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Mar 3rd, 2015
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By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald  BEETON – New Tecumseth will be taking immediate measures to try and stop a woodlot from being cleared from a rural property on the northern outskirts of Beeton. At Monday night’s committee of the whole meeting, council agreed to ask Simcoe County to suspend a ...
Mar 3rd, 2015
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LATEST LATEST: 5 pm, Tuesday March 3 — Simcoe County Warden Gerry Marshall has just advised AWARE Simcoe that a stop-work order has been issued. New Tec release: March 4 – Tree cutting on 9th Line property LATEST: This morning, residents and members of council have been at the site since ...
Mar 3rd, 2015
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Clearview Township ratepayers will have to dig a little deeper, after councillors gave their preliminary blessing to a 1.94 per cent increase in taxes, Monday night. That will mean the average homeowner – with a residential property valued at just more than $255,000 – will be ...
Feb 27th, 2015
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from Oro-Medonte Township The Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church in Oro-Medonte is a monumental depiction of freedom and equality in North America.  With many countries exposed to radicalisms associated with culture, race, creed and colour, we are fortunate to live in a country that protects our ...
Feb 26th, 2015
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By Andrew Philip Barrie Examiner Simcoe County residents will soon get a chance to learn more about the lengthy process surrounding the adoption of the county’s Official Plan. After a lengthy discussion during their bi-monthly meeting this week, Simcoe County councillors voted to host a public inform...
Feb 25th, 2015
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By Richard Blanchard New Tecumseth News Opposition to a proposed gravel pit in Adjala-Tosorontio continues to grow. Nearly 100 people turned out Sunday afternoon for two public information sessions on problems with the project. The Powerpoint presentations presented from Janet Budgell and Ward 3 coun...
Feb 24th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online A “special permit’ granted to Tecumseth Estates (Rizzardo) to clear 14.2 hectares (35 acres) of woodland on its 9th Line property in Beeton, was issued by Simcoe County because the upper tier’s Forest Conservation Bylaw superscedes local policies when...
Feb 23rd, 2015
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NEWS FLASH: Simcoe County councillors voted today (Thursday Feb. 26) in favour of a motion from Springwater Mayor Bill French, seconded by Clearview Deputy Mayor Barry Burton, to schedule a public information session, with time for a question and answer session, on the county’s Official Plan. A...
Feb 23rd, 2015
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The Mayor’s View Springwater Council approved the 2015 Operating and Capital Budget. I congratulate our staff for responding to the new direction Council provided which was slightly different than the direction provided from the previous council. In the end we were able to approve a budget that...
Feb 23rd, 2015
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Letter from Pamela Fulford, on behalf of Friends of Strawberry Island to Ramara Township Council and Staff posted at change.org Re: New Document Review on the Strawberry Island Development Proposal Trans America Investments Ltd. and its consultants have sent in a revised Strawberry Island Functional ...