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Jul 26th, 2022
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An in-person celebration of the Nicholson Nature Reserve took place at Grant’s Woods Nature Reserve recently, and a recording of the event will be made available on YouTube. Pictured are Gary Nicholson and family, as well as staff and members of the board of directors of the Couchiching Conservancy. ...
Jul 26th, 2022
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Douglas and Bourgeois Farm is now protected from non-agricultural development. | Image supplied From OrilliaMatters, July 23, 2022 A Letter to the Editor This letter from Mike Douglas highlights the environmental benefits of working with provincial agencies to permanently protect local farms from non...
Jul 25th, 2022
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 A slide displaying E. coli levels in the Township of Georgian Bay was provided to Tiny committee of the whole recently, presented by the Georgian Bay Great Lakes Foundation who are undertaking DNA testing to determine if the source is human or animal in origin. | Tiny Township From BarrieToday, July...
Jul 25th, 2022
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City of Orillia overall ward map – City of Orillia image From Simcoe.com, July 21, 2022 By Sara Carson People living in Orillia will head to the polls this fall to decide who will represent them around the city council table and on the local school boards. The 2022 municipal and school board el...
Jul 25th, 2022
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Township of Severn. – Sara Carson/Torstar From Simcoe.com, July 22, 2022 By Sara Carson People living in Severn Township will head to the polls this fall to decide who will represent them around the township council table and on the local school boards. The 2022 municipal and school board elect...
Jul 25th, 2022
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As of July 22, three of the seven council positions in Adjala-Tosorontio had no candidates for the upcoming municipal election. From Simcoe.com, July 22, 2022 By Brad Pritchard Adjala-Tosorontio’s slate of candidates planning to run for council in the upcoming municipal election is looking pretty spa...
Jul 25th, 2022
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From Simcoe.com, July 22, 2022 By Ian Adams Here’s who has filed to run for the Oct. 24 municipal election in Wasaga Beach. This story will be updated regularly as new candidates register. WHO IS RUNNING? The deadline to file a nomination is Friday, Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. Nominations will be officia...
Jul 21st, 2022
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From Simcoe.com, July 19, 2022 By Shane MacDonald Here’s who has filed to run for the Oct. 24 municipal election in Innisfil. This story will be updated regularly as new candidates register. The nomination period runs from May 2, 2022 to Aug. 19. To see the candidate listing, visit https://inni...
Jul 21st, 2022
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| OrilliaMatters image From OrilliaMatters, July 19, 2022 A Letter to the Editor The following letter is in response to recent Oro-Medonte council controversies.  Some members of council in Oro-Medonte would like this fiasco to just go away, but it shouldn’t. All ratepayers need to know what happened...
Jul 21st, 2022
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This sign was on display at a recent protest. |Natasha Philpott/BradfordToday From OrilliaMatters, July 20, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Highway 413 will only take 30 seconds off of commute time — saving 30 seconds of driving time will harm 2,000 acres of farmland, cut through 85 waterways, damage 220...