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Jun 17th, 2013
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MRA news release June 17 2013Midhurst, Ontario – June 12, 2013 -  The momentum against the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP) is growing. The recent online petition started by the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association (MRA), exposes Springwater Township's plans to sacrifice 756 hectares (only 150 hectares shy ...
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Jun 16th, 2013
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AWARE Simcoe news release June 16 2013ELMVALE -- Simcoe County residents have enhanced access to make their views known at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing into the amended Official Plan that will govern development in the county.On April 19, OMB chair Sylvia Sutherland extended the deadline to th...
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Jun 15th, 2013
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Lawrence agrees, citing concern over loss of agricultural landAWARE Simcoe June 15 2013Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall expressed anger and frustration at Wednesday’s corporate services committee meeting that Simcoe County has put forward a motion to dismiss the Midhurst Ratepayers Association fr...
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Jun 15th, 2013
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Letter to AWARE Simcoe June 15 2013If you looked around Clearview and see the degeneration in infrastructure (the "lakes" at the bottom of Mill/George in Creemore for example) maybe you are wondering where our property taxes end up? ...
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Jun 15th, 2013
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New Tecumseth Free Press June 12, 2013The proponent of Nottawasaga Estates whose plans to amend a 60 unit estate development into 160 general market homes on CW Leach Road immediately north of the Briar Hill community, has appealed council's rejection to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). ...
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Jun 15th, 2013
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By Meade Helman AWARE News Network June 15 2013Two days ago, on Wednesday June 13, a special meeting of council was held to allow residents to comment on the proposed conversion of SSP (South Simcoe Police) to OPP. The room was packed, the crowd spilling into the hallway. ...
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Jun 11th, 2013
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Midland-Penetanguishene are a preferred settlement area, but Midhurst to be three times the size of Penetang, mayor points outBy Kate Harries AWARE News Network – June 11 2013At an Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing on April 19, after hearing a submission from Sandy Agnew of AWARE Simcoe regarding S...
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Jun 11th, 2013
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By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald June 11 2013ADJALA-TOSORONTIO - A company has been given council’s consent to ask Adjala-Tosorontio residents what they would want out of a public transit system.Darren Parberry of Métis Transportation Limited, who recently has been making the rounds to other Simcoe ...
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Jun 7th, 2013
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By Morgan Ian Adams Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin June 6, 2013 COLLINGWOOD — Councillors will debate how to spend the proceeds from the sale of 50% of the municipal utility in another week.That was just one of two items that have been sitting on the back burner for a couple of months, and were rais...
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Jun 7th, 2013
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From the Midhurst Ratepayers Association June 6 2013 The Midhurst Secondary Plan is a mega-development plan which seeks to turn a small rural village of 3,000 people to a small city of 30,000!  There are many downfalls to this plan that deserve your attention and support. ...