Sixteen prefer to pay a private consultant to investigate closed meeting complaintsBy Kate Harries AWARE News Network October 30 2012Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin has released his first annual report on complaints received and reviewed by his office’s Open Meeting Law Enforcement Team (OMLET) from A...
'Shockingly secretive, suspicious and resentful of the very idea they can be investigated'The Canadian Press Oct. 30, 2012Local politicians in Ontario should face fines or even jail time for meeting in secret without good reason, Ombudsman Andre Marin said Tuesday in a report that lashed out at seve...
From the minutes of the October 23 Tiny Council meetingBy Vickie Kee AWARE News Network October 31 2012A beach property owner at Thunder Beach has claimed part of the road allowance as part of his property. Councillor Warren has recently been at this property and he reports that the boulders that hav...
Former mayor Dave Guergis is resident group's 'liaison advisor'By Brad Pritchard Barrie Advance Oct 19, 2012 - 2:18 PM| 0 |Report a Typo or Correction ESSA TWP- Essa Mayor Terry Dowdall says he doesn’t agree with the Angus Ratepayers Association’s (ARA) desire to replace the deputy mayor with a seco...
By Brad Pritchard Barrie Advance Oct 03, 2012 BAXTER - Essa Township has responded to a letter from the newly formed Angus Ratepayer’s Association regarding the group’s opposition to having Baxter tap into the Angus sewer system....
By Brock Weir KIng Weekly Sentinel October 17 2012 Discussions over whether to maintain the status quo of an appointed Regional Chair or having a duly elected representative as head of the extensive York Region hit Aurora’s council table recently....
By Nikki Million-Cole Midland Mirror Oct 24, 2012 MIDLAND – The founder of the Midland Farmers and Artisans Market is wondering why, after four successful years, some members of council are still questioning the market’s credibility. Adriana Strimaitis addressed council Monday night to request recon...
By George Powell The Watershed News Fall/Winter 2012On June 18, 2012, the Consolidated Hearings Board (CHB) approved Walker’s application for expansion of their quarry near Duntroon. ...
By Sandy Agnew and Kate Harries AWARE News Network October 21 2012At a special meeting of County Council on October 16, 2012, councillors discussed three recommendations from the Governance Committee....
Said to have sights set on wardenship in 2014By Kate Harries AWARE News Network October 20 2012Simcoe County’s most pro-development mayor is soliciting support from his fellow county councillors in a bid to wrest the deputy-wardenship from Oro-Medonte Mayor Harry Hughes....
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