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Apr 30th, 2015
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By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times A plan is in the works to protect Ramara Township rivers and creeks that drain into Lake Simcoe. Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) staff have inspected all of the rivers and creeks, looking for projects that could potentially improve them. “...
Apr 30th, 2015
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From the City of Orillia The City of Orillia is hosting author, innovative thinker and TED talks speaker Don Tapscott at the Orillia Opera House on Tuesday May 5 at 7:30 pm for a free community presentation. Registration is required.  For more information, call the Economic Development Office at 705-...
Apr 29th, 2015
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Township councillors vote not to accept $934,000 funding deal from Simcoe County for Collingwood St. bridge in Creemore By Gisele Winton Sarvis Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin  At an emergency meeting of council Wednesday morning Clearview Township councillors voted 5 – 4 to reject the offer fr...
Apr 29th, 2015
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County set April 30 deadline for township to accept proposed deal Bayshore Broadcasting Clearview Township’s Mayor has called an emergency council meeting. Following Tuesday’s Simcoe County council meeting, Chris Vanderkruys has called a Clearview meeting for Wednesday at 8:30 AM. This is...
Apr 29th, 2015
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By Paul Brian Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin Simcoe County Warden Gerry Marshall spoke to the Enterprise-Bulletin by telephone April 29 regarding the Collingwood Street Bridge in Creemore. An offer of $934,000 by Simcoe County to let Clearview take ownership of the bridge and complete a restoration ...
Apr 29th, 2015
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By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times The company proposing to build condominiums on an island in northern Lake Simcoe is tweaking its plans in accordance with environmental-protection legislation, but some residents of the nearby mainland feel the changes are too small to matter. “I was ...
Apr 29th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Onlne Tecumseth Estates (Rizzardo) has withdrawn its official plan and zoning bylaw amendment application attached to its 9th Line property in Beeton that’s been “active” since 2008. The move comes two weeks ahead of the May 12th Simcoe County council meetin...
Apr 28th, 2015
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By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times A plan to manage the massive influx of traffic expected to go through the entrances of Burl’s Creek Event Grounds this summer is not yet in place. “It’s still in the raft states,” said Jerry Ball, Oro-Medonte Township’s director of transportation and enviro...
Apr 25th, 2015
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance The first generation of wood ducks that nested in boxes installed last year are returning from their southern U.S. winter homes. At the first few sites in the Oro-Medonte hills, wood ducks are beginning to nest again. “What’s really neat is waterfowl, when they come back...
Apr 24th, 2015
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Company that plans to build 120-unit condo development addressing township council Monday By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times The developer eyeing a 120-unit condo community on Strawberry Island in north Lake Simcoe says the company is working within government parameters to protect existing ...