By Miriam King Bradford West Gwillimbury TimesThe County of Simcoe’s new Waste Management Strategy steering committee heard a presentation from Stantec Consulting Ltd., on possible solutions to the looming garbage crisis. The conclusion: the options are limited, in the short term. The committee...
The following release has been issued by WaterWatch Simcoe County and the Site 41 groupPublic consultations February 8, 9 and 10 in Alliston, Wasaga Beach and MidlandSIMCOE COUNTY ONTARIO — A number of concerned residents of the three communities selected by Simcoe County for public consultatio...
BY Maija Hoggett Alliston Herald NEW TECUMSETH – There will be at least one horse race for a seat on New Tecumseth council this fall. Deputy Mayor Rick Milne officially filed his papers this afternoon (Tuesday) seeking to reclaim his seat at the council table.Milne said he had been pondering a ...
Author: Nicole Million Midland Mirror Jan 27, 2010 MIDLAND – Midland and Penetanguishene’s mayors have both officially tossed their hat into the ring seeking another term of wearing the chain of office.Midland’s Jim Downer, who officially filed his papers on Jan. 11, said he always intended to run fo...
Simcoe County has announced details of its public information sessions, the first less than one week away. For each location, the open house portion of the session (an opportunity to “dialogue” with the consultants) starts at 4:30 and runs to 7 p.m. The public meeting portion, when reside...
By DOUGLAS GLYNN Barrie ExaminerTown councillor Stephan Kramp wants to know if leachate from a closed landfill site is a potential threat to the source water that supplies some of the town’s wells. Kramp first raised concerns in December during discussion of a bylaw to create a road authority a...
By Kate Harries WaterWatchBarring any surprises, Simcoe County councillors appear to have come up with a solution to the public consultation concerns expressed in a letter to Warden Cal Patterson signed by 185 citizens.The citizens had objected to the open house format suggested by consultant Stantec...
CITY COUNCIL: Ministry of the Environment approves remediation plan for brownfield site By TEVIAH MORO AND NATHAN TAYLOR, ORILLIA PACKET AND TIMES The city has won a major victory in its struggle to build a multi-use recreation facility (MURF). The Ministry of the Environment has approved the latest ...
By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope January 27 2010Big Bay Point Resort has taken a significant step forward.Town council unanimously passed bylaws that will allow preliminary work to begin on the 235-hectare resort, once specific site conditions have been met. If approval of those conditions are granted, ...
By Laurie Watt Midland Mirror MIDLAND – The Ministry of the Environment continues to defend a report that concludes there are sufficient upward gradients at Site 41 to act as a protective barrier in case the site should ever be a dump.Although Simcoe County council voted in September to kill the plan...
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