Environment: Research centre pitched By DOUGLAS GLYNN Orillia Packet and Times August 29 2011 Simcoe County council will begin the process Wednesday of turning the page on a dark chapter of its history. Read more ...
A fair shake Simcoe.com editorial August 25 2011 A much anticipated decision was handed down last week by the Ontario Municpal Board giving the Barrie Agricultural Society (BAS) the right to move its fairgrounds to a site in Essa Township near Ivy at the 20th Sideroad and 10th Line. Read more OMB ap...
Too little, too late for Helena Guergis Barrie Examiner August 27 2011 The former Simcoe-Grey MP has denied federal Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson’s finding that Guergis broke Parliament’s conflict of interest code by sending a letter to Simcoe County officials, encouraging them to hear ...
GM, Walmart among those to have made significant savings By Jonathan Bardelline GreenBiz.com August 24 2011 Letting a revenue stream slip away from you, and actually paying someone to take it away, sounds like bad business. But that’s what companies do when they send their trash to get dumped ...
But single, county-wie garbage pickup contract raises issues by Chris Simon Innisfil Scope August 24 2011 It’s somewhat surprising to see that local politicians want more autonomy in garbage collection services. Read more ...
Crowds flock to Celebrate Lake Simcoe Festival By MIRIAM KING Innisfil Examiner August 12 2011 Last year, Beverly Else won a picnic at Innisfil Beach Park, for her description of a favorite memory of picnicking on the shores of Lake Simcoe. She transformed her prize into the 1st Celebrate Lake Simcoe...
LSRCA proposal would last for at least three years, if implemented By Chris Simon nnisfil Scope August 24 2011 A phosphorus credit trading program would make local municipalities more accountable for the amount of waste they discharge into the Lake Simcoe watershed, according to Innisfil’s dire...
Company decries excessive billing, slow communication and deposit requests By MIRANDA MINASSIAN Orillia Packet and Times August 23 2011 The cost of doing business in the Township of Oro-Medonte may be putting the development of a new recycling plant — and the 20-30 jobs it hopes to create — in jeopar...
Unanimous vote on Balm Beach parking issueReport from the August 8 meeting of Tiny Township Council By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny August 11 2011There is a great concern by council that the water supply at Georgian Sands and Lafontaine are showing increased levels of nitrate which is approaching the MOE li...
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