New Tecumseth Free Press Online Outgoing New Tecumseth mayor Mike MacEachern has ended the speculation and this morning told Free Press Online that he will be seeking the nomination to run as the Simcoe-Grey candidate for the Liberal Party in the next federal election, scheduled for October 2015. Mr....
By Andrew Philips Packet & Times Newly elected mayors and deputy mayors face a steep learning curve at more than just the municipal level. Oro-Medonte Township Mayor Harry Hughes said newcomers to those positions will find they have a lot to learn as incoming members of Simcoe County council. “Th...
Majority of elected were challengers New release from Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition Analysis of election results and Campaign Fairness’ poll results shows that around Lake Simcoe voters elected a high number of challengers, and that candidates who accepted corporate and union donations fared bet...
By Leigh Blenkhorn Barrie Advance Overturning the Midhurst Secondary Plan will not be easy, but it is possible, says Springwater Township’s newly elected mayor, Bill French. French won the job with 3,426 votes in Monday’s municipal election. He beat out incumbent Linda Collins, who received 2,468 vo...
By Dominik Kurek Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic Newly elected Bradford West Gwillimbury Mayor Rob Keffer says a good council has been elected that will be ready to listen to the needs of the people when its term begins in December. Keffer received 4,741 votes (54 per cent) to defeat two-term incumbe...
News release from Midhurst Landowners Group CNW – The Midhurst Landowners Group welcomes the written decision approving subdivisions and zoning in Midhurst, issued October 29th by the Ontario Municipal Board, (OMB). The written OMB Decision follows and supports the oral approvals it issued on...
Simcoe County restructuring long past due New Tecumseth Free Press Online A 53 per cent change of the mayors and deputy mayors who also sit as Simcoe County councillors provides the ideal opportunity to affect real change at the upper tier level. Particularly since entrenched County baggage like soon...
By Susan Swail Environmental Defence Greenbelt Program Manager On Monday night, as election results were tallied across the GTA, there was at least one trend: where citizens were engaged on development issues incumbents often lost and new greener councils were elected. This isn’t surprising given tha...
from Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association via Change.org petition update Despite the character assassinations, splashy ads from the developers and their friends, the PEOPLE of Springwater and Midhurst spoke loud and clear. We elected a new mayor, and a new deputy mayor. Out of our list of 5 endorse...
By Michael Gennings Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin Brian Smith will be Wasaga Beach’s new mayor. Smith beat incumbent Cal Patterson, who was after a fourth term and Deputy Mayor David Foster, who was hoping to move up. Nina Bifolchi, a current councillor, will be the town’s new deputy m...
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