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Apr 5th, 2012
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Municipality will not reveal the company’s name, until the seven-year agreement is signed By Richard Blanchard Innisfil Scope April 4 2012Simcoe County council is moving ahead towards selecting a single contractor for picking up its curbside waste collection, beginning next year. In an unrecord...
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Apr 5th, 2012
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By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner April 4 2012PPG Canada has relocated its glass operations to Barrie, along with 20 full-time jobs.Read more...
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Apr 4th, 2012
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Dufferin officials teamed up with company on presentation to Simcoe CountyBy Jeff Rollings In the Hills Magazine March 23, 2012While landfill raised concerns about what was seeping into our ground and water, gasification raises concerns about what is seeping into our air. Read more...
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Apr 4th, 2012
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Town stepping up efforts to halt fill operation on Hwy 9New Tecumseth Free Press March 27, 2012About 50 people from Tecumseth Pines, crowded into the New Tecumseth council chambers last night to plead for help against their neighbour, Volk airport on Hwy 9, which has been accepting tons of fill mater...
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Apr 3rd, 2012
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By SARA ROSS Orillia Packet & Times April 2 2012Orillia has a new city manager. Roman Martiuk, who has experience in the municipal sector in Ontario and Saskatchewan, has been appointed chief administrative officer.Read more...
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In Tiny
Apr 2nd, 2012
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By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 2 2012Tiny Mayor Ray Millar says it would be a good idea for the township to hire a communications consultant to assist in dealing with the public’s concerns over a legal matter. The township could benefit from advice on how best to communicate its message, he said ...
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In Barrie
Apr 1st, 2012
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Mayor says current parking spaces are ‘not getting used very well’By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner- March 31 2012Metered parking at night, much higher fines, non-resident fees and parking apps are being considered in Barrie’s new parking strategy for its downtown and waterfront.Read more...
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Mar 30th, 2012
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Firefighters to be nominated for bravery medalsBy ROBIN MACLENNAN Barrie Examiner March 29 2012ORO-MEDONTE TWP. — Oro-Medonte Township council will nominate several firefighters for bravery awards and attempt to recover the $5,000 cost of rescuing 26 anglers from a Lake Simcoe ice floe earlier this m...
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Mar 29th, 2012
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Dissette Street cost nearly $35MBy Sean Pearce Simcoe.com Mar 29, 2012 The costs for the Dissette Street/8th Line road widening and reconstruction are in and they’re not pretty. According to a report prepared recently by Bradford’s manager of capital projects, Jon Morton, the Dissette/8th Line projec...
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In Tiny
Mar 28th, 2012
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CORRECTIONSAn earlier version of this report stated that Mayor Ray Millar denied a request for a letter to be discussed in public. Tiny Clerk Doug Luker advises that in fact council reached a “consensus” to continue the discussion in closed session. The executive director of the SSEA will attend the ...