By Michael Gennings Stayner Sun Creemore residents desperate to save the historic Collingwood Street Bridge made no headway with Clearview council Monday night. Collingwood Street Bridge Committee spokesperson Barry Burton and fellow committee members asked council to reconsider its decision to suppo...
Director of Planning retiring next month New Tecumseth Free Press Eric Chandler, New Tecumseth’s Director of Planning informed council last week that he will be retiring from the Town effective Jan. 31, 2014. Mr. Chandler has been the Manager/Director of Planning since January 2007. He was prev...
By Sara Ross Orillia Packet & Times ORO-MEDONTE – Webers cannot build a restaurant at 99 Mount St. Louis Rd. in Oro-Medonte Township just off Highway 400, the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has ruled. The development contravenes the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and the 2005 ...
Tiny, Midland praised for recording closed meetings Ontario Ombudsman release Strong public interest in local government transparency has exposed troubling gaps and weaknesses in the system for holding municipalities accountable, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin says in his latest report, released toda...
New Tecumseth Free Press Two complaints lodged during the 2010 municipal elections in New Tecumseth were cited by the mayor as justification to prohibit candidates from placing their signs on road allowances without the permission of the resident abutting the public access. The restrictions are now e...
Residents attend meeting, concerned about growth impact on municipal taxes By Mariane McLeod Bayshore Broadcasting Ratepayers groups from across Simcoe County are trying to work together to have a say on residential growth. At a meeting this weekend in Midhurst, people concerned about the Midhurst S...
Photo: MIdhurst Ratepayer Association president David Strachan, Barrie Councillor Alex Nuttal, Aidan Grove-White of Environmental Defence,and the MRA’s Sandy Buxton at meeting on sprawl By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Everyone pays lip service to the mantra that growth must pay for growth, b...
By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald ADJALA-TOSORONTIO – Adjala-Tosorontio residents will see a slight bump on their property tax bills next year. Council has agreed to a 4 per cent increase to the municipal portion of the levy. The increase, factored in with a 2.5 per cent property assessment inc...
By Meade Helman At a recent special council meeting, I was both shocked and dismayed by some of the comments made by members of council. Mayor White told other members of council that he was working towards a complete community. Apparently a complete community is based on rec centres and sports facil...
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