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Aug 6th, 2022
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A satellite view of Lake Simcoe. Photo courtesy the Province of Ontario From the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition By Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director We would like to start off by orienting  you to what threatens Lake Simcoe’s health, what we’re doing about it, and what you can do to help. We are a ...
Aug 5th, 2022
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Be the Change Film Series continues on August 9 at the Collingwood Brewery...
Aug 4th, 2022
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SHORT TERM RENTAL INFORMATION SESSION OUTDOOR ROTARY AQUA THEATRE AUGUST 10, 7:00 to 8:30 pm...
Aug 4th, 2022
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Stock photo | Fauxels via Pexels From OrilliaMatters, August 1, 2022 A Letter to the editor This letter is in response to an article about a human rights complaint being filed against Oro-Medonte council, published July 28. On Nov. 24, 2021, Oro-Medonte town clerk (Yvonne) Aubichon provided a report ...
Jul 31st, 2022
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From OrilliaMatters, July 28, 2022 By Greg McGrath-Goudie An Oro-Medonte resident has filed two complaints with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario over township council’s decision against allowing internet and telephone voting in the upcoming municipal election. Despite a staff report’s recommendat...
Jul 31st, 2022
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Ramara ward boundary map – Ramara photo From Simcoe.com, July 29, 2022 By Sara Carson ​Municipal elections take place across Ontario on Oct. 24 People living in Ramara will head to the polls this fall to decide who will represent them around the township council table and on the local school bo...
Jul 29th, 2022
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Stock photoDonatello Trisolino via Pexels From OrilliaMatters, July 27, 2022 A Letter to the Editor This letter is in response to a letter regarding farmland preservation, published July 26. Mike Douglas, of Ramara, writes a cogent letter regarding preserving farmland in southern Ontario. My MSc is i...
Jul 29th, 2022
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The first Green Orillia Waterways Cleanup is taking place Sunday, July 31....
Jul 28th, 2022
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Elmvale Flow From the Tiny Cottager, July 28, 2022 The Federation of Tiny Township Shoreline Associations (FoTTSA) has negotiated a settlement of FoTTSA’s appeal of the 2021 Permit to Take Water issued by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) to the owners of the Teedon Pit, ...
Jul 28th, 2022
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Georgian Bay Forever’s Amber Gordon with one of the bottles that will be used in a project that will track the path trash takes in Georgian Bay. – Amber Gordon photo From Simcoe.com, July 26, 2022 By Ian Adams If you see someone toss a plastic bottle into Georgian Bay at the end of August...