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Mayor envisions pooling funds with north Simcoe partners  By Andrew Philips Midland Mirror Nov 09, 2012 NORTH SIMCOE – Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall wants Simcoe County’s next budget to include funding for individual municipal economic development. He said he would like to see each community r...
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By John Slykhuis Barrie Advance Nov 08, 2012 Bradford West Gwillimbury council members took a close look at next year’s proposed $26.6-million budget and decided the potential of an almost 7-per-cent increase on the town’s portion was unpalatable. ...
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Midland Free Press Tuesday, November 6, 2012COLLINGWOOD — Collingwood won't take a gamble on gaming.On Monday night, town council voted by the narrowest of margins against a motion put forward by Councillor Joe Gardhouse to tell the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation it would be a willing host fo...
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By Miriam King Bradford Times November 8 2012Bradford West Gwillimbury Council has identified Downtown Revitalization as a Strategic Priority.Work is already underway on a conceptual design for Holland St. - and on November 6, Council heard the details of the "toolbox" of incentives and grants availa...
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By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Nov 07, 2012 ORO-MEDONTE - Approximately 140 people concerned about the future of Oro-Medonte’s Copeland Forest spent several hours brainstorming about preserving the wilderness....
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New Tecumseth Free Press November 8, 2012Simcoe County's population can rise to 456,000 by 2036, and 479,000 by 2041, an increase of 81,000 people overall from the 416,000 target established as the 2031 planning horizon, according to the just released proposed Amendment 2 to the Growth Plan for the G...
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Nov 7th, 2012
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Proposed Amendment 2 to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden HorseshoeFrom the Infrastructure Ministry website November 2 2012The Minister of Infrastructure is seeking feedback on Proposed Amendment 2 (2012) to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006. Proposed Amendment 2 contains pr...
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New Tec considering department changesBy Brad Pritchard Barrie Advance Nov 06, 2012 NEW TECUMSETH - New Tecumseth CAO Terri Caron says a handful of department changes New Tecumseth council is set to approve will help the municipality "get the best bang for its buck."...
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Nov 6th, 2012
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By Andrew Philips Midland Mirror Nov 05, 2012  SIMCOE COUNTY – The time is nigh for County of Simcoe councillors to vote on combining the general tax and waste levies into one item on the tax bill. That’s the message from county CAO Mark Aitken as he and other staff outlined their needs last week [&h...
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By Robin MacLennan Barrie Examiner November 5, 2012Cheaper waste collection costs will lessen the tax pain for Simcoe County residents, but how the savings will be shared is yet to be determined....