By Douglas Glynn Midland Free Press March 1 2011Zero Waste Simcoe has endorsed the county's decision to move to a full user-pay system for curbside garbage collection.Gordon McKay, chair of the grassroots watchdog group, has described the decision as a "positive move."...
By J.T. MCVEIGH, BARRIE EXAMINER Feb 25 2011ORO-MEDONTE TWP. -- Two voices in an 80-strong choir sang the praises of the federal government's Economic Action Plan.Simcoe North MP Bruce Stanton and Barrie MP Patrick Brown met at the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport in Oro-Medonte Township with partners fr...
By CAL PATTERSON – WARDEN’S COLUMN Barrie Examiner Feb 24 2011 Simcoe County Council approved the 2011 operating budget recently, another step along the road to long-term fiscal responsibility. One only needs to consider the budget, now topping $408 million, in order to understand the siz...
By Miriam King Bradford Times Feb 24 2011The estimated cost of a new interchange at Hwy. 400 and the 5th Line of Innisfil is now $53.1 million, including engineering, construction, contingencies, and land acquisition - but unlike the Dissette St./8th Line Project, a proposed cost-sharing agreement wi...
Health Centre still in budget By Miriam King Bradford Times Feb 24 2011 The 2011 budget includes a $2 million line item for the conversion of the old library on Holland Court into a Family Health Care Centre – even though the Province did not approve the municipality for a Family Health Team. C...
Editorial Barrie Examiner February 23 2011 Who can blame the mayor of Oro-Medonte for voicing frustration over the slow implementation of the provincial plan for county growth? Harry Hughes, perhaps echoing the concerns of other civic leaders in Simcoe County, is flummoxed that the Ontario government...
Comment Chris Smith Innisfil Scope February 23 2010The public consultation process continues to expand in Innisfil municipal government.Last week, Innisfil council approved the formation of three new committees, steps that could potentially have far reaching consequences for events and community deve...
Staff will ask council to endorse ‘next steps’ on Wednesday By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope Feb 23 2011 The Inspiring Innisfil 2020 process is nearing completion. On Wednesday, town council will be asked to push the project into the implementation stage. Staff will present a final report on...
Simcoe.com editorial Feb 09, 2011 Bradford West Gwillimbury council made a very important decision Tuesday night, but it’s something many people in the community probably won’t notice. Council discussed whether or not to eliminate committee of the whole, deciding in the end to keep the committee. Unl...
By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe February 23 2011The new county council has decided to shift the cost of collection and disposal of garbage to a user-pay system, to be implemented in July 2012. The plan will require residents to affix a garbage tag to every bag put out on the curb, replacing the present ...
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