Ivanhoe Lake, Rene Brunelle provincial parks to remain operational CBC News Nov 28, 2012A community lobby group that worked to keep provincial parks open across the region says it's happy the government has announced it's willing to keep two parks that were slated to close in the northeast open....
By Kate Harries AWARE News Network November 28 2012After an in-camera discussion, Simcoe County Council voted on Tuesday to declare surplus the Site 41 property.The land on the north side of Tiny Concession 2 was to be a landfill site. In fact the project was under construction in 2009 when it was te...
New Tecumseth Free Press November 27, 2012The former executive director of the Gibson Cultural Centre (GCC) alleges in a Statement of Claim served on the Corporation of the Town of New Tecumseth this afternoon, that she was "solicited and induced" (...) "to become an employee of the Town" then was te...
Hughes, Marshall to face off for deputy positionBy Kate Harries AWARE News Network November 27 2012Unless something unexpected happens in a chamber not known for outbreaks of spontaneity, Wasaga Beach Mayor Cal Patterson will be acclaimed for his third term as county warden....
By Kate Harries AWARE News Network November 27 2012After much angst, Simcoe County Council today voted 17-12 (recorded vote details below) in favour of combining the waste levy and the county assessment-based levy. Final budget deliberations results in an increase in the 2013 county tax levy of 0.61 ...
Simcoe County news release November 27, 2012Simcoe County Council today approved a $415-million budget for 2013, which responds to the growing demand for regional human services, makes investments in capital infrastructure, and addresses challenges from continued growth and an economy still in recove...
Deadline for public comment on Walker expansion is Dec. 14The following letter was sent to the Enterprise-Bulletin and The ConnectionPosted by AWARE Simcoe November 24 2012 Open Letter from Blue Mountain Watershed Trust to the Mayor and Councillors of the Town of Collingwood Nov. 1, 2012We noted in t...
New Tecumseth Free Press November 22, 2012Simcoe County councillors will be prodded next week to support an unexpected motion through Corporate Services committee that seeks to work the annual cost to provide waste management services into the overall upper tier levy....
By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press November 21, 2012Council has concluded the first round of 2013 budget discussions by calling on staff to find further spending cuts.The additional cuts are being sought to find funding for economic development, tourism and a $70,000 study of the Unimin lands. The t...
By GISELE WINTON SARVIS Midland Free Press November 21 2012TAY TOWNSHIP — The cheque is in the mail. So says Skyline Investment's chief executive officer Michael Sneyd, who appeared before Tay Township council on Nov. 14 regarding Skyline's outstanding balance with the township.“Our records show $43,...
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