Springwater Township officials say plan for massive growth in Midhurst made in good faithBy CHERYL BROWNE - Barrie Examiner April 18 2012SPRINGWATER TWP. — The problem with success is everybody wants a piece of the pie.With the beautiful Township of Springwater moments north of Barrie, the quiet subu...
Special Report by Bill French Springater News April 26 2012A crowd of about 200 to 250 people overflowed the council chambers on Monday April 16th to have their voices heard. They were residents of Midhurst along with many other Springwater residents concerned about the direction of recent township c...
By Brad Pritchard Innisfil Journal Apr 26, 2012 ESSA TWP. - Essa Township is flushing Simcoe County’s notion of allowing other municipalities to tap into its sewage infrastructure.The township’s stance is in response to a study commissioned by the county, the Water and Wastewater Visioning Strategy, ...
By Brad Pritchard Innisfil Journal April 26 2012SIMCOE COUNTY - A confidential email sent by Simcoe County staff to the planning departments of its 16 member municipalities with instructions to withhold information from councils was a bad move, County of Simcoe CAO Mark Aitken has admitted.The issue ...
High hopes for critter videoBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 25 2012Simcoe County is counting on a gaggle of garbage- loving creatures to inspire residents to recycle more, using new, larger Blue Boxes designed to accommodate a wide range of low weight and high volume plastics. ...
Marshall`s `ìnsurance`argument failed to convince majorityBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 26 2012To no one`s surprise, Simcoe County council voted yesterday to award a seven-year waste collections contract to BFI Canada. The vote was 19-7, a weighted vote of 70-25. ...
UPDATEDElected officials insist they should provide direction in negotiations with province on Official PlanBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 24 2012Simcoe County councillors today denounced a request by one of their top administrators that local municipal councillors be kept in the dark about propo...
``North-south`` split in new water and waste water strategy an issueNew Tecumseth Free Press April 19, 2012New Tecumseth has served notice to Simcoe County that the the Town is prepared to appeal any changes made to the upper tier's Official Plan that are not first vetted by its member municipalitie...
By Frank Matys Barrie Advance Apr 19, 2012 ORILLIA – The Simcoe County Alliance to End Homelessness is voicing concern over what it says is council’s inaction on affordable housing. “It just looks at this point in time as if, slowly but surely they are backing away from this,” said Joyce Ward,...
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