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May 24th, 2011
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By BOB BRUTON BARRIE EXAMINER May 18 2011 The Allandale redevelopment’s fate will have to wait a little longer. Barrie councillors decided Monday to put off any decision about the old station land project until June 6 so that Coun. Jennifer Robinson, who represents the Allandale area, can be pa...
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May 24th, 2011
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Councillors give initial approval to $20-million partnership By Bob Bruton – Barrie Examiner May 17 2011  Plans for a new Barrie Transit system have tentatively shifted into first gear. City councillors gave initial approval Monday to a $20.46-million public/private partnership (P3) plan to build a n...
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May 24th, 2011
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Council could explore cost saving measures By Janis Ramsay, Simcoe.com May 16, 2011  BARRIE – Barrie is paying more than triple the average cost per tonne in its operation of the city landfill, though residents’ user fees are better.  CAO Jon Babulic presented council with a financial review of...
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May 24th, 2011
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By Janis Ramsay Simcoe.com May 15, 2011  BARRIE – There’s a saying that a smile is contagious. And Barrie’s chief administrative officer Jon Babulic is counting on that to make things run more smoothly at City Hall. Read more...
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May 21st, 2011
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AWARE Simcoe May 20 2010As reported on this website last month, the user-pay plan for Simcoe County's waste collection has been put on hold, with only Tiny Mayor Ray Millar and Oro-Medonte Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough dissenting. However, a number of councillors were absent. For the record, here's the of...
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May 20th, 2011
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Comments must be submitted to Tiny Township by Friday (today) Email from Tiny Township resident – May 20 2011 Tiny Township Council has submitted a proposal for parking changes and a parking strategy for Balm Beach that in essence makes all parking in Balm Beach paid parking and eliminates park...
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May 16th, 2011
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So why do critics use that as an excuse to not even try?News release from Zero Waste Simce May 16 2010Zero Waste Simcoe co-founders Ray Millar and Gord McKay have heard the words…. 'I would like to change, but' ….  one too many times. That's why they decided to establish their local grassroots organi...
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May 16th, 2011
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Warden says provincial official considers that county was “somewhat mistreated”By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe May 16 2011Warden Cal Patterson says he and senior county staff had an “excellent” meeting with Provincial Development Facilitator Paula Dill earlier this month.Dill has been appointed by Infra...
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May 15th, 2011
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Heavy-garbage transportation costs not currently covered By Nicole Million Simcoe.com May 11, 2011 MIDLAND – Midland wants to be the site of a pilot project for a heavy-garbage voucher system that covers transportation costs, an issue for which council has been attempting to find a solution for sever...
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May 15th, 2011
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Purchase price, vision cited as stumbling blocks  By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner May 14 2011 Are the tracks running short on another city redevelopment partner for Barrie’s Allandale station land? Councillors will consider a motion Monday that includes putting the property not needed for city us...