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Oct 28th, 2013
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Illegal Dumping in Springwater will not be ToleratedSpringwater news release October 25, 2013 Springwater Township recently went to court regarding a non-resident illegally dumping waste on a Township side road. Due to overwhelming evidence the incumbent was successfully charged and fined $1,000.00, ...
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Oct 26th, 2013
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Midland Mirror October 22 2013TINY TOWNSHIP – A former landfill site in Tiny Township will be purchased by the municipality from the County of Simcoe.The site is located on the south half of Lot 9, Concession 9. The landfill closed in 1960. Although owned by the county since the early 1990s, the town...
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Oct 25th, 2013
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Municipal affairs and housing minister Linda Jeffrey announces (yet another) Ontario-wide development reviewBy: Christopher Hume Toronto Star Oct 24 2013 Let the word go forth: the province is “reviewing the way municipalities plan and pay for development to ensure growth is smart and sustainable.” ...
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Oct 25th, 2013
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Ontario website post October 24 2013 The Government of Ontario is taking a look at the way cities and towns plan for development and how to help pay for it.We want to ensure that the land use planning and appeal systems, and the development charges system are predictable, transparent and cost effecti...
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Oct 25th, 2013
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Mayor pleased at flexibility shown by County of SimcoeByNikki Cole Midland Mirror Oct 23, 2013  MIDLAND – Simcoe County council has given the Town of Midland its blessing to offer additional leaf and yard-waste pickup this fall.The request, said Mayor Gord McKay, was approved at Tuesday’s count...
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Oct 24th, 2013
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My View - Part 2- Springwater Township’s Response to Questions regarding the Mega Developments of the Midhurst Secondary PlanBy Bill French Springwater News October 24 2013On May 17th of this year the township held an information meeting and provided documents as an overview for the Midhurst Secondar...
Oct 24th, 2013
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Letter to the Springwater News from Donna and John Hawthorne October 24 2013 A lot has been stated about the proposed Midhurst Secondary Plan. We feel strongly that it should be renamed the Springwater Secondary Plan as it will change the lives of all Springwater residents. As Springwater residents a...
In Barrie
Oct 23rd, 2013
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Downtown location not written off yetBy Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Oct 17, 2013 Laurentian University may not be a part of the downtown Centre for Excellence in Education as it looks down Essa Road at the old fairgrounds property. ...
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Oct 23rd, 2013
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By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald Oct 21, 2013  ANGUS - Essa Mayor Terry Dowdall believes a new trail may be the best way to secure the longterm future of one of the township’s oldest forests. ...
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Oct 23rd, 2013
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Oct 20, 2013 Barrie is updating its source-water protection maps to include the new surface water treatment plant on Big Bay Point Road. ...