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Jun 17th, 2014
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Town will be on the hook for any lawsuits related to site By Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror MIDLAND – The Town of Midland has officially approved the purchase of the former Unimin property for $3.4 million, but some councillors are concerned the agreement leaves the town vulnerable to lawsuits. The pur...
Jun 17th, 2014
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Enough with the character assassination Letter sent to the Barrie Examiner by Sandy Buxton / Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association Experience teaches us that some people will resort to innuendo, personal attacks and bluster when they can no longer win an argument using reason and facts.  This truth is evi...
Jun 12th, 2014
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The County of Simcoe will be holding public information sessions regarding the proposed Organics Processing Facility on Tuesday June 17 at the Simcoe County Museum from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm. More information...
Jun 12th, 2014
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Internationally renowned author helps us celebrate rural living WHAT: Celebration of Rural Living with Margaret Atwood WHERE: Wrico Holsteins Farm, 2064 Russell Road, Midhurst WHEN:  Sunday June 22, noon-3 pm Author Margaret Atwood will be the main speaker at a celebration of rural living at Rob Wrig...
Jun 10th, 2014
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By Morgan Ian Adams, Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin (editor’s note: Full disclosure — the writer has a personal relationship with the subject of this story, and is involved with him on one of the organizations mentioned.) COLLINGWOOD — The former chair of the Central Park Steering Committee will be ...
Jun 4th, 2014
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By Kate Harries AWARE News Network MIDHURST – The public has been shut out of the process to approve Simcoe County’s Official Plan, the Ontario Municipal Board heard Monday in presentations from several citizens’ groups. The groups – AWARE Simcoe, the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture, Ontario ...
May 27th, 2014
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Rebuttal of Mayor Linda Collins’ comments on the Midhurst Secondary Plan By David Strachan – Midhurst resident Thank you, Madame Mayor, for your insight into the Township’s plans for growth in Midhurst. (Springwater News, May 8). I believe that you genuinely “would like to get it right’, ...
May 26th, 2014
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The following letter was sent to the Barrie Examiner. We at AWARE Simcoe feel compelled to defend the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association from the unjust accusations in the letter from Cheryl Shindruk of Geranium Corporation and the Midhurst Landowners Group. First, the idea of characterizing the MRA as...
May 22nd, 2014
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By Meade Helman Last night a proposal was introduced to council to rezone industrial / commercial land, to residential. Given the town’s push for industry, it doesn’t seem to be a smart move. The property is north of the Artesian commercial center and south and abutting Scanlon Creek Conservation Are...
May 22nd, 2014
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By Roberta Bell Barrie Examiner ORO-MEDONTE TWP. — Horseshoe Valley residents are concerned ongoing discussions at the county about widening Horseshoe Valley Road could turn it into a major truck route, says the president of the Horseshoe Valley Property Owners Association. “This community was very v...