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Jan 26th, 2013
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Interim control bylaw a reaction to proposed sale of waterfront property By Travis Mealing Midland Mirror Jan 23, 2013  MIDLAND – A freeze has descended on the former Unimin property on Midland’s waterfront – but it has nothing to do with this week’s frigid weather. Town councillors voted 9-0 in favo...
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Jan 26th, 2013
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Link tp Simcoe.com assessment January 22 2013...
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Jan 26th, 2013
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By Meade Helman AWARE News Network January 21 2013 The biggest item on the agenda was the Finance Department’s report on the Town’s Debt. Councillor Lamb and Councillor Simpson are both concerned about how frequently the town uses debt and the fact that there are no contingency plans in case cash doe...
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Jan 24th, 2013
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Barrie Examiner January 24, 2013Without an opportunity to purchase Springwater Provincial Park, the County of Simcoe can’t pick up operating expenses of the 193-hectare facility, located north of Barrie, says Warden Cal Patterson....
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Jan 23rd, 2013
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FAQs from Town of Midland January 22 2014Is the Study still underway and Community Workshop still scheduled?Absolutely! Council is committed to the study and is committed to hearing from as broad a range of residents as possible to get the best ideas and suggestions for the future of this important p...
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Jan 23rd, 2013
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AWARE Simcoe January 22 2013The first stage in an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing that will decide a number of contentious issues in Simcoe County’s Official Plan is scheduled for Tuesday March 5, 2013 at the Nottawasaga Inn in Alliston. The Midhurst Secondary Plan is expected to be one of the ...
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Jan 23rd, 2013
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Past failures deplored, tough decisions predicted to achieve next level of diversionBy Kate Harries AWARE News Network January 22 2013At the exact mid-point of their four-year term, Simcoe county councillors seem to have realized that they have to get serious about waste diversion – or taxpayers will...
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Jan 22nd, 2013
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But warden says province “adamant” it won’t be selling the propertyBy Kate Harries AWARE News Network January 22 2013Warden Cal Patterson told county council today that his conclusion after meeting with Ministry of Natural Resources officials last month is that their decision to make Springwater Prov...
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Jan 19th, 2013
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Zero Waste Simcoe letter to Simcoe County Council January 18 2012It has come the attention of the Board of Zero Waste Simcoe that Simcoe County is considering shipping curbside waste to an Ontario landfill site. This is our understanding as per item report CS 13-008 from the CorporateServices Committ...
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Jan 18th, 2013
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By Morgan Ian Adams, Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin  January 15, 2013CLEARVIEW TWP. — Ken Ferguson admits he did his million-dollar happy dance.Or, that should be, $10 million, after an impromptu announcement at Monday night’s Clearview Township council meeting by Simcoe-Grey MP Kellie Leitch that t...