Brereton Field Naturalists’ Club invited city council for a walk through the Gables before they approved a new waterfront master plan this week. But city councillors skipped the walk and approved a plan that could see the urban wilderness park developed ...
Jun 11th, 2015
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From Pam Fulford Come to the Ramara Township Council meeting at the Ramara Centre (Library), 5482 Hwy 12, Atherley on Monday June 15 at 7 pm. Strawberry Island in Lake Simcoe is threatened by a development proposal for 120 condo units and up to 500 people which could destroy the forest, wetlands, wil...
Jun 10th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online Essa Township mayor and Simcoe County Deputy Warden Terry Dowdall was elected to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Board of Directors during its 78th Annual Conference in Edmonton, held June 5 to 8. The Board of Directors, comprised of elected municipal o...
Jun 10th, 2015
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By Sara Carson Orillia Today Ontario’s ombudsman will soon oversee all of Simcoe County’s councils and their hired integrity commissioners. On May 21, Ontario ombudsman André Marin announced when this oversight, under the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, will come into force...
Jun 9th, 2015
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SaveOro and WORA withdrawing court application News release from SaveOro ORO-­MEDONTE —­ A court application challenging a controversial township bylaw allowing an expansion at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds is being withdrawn by lawyers for local watchdog group SaveOro, after the by-­law was...
Jun 8th, 2015
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From the Friends of the Utopia Mill & Park Our work to begin Phase I of the restoration of Bell’s Gristmill in the Utopia Conservation Area has started! Thank you for helping make this possible. And special acknowledgement to both the NVCA and Essa Township for their help and approval of ou...
Jun 7th, 2015
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Tiny Township Council Meeting Monday May 25, 201 By Vickie Kee AWARE Simcoe A presentation was made by Ms. Cathy Kytayko, Director, Social Housing and Midland Mayor Gord McKay, Chair, Affordable Housing Advisory Committee from the County of Simcoe and Penetanguishene Mayor and County Warden, Gerry Ma...
Jun 4th, 2015
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from AWARE Essa The following is the text of a presentation to Essa Council on Wednesday June 3, 2015 Introduction and greeting AWARE Essa is here tonight to request that Essa council work toward creating a Tree Protection Strategy for the township. The Woodlands Resources Policy in Essa’s Official P...
Jun 2nd, 2015
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Council votes against appealing County decision New Tecumseth Fress Press Online New Tecumseth councillors voted last night against launching an appeal of the May 12th decision by Simcoe County council that lifted a stop work order and reinstated a special permit granted to Tecumseth Estates (Rizzard...