New Tecumseth Free Press Local developers have appealed New Tecumseth’s updated Development Charges fee schedule to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). It’s the second time in a row the DC update has been appealed. In September, council approved increasing DCs by $6,723 to $38,409 per deta...
By Sara Ross, Barrie Examiner A wildlife passage under Highway 11, just outside Orillia in Severn Township, will become a solid wall when the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is done repairing the bridge next year. Severn Mayor Mike Burkett and Orillia Mayor Angelo Orsi want to maintain the passage, ...
New Tecumseth Free Press For the first time since New Tecumseth was created by amalgamation in 1991, council has approved two municipal budgets in the same calendar year, the most recent last night will add an average $113.57 or 7.05 per cent to property taxes on a home with a market value assessment...
By Trina Berlo Wasaga Sun The OLG has released requests for pre-qualification (RFPQs) for gaming in Wasaga Beach and Collingwood. The RFPQs include up to 10 Gaming Zones grouped into three bundles. The central gaming bundle includes gaming zones C5 (OLG Slots at Georgian Downs), C6 (Casino Rama) an...
New Tecumseth Free Press Simcoe County Clerks and Treasurers Association has turned down a request by the County to include a designation on the municipal ballot that would include County Councillor next to the mayor and deputy mayor slot. The request made in September, and rejected last month, went ...
By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald ESSA – While an increase to next year’s municipal levy is unavoidable, Essa Mayor Terry Dowdall said council will do what it can to soften the blow to residents when budget talks resume this week. The increase, which includes assessment growth but not Simcoe Co...
By Michael Gennings Staryner Sun The head of the Creemore BIA says Simcoe-Grey MP Kellie Leitch is not welcome at the village’s Santa Claus parade next year after a candy throwing incident at this year’s parade on Dec. 7. BIA president Corey Finkelstein said he witnessed Leitch tossing candy from the...
Jim Wilson news release Simcoe-Grey MPP is reeling after getting news that the Ministry of the Environment has accepted wpd Canada’s application as “complete” to build eight 500 foot industrial wind turbines on the flight path of the Collingwood Regional Airport and other airports i...
Every day we see new attacks on our rights as citizens in a participatory Democracy from all levels of government. From the Federal government denying environmental groups a voice and ignoring First Nations concerns and welfare; through Provincial nuclear and development policies; to Municipal gover...
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