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Jan 7th, 2010
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By Stephen Ogden January 2 2010 The County of Simcoe, in a recent press release, attempted to rationalize County Council’s direction to move ahead with a judicial review by Ontario’s Divisional Court.   The County position is that the Judicial Review may be costly, however, it will yield ...
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Jan 7th, 2010
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Tony Guergis says he worked as hard as he could to be the best warden he could, to make Simcoe County the best place he could. After three terms he declined nomination for a fourth. By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press-Looking relaxed and as confident as ever, Springwater Mayor Tony Guergis settles in...
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Dec 31st, 2009
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POLITICS: Cal Patterson took over from Tony Guergis on Dec. 8 By RAYMOND BOWE Barrie ExaminerSimcoe County’s new warden knew he’d have several irons heating up in fires all over the province. That’s just the nature of the job. Cal Patterson, 62, was acclaimed as warden on Dec. 8, be...
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Dec 30th, 2009
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Update - since this report was written, the County has released a third presentation (Performance and Projections, now posted at the end), which contains the information on the IC&I waste. KHBy Kate Harries WaterWatchThe December 16 Simcoe County waste management strategy committee meeting heard two ...
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Dec 30th, 2009
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Bylaw delayed: Can’t trust MOE or county says Kramp By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free PressMidland Council has delayed passing a bylaw that would allow Simcoe County to monitor leachate levels and provide for a contamination attenuation zone under Wilson Rd. near the North Simcoe transfer station. ...
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Dec 29th, 2009
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By NATHAN TAYLOR, Orillia Packet and Times Orillia cannot go the way of Toronto in terms of how it manages its waste, Coun. Maurice McMillan said. A member of the city’s waste management advisory committee (WMAC), McMillan said steps must be taken to reduce the amount of garbage going to the lo...
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Dec 19th, 2009
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New Tecumseth Free Press OnlineAt the end of an otherwise uneventful final New Tecumseth council meeting of the year (tonight’s budget is working session), mayor Mike MacEachern made what he termed an “out of character” announcement regarding his intentions to seek a third term of o...
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Dec 19th, 2009
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By Chris Simon Innisfil ScopeTwo of the town’s water servicing issues were on display for residents recently. Municipal staff hosted public information centres for the proposed Golf Haven water supply system, and Alcona’s Pump Station 3 wet well projects. Both projects are currently under...
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Dec 19th, 2009
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By NICKI CRUICKSHANK Barrie ExaminerThanks for nothing. That was the feeling many Innisfil (soon to be Barrie) residents left with after last night’s city boundary open house. Cathy and John Adriaanse hate the thought of Barrie life, but they at least wanted some straight answers about what bei...
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Dec 19th, 2009
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By Kate Harries WaterWatchIn an interview with the Barrie Advance, Simcoe County Warden Cal Patterson says he’s perplexed that the County paid for the Dump Site 41 computer modelling but can’t have the information. “There must have been something in the contract that said the inform...