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Sep 23rd, 2010
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Editorial Barrie Examiner Sept 13 2010Barrie residents are seeing a trend in high-density plans for residential development making their way to city council.Monday evening, councillors turned down the Clawson Group’s plans for 300 Essa Rd. — five high-rise apartments from 14 to 25 storeys...
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Sep 23rd, 2010
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By RAYMOND BOWE BARRIE EXAMINER Sept. 23 2010An eight-way race to become Barrie's next mayor could attract more voters to cast their ballot, says a politics professor at Georgian College. ...
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Sep 23rd, 2010
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By MARG. BRUINEMAN BARRIE EXAMINER Sept. 23 2010David Guergis has a challenger for the mayor's seat in Essa Township.Up against the two-time mayor during next month's municipal election is current Deputy Mayor Terry Dowdall. ...
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Sep 23rd, 2010
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By MARG. BRUINEMAN BARRIE EXAMINER Sept 23 2010First, no tax increases. Second, clean up the downtown.In his run for mayor, Joe Tascona produces planks to a platform he suggests has set the tone for the municipal election in Barrie. ...
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Sep 23rd, 2010
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By SARA ROSS ORILLIA PACKET & TIMES September 22 2010With a quick Facebook message, Orillians are having municipal candidate's signs erected on their lawn.Social media are playing a big role in the upcoming municipal election, says Michael Johns, a political science professor at Laurentian University...
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Sep 23rd, 2010
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Conflict issue raised By SARA ROSS Orillia PACKET & TIMES September 23 2010Mayoral candidate Ralph Cipolla challenged Orillia's two other mayoral candidates Wednesday to take an "extra step" by putting all of their property and businesses in a blind trust to avoid potential conflicts of interest."It'...
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Sep 23rd, 2010
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By Rick Vanderlinde Simcoe.com Sep 08, 2010INNISFIL – It’s not everyday you hear a politician call himself a “sleaze” at a public council meeting. At first I thought I had misheard him. A media colleague heard something different, but I was sure Van Berkel said: “Nothing more to report from the...
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Sep 23rd, 2010
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From the SCOOP on Lake Simcoe email publication of Environmental Defence September 22 2010Some Innisfil Councillors mused in the press last week about a letter from Environmental Defence, regarding the Town's sewage treatment plant expansion (STP) Environmental Assessment (EA). ...
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Sep 22nd, 2010
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News release from Gary Cerantola — September 22 2010Gary Cerantola Councillor Candidate for the Town of Wasaga Beach advocatesfor local government transparency and accountability by communicating WasagaBeach Municipal Performance results in an open forum to be scheduled on anannual basis.The On...
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Sep 22nd, 2010
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By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner September 22 2010The death of leadership, and taxes, were hot topics at Tuesday's all-candidates mayors debate in Barrie.Held at the Steckley-Gooderham Funeral Home on Worsley Street, it involved Mayor Dave Aspden, current Couns. Mike Ramsay and Jeff Lehman, former Barri...