Building on our environmental stewardship By CAL PATTERSON Barrie Examiner September 29 2011 I recently had the distinct pleasure of attending the inauguration ceremony of one of the county forests’ newest tracts of land located in Springwater Township, the Cooper Tract. Read more ...
Friday, September 30th, 3:00 to 6:00 pm, Queen’s Park, TorontoNews release from Ontario Farmland Preservation September 25, 2011Barrie, ON – Ontario Farmland Preservation is holding a massive rally at Queen’s park on Friday this week to address the many large solar facilities proposed for thousands o...
By Brad Pritchard Barrie Advance September 27 2010 SIMCOE COUNTY – Simcoe County council voted in favour Tuesday to keep curbside trash collection as is. A motion to standardize residential garbage pickup across the county to every other week and create a user-pay system failed in a 23-8 record...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online September 20, 2011Simcoe County Warden Cal Patterson is at the political forefront of proposed changes to the collection of residential waste and recycling by moving or seconding several of the Corporate Services Committee motions which include switching to a bi-weekly...
By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press Sept. 22 2011Two of Huronia’s major tourist attractions have objected to the re-zoning of a nearby property to permit the operation of a materials recovery and reclamation facility and transfer station.Read more...
By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press Sept. 22 2011PERKINSFIELD -In a move seen as a legacy of the former Site 41 landfill battle, Tiny Township has become Ontario’s first Blue Community.Read more .. and Kingston makes it twoFrom Council of Canadians September 21 2011The Council of Canadians cong...
Zero Waste Simcoe submission to Simcoe County Corporate Services Committee September 14, 2011 In a submission by Sandy Agnew and Kelly Clune, ZWS Recommends a Phased-in Plan be developed to include the most effective features from WMS Options and that the County expand existing education and promotio...
Report from Tiny Township Council Meeting September 12, 2011By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny September 14 2011 Tiny Township has become the first Blue Community in Ontario and the third in Canada....
Environment minister announces $2.9 million for seventh round of projects By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope September 14 2011 There’s another round of funding planned for Lake Simcoe restoration, though it appears cash for Innisfil-specific initiatives has dried up. Read more ...
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