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Aug 14th, 2014
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Mayoral candidate Rob Keffer makes open campaign pledge Calls on rival candidates to join him in transparency, no developer dollars from Rob Keffer campaign BRADFORD—Mayoral candidate and current Deputy Mayor Rob Keffer wrote to his rival candidates today, encouraging them to join him in raising the ...
Aug 6th, 2014
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new tecumseth free press online Simcoe County’s Solid Waste Management department is seeking direction from council to “commence the necessary work to develop a transfer facility” at an estimated cost of $4.7 million, which would pay for itself within six years of its 2017 (best cas...
Jul 31st, 2014
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Letter to the Springwater News from Deputy Mayor Dan McLean The Midhurst Ratepayers Association (MRA), Bill French, and Les Stewart want the public to believe that the main election issue in the up and coming Springwater fall election is voting to stop the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP).  Their platfo...
Jul 30th, 2014
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Larger buffer zone needed to protect Late Woodland-era village site By Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror PENETANGUISHENE – A rezoning request in Penetanguishene is on hold after it was discovered an archeological site on the land was larger than first thought. It has also raised concerns from the Huronia ...
Jul 29th, 2014
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Councillors reject suggestion rules broken in obtaining legal advice for acquisition By Travis Mealing Midland Mirror MIDLAND – Deputy Mayor Stephan Kramp has raised the possibility Midland council might have broken its own rules in acquiring legal advice on a multimillion-dollar land purchase. The s...
Jul 26th, 2014
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My view – I attended the OMB prehearing for the rezoning of the lands in the Midhurst Mega development on July 3rd. As expected it was a lovefest with the developers, lawyers and planners singing the praises of the new proposed City of Midhurst and its potential 30,000 residents. I estimate the...
Jul 25th, 2014
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For how much longer will we be able to catch the magnificent fish that made the Nottawasaga River an angler’s mecca? Unfortunately the pressures on the watershed are increasing and the Nottawasaga needs our help.  Consider: * Walleye have all but disappeared from the river * Steelhead (rainbow ...
Jul 25th, 2014
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From City of Orillia waste management and environmental advisory committee No more battling landfills and incinerators in Ontario. This important Conference will bring together bright, enthusiastic people to focus on waste solutions that will help Ontario move into a Zero Waste future. Politicians. B...
Jul 18th, 2014
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Significant deficiencies in Highland’s studies point to gaping flaw in province’s developer-driven process From NDACT website AWARE News Network Recently, a peer review study of the Melancthon mega-quarry was released. Commissioned by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority in response to...
Jul 16th, 2014
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By Bruce Hain Innisfil Journal  “Reluctantly” was the word Coun. Rod Boynton used when he voted to approve the application to rezone land owned by John Harris on the 6th Line from Agricultural to Agricultural Area Exemption to allow for water extraction. Despite numerous comments and concerns from In...