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Sep 26th, 2013
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This year only, town will help folks adjust to new county rulesBy Nikki Cole Midland Mirror September 24 2013MIDLAND – Midland residents will get a slight reprieve from a controversial County of Simcoe decision that standardized leaf and yard-waste pickup throughout the region. Read more...
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Sep 26th, 2013
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Keeping our community voice strongFrom Midhurst Ratepayers Association September NewsletterSeptember has shaped up to be a busy and successful month for the MRA.  Thanks to  your support, we had a strong showing at the Special Council Meeting on Tuesday, September 17th regarding the MSP.  In their at...
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Sep 25th, 2013
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SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP release September 18, 2013At a Special Meeting held September 17, 2013, Council chose to maintain the direction of the land use policies provided within the Midhurst Secondary Plan. ...
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Sep 23rd, 2013
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By Meade Helman AWARE News Network September 23 2013INNISFIL CREEK WATERSHED: A deputation from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority reported on their strategic plan and reported on the health of the Innisfil Creek Watershed. Unfortunately the reports that overall water quality is down and f...
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Sep 22nd, 2013
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By Sandy Buxton AWARE News Network September 22 2013Years ago on X-files, Special Agents Scully and Mulder used to accuse the government of trying to “deceive, inveigle and obfuscate”, lest anyone discover the truth about what was really going on.  As I watched Springwater Council in action twice thi...
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Sep 22nd, 2013
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Collins, McLean, Clement, Webster and McConkey vote to close further discussion of Midhurst Secondary PlanBy Bill French AWARE News Network September 22 2013On September 17th, a special Springwater Council Meeting, slated as an update and answers to questions of Midhurst residents, turned into a reso...
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Sep 22nd, 2013
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Places To Grow population numbers are only forecasts, not targetsBy Anne Sharpe, AWARE News Network September 22 2013At a September 17 special council meeting, Springwater Township’s solicitor, Barnet Kussner of WeirFoulds LLB, gave a presentation on the history and legal status of the Midhurst Secon...
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Sep 17th, 2013
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from Mighurst Ratepayers Association Sept. 17 2013A key meeting to discuss the MSP is this Tuesday.  We need you to lend your voice to this growing concern before its too late. ...
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Sep 14th, 2013
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By Gary French Springwater News September 12 2013The recent developments in Springwater Township council seem to me to be leading this township in the wrong direction. ...
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Sep 14th, 2013
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*Don’t miss Sept 16 Council or the Sept 17 Special Midhurst Meetings.*Letter to the Springwater News September 12 2013I really appreciated the letter from Margaret Prophet from Midhurst in the last edition of SN. Her concern for costs and long term impacts are legitimate and well founded. The one dis...