New Tecumseth Free Press Online New Tecumseth councillors are under pressure from a group of Beeton residents to launch a court action appeal of Simcoe County council’s May 12 verdict that lifted a stop work order and reinstated the terms of a special permit issued to Tecumseth Estates in Janua...
From Maggie Curran AWARE Essa Hello everyone! A municipality’s Official Plan reflects the goals and perspectives of our community here in Essa Township. Before there can be a tree ordinance protection strategy in Essa Township, we need the Mayor and Council to make additions to tree policy in the Off...
AWARE News Network Here in Simcoe County, the fight to stop Dump Site 41 marked a major move forward in relations between first peoples and non-indigenous residents, after women from Chimnissing (Beausoleil First Nation) took the lead in protecting the water and the land. Members of other nations als...
By Sara Carson Innisfil Journal The County of Simcoe is closer to determining where it will construct two new waste facilities. A request for expression of interest process (REOI ) has just wrapped up to build a list of potential sites. Private and county-owned sites were under consideration. “A high...
From Rachell McTague, Midland There is a beautiful park along Bayshore Dr in Midland that overlooks Georgian Bay. The Town of Midland is considering selling a portion of property that adjoins to the park, to Waypoint Center for Mental Health Care for an outpatient building and Chigamik’s main s...
By Miriam King, Bradford Times The annual Mayor’s Breakfast, held at the Lusitano Banquet Hall in Bradford, early on May 21, was not only a networking opportunity for members of the Bradford Board of Trade, senior Town Staff, Council and the community at large, but an opportunity to hear more about t...
By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Developers would be wise to ensure the creation of stormwater ponds follows a more natural approach. That’s according to Alexandra Service, a conservation programs specialist with Ducks Unlimited Canada. Following an overview of the organization̵...
–Jennifer Howard photo Stand With Us from Save the Beeton Woods Most problems in life can be attributed to 2 things – acting without thinking and thinking without acting. We need to be wise enough to stand together and act when the time comes. The time has come! As a member of Save the B...
By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Wasaga’s deputy mayor says council needed “all the facts” before OK’ing an integrity commissioner position for the municipality. On Tuesday, the majority of councillors disagreed, ratifying a recommendation made during its Wednesday, May 20 general government committee to esta...
New Tecumseth Free Press A semi-annual update related to the allocation of the additional 20,000 population available to development proposals across Simcoe County, shows a queue of 3,789 already in the approvals process, including the 1,952 provided to Barzo development in Everett – ratified ...
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