• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

Council Watch

By
Jan 25th, 2011
0 Comments
998 Views
By Morgan Ian Adams Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin January 24 2011COLLINGWOOD — A candidate for the Simcoe-Grey Conservative nomination says an endorsement letter that went out 'penned' by Simcoe County's warden was a result of a "big miscommunication." ...
By
Jan 24th, 2011
0 Comments
1485 Views
AWARE Simcoe January 24 2011The Mayor of Penetangusihene writes a weekly newsletter and sends it out to everyone who would like one. There is also one posted on the bulletin board in the Library and they are available for pick-up at the Town Office each week - a great way of letting the residents of ...
By
Jan 23rd, 2011
0 Comments
1023 Views
Letters to the Toronto Star January 22 2011Re: A region’s rise and sprawl, Jan. 16 Rather than building sprawling residential “communities” that may somehow evolve into more dense areas sometime in the future, as a Durham planner suggests, it is better to build higher density mixed use communities ri...
By
Jan 23rd, 2011
0 Comments
1330 Views
By Joanne Saunders Simcoe.com Jan 21, 2011STAYNER - Councillors Thom Paterson and Brent Preston were apparently the only two members of Clearview Township council convinced that Freedom of Information requests should be dealt with by the clerk rather than the planning department. ...
By
Jan 23rd, 2011
0 Comments
1065 Views
By Miriam King Bradford Times January 20 2011The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury is asking Innisfil for a loan... of water.Bradford already receives about 50% of its potable water from Innisfil's Lakeshore Water Treatment Plant, but is hoping to borrow another 3,600 cu. m. of water per day, on a te...
By
Jan 23rd, 2011
0 Comments
1381 Views
By Miriam King Bradford Times January 20 2011Of all Simcoe County municipalities, the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury may have the fewest complaints about the proposed Amendment #1 to the Province's Growth Plan for the Simcoe County Region.As Mayor Doug White noted, "We are the least affected, in t...
By
Jan 23rd, 2011
0 Comments
917 Views
By CAL PATTERSON Orillia Packet and Times January 19, 2011 A new-look council including 14 first-time members and one returning one has taken the reins at Simcoe County, and with enthusiastic new leadership comes many new ideas and priorities. ...
By
Jan 23rd, 2011
0 Comments
1131 Views
Port, resort, and economic development officer among list of recommendations By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope January 19 2011Simply put, Innisfil is not yet ready to handle its future growth demands.That's according to the findings contained within the draft Inspiring Innisfil 2020 report, which was off...
By
In Orillia
Jan 23rd, 2011
0 Comments
1201 Views
By NATHAN TAYLOR ORILLIA PACKET & TIMES January 22 2011ORILLIA — The timing is right to pressure the province to upgrade the Highway 12 bypass, an Orillia city councillor says.Coun. Don Jenkins got the support of council this week to direct the mayor to lobby the provincial government for ...
By
Jan 23rd, 2011
0 Comments
1702 Views
By MORGAN IAN ADAMS Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin January 21 2011COLLINGWOOD — Plans to build a residential and commercial project at the gateway to Collingwood’s downtown could be in front of the municipality next month.Steve Assaff says he would like to start the site development proc...