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May 25th, 2012
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Province says population figures remain status quoBy Cheryl Borwne Barrie Examiner May 24 2012 SPRINGWATER TWP. — A small grassroots organization is gaining momentum as new members join their ranks in an effort to keep their township’s growth moderate....
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May 25th, 2012
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance May 24, 2012SIMCOE COUNTY - Ontario is concerned more with developing complete communities, rather than reining in growth, Simcoe County’s planning director Brad Parks says....
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May 25th, 2012
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AWARE Simcoe holding news conference at Simcoe County Museum today at 11 a.m.By CHERYL BROWNE - Barrie Examiner -- May 23 2012SPRINGWATER TWP. — There’s nobody in Springwater who isn’t aware that times they are a changin’.Growth and expansion documents and decrees by the Ontario government have force...
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May 25th, 2012
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'Growth is not the answer to the economic crisis of the world'AWARE Simcoe May 24 2012Sandy Agnew (AWARE Simcoe), Bill French (AWARE Springwater), Bernard Pope (ontario Farmland Preservation) and Paul Fleming (Midhurst Ratepayers Association) each presented their perspective on Amendment 1 to Ontario...
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May 23rd, 2012
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County is preparing for municipalities to forge ahead with development approvalsNews release from AWARE Simcoe - May 23 2012 MIDHURST – May 23 2012 - Simcoe County won in its face-off against the provincial government over rules to manage growth - and future generations lost.The provincial population...
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May 23rd, 2012
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AWARE SIMCOE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GROWTH EVALUATION AND CRITIQUE OF JANUARY 19, 2012 AMENDMENT 1 TO THE GROWTH PLAN FOR THE GREATER GOLDEN HORSESHOE - MAY 23 2012Executive summary:When announced in October, 2010, Amendment 1 was full of promise. AWARE Simcoe supported the plan to limit sprawl by focusing ...
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May 17th, 2012
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AWARE Simcoe May 17 2012It is with great regret that AWARE Simcoe  announces the passing of Gord Leonard, owner of Huronia Nurseries and leader, through the Why Wye group and then the Stop Dump Site 41 group, of the fight to stop construction of a dump site atop a precious aquifer....
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May 17th, 2012
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Report of Tiny Township Council Meeting May 14, 2012By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny May 17 2012 Deputy-Mayor Lawrence is absent.Update on Balm Beach Parking spots in front of the businesses, from the minutes of the last meeting: Parking entirely on Public Property with non-pay/non-metred parking "Parking Fo...
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May 17th, 2012
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By Laurie Watt Simcoe.com May 16, 2012 BARRIE - Home sales in Barrie are outpacing the blooming of spring flowers, says the president of the Barrie and District Association of Realtors....
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May 17th, 2012
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Won't change Police Services Act to reflect balance on local boardBy Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com May 16, 2012 ESSA/ADJALA-TOS/NEW TEC - The province says it’s unwilling to make change legislation allowing the three municipalities under contract to the Nottawasaga OPP to each have a permanent seat on th...