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Jul 3rd, 2012
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By Michael Gennings Barrie Advance Jun 29, 2012 CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP - Walker Industries vice-president Ken Lucyshyn says that a lot of work needs to happen before the company can move forward with its expansion of the Duntroon Quarry in Clearview Township....
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Jul 3rd, 2012
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Let’s make sure we always support our  library system BillMoyers.com June 30 2012 Watch the full video below that explains how the Tea Party put the Troy public library in jeopardy. and how the town fought back. BillMoyers.com ...
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Jun 30th, 2012
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Report of June 25 Tiny Council MeetingBy Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny June 30 2012The first annual Tiny Deputy-Mayors Memorial Golf Tournament and Dinner, in honour of Gord Leonard,will take place on Friday August 24, 2012 and all proceeds will be going to the Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation. ...
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Jun 29th, 2012
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Jeffery: Conservation authorities 'outdated, costly'Kramp serves notice of motion to hold public forum on best form of environmental protectionDOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press June 26, 2012An environmentalist urged council Monday to consider joining a conservation authority.In his appearance before c...
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Jun 29th, 2012
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Resort developer pours cash into Lake SimcoeBy Laurie Watt Barrie Advance June 28 2012 BIG BAY POINT — Geranium Corporation, which is developing the Friday Harbour landmark resort in Big Bay Point, has ledged $500,000 to the Lake Simcoe Conservation Foundation's "Inspiring Greener Communities Program...
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Jun 28th, 2012
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  New Tecumseth Free Press Online June 27, 2012Had it been approved on schedule back in 2008, Simcoe County's Official Plan (OP) would be nearing the five-year review period anyway. Plus, the new draft hardly resembles the one sent to Queen's Park for approval....
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Jun 28th, 2012
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By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner June 26, 2012One-armed bandits may be coming to a ski slope or beach near you.Mayors and township officials from Springwater, Wasaga Beach, Collingwood and Clearview have received an invitation to entertain the notion of having a 300-slot machine casino in their neck...
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Jun 28th, 2012
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By ROBIN MACLENNAN, Special to The Packet & Times June 27, 2012An organic waste processing plant will be built somewhere in Simcoe County and could be operating within five years, council decided Tuesday....
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Jun 27th, 2012
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Farms and cities do not make good neighbours, dairy farmer tells councilBy Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner June 25, 2012SPRINGWATER TWP. - A spirited group of angry residents demanded answers at the Springwater Township meeting Monday night.Nearly 100 residents packed the small chambers of the town co...
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Jun 23rd, 2012
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Dangerous precedent disregards Niagara Escarpment PlanLetter to Chairman and Members, Niagara Escarpment Commission June 20 2012 I write to express my dismay with the Joint Board decision of June 18, 2012 (Walker Aggregates Inc.) and my concern about the impact that the majority decision m...