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Jan 30th, 2022
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Myron Humeniuk From the Toronto Star, January 29, 2022 By Myron Humeniuk Running roughshod over Environmental Assessment Act a bad move, says Myron Humeniuk In spite of the fact that the COVID pandemic has dominated the news and our daily lives, it is important to note that growing opposition to a pl...
Jan 30th, 2022
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The unique water from the Alliston Aquifer Complex comes through artesian flows and springs with nearly imperceptible concentrations of contaminants such as chloride, nitrate, phosphate and various other trace elements. Photo Credit: By kozorog, stock.adobe.com From Environmental Science and Engineer...
Jan 29th, 2022
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Caroline Mulroney (speaking), Steve Clark and Georgina Mayor Margaret Quirk announce nature reserve creation. By Jack Gibbons, Chair of the North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance On June 16, 2021, Caroline Mulroney announced that the Maple Lake Estates lands would be transferred to the Lake Simcoe Region ...
Jan 29th, 2022
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The Ontario Land Tribunal ruled Jan. 25 there is no compelling evidence a proposed waste facility in Simcoe County’s Freele forest tract would threaten the health and integrity of the woodland. | RICHARD LAUTENS PHOTO From the Toronto Star, January 28, 2022 By Travis Mealing A proposed waste fa...
Jan 29th, 2022
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Councillor Mariane McLeod left, Councilor Gail Little right UTOPIA, Ontario (January 28, 2022) – Councillor Mariane McLeod of the Town of Collingwood, and Councillor Gail Little of the Township of Amaranth were acclaimed to lead the 2022 Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) Board of Direc...
Jan 27th, 2022
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Danny Rodgers is the chief building official for the Town of Wasaga Beach.  WASAGA BEACH PHOTO From The Toronto Star, January 19, 2022 By Ian Adams Wasaga Beach is taking steps to minimize its carbon footprint and mitigate the effects of climate change. However, said chief building official Danny Rod...
Jan 27th, 2022
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Left to right; Lynne Dollin, Richard Norcross, and George Cornell From Simcoe.com, January 25, 2022 By Travis Mealing With just eight months left in their four-year term, Simcoe County councillors will leave one potentially thorny issue to their successors. The county’s governance committee met virtu...
Jan 26th, 2022
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York-Simcoe MPP Caroline Mulroney. Re: Op-Ed Submission – Hwy 413/Bradford Bypass The Bradford Bypass and Highway 413 are being sold to Ontarians as time-savers, promising to shave 30 minutes off of commuters’ trips. Sounds great.  But this doesn’t add up.  Transportation Minister Caroline Mulr...
Jan 25th, 2022
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Keurig K-Cup pods, which were the focus of an investigation by Canada’s Competition Bureau, are not allowed in Orillia’s recycling program.  | FRANK MATYS/METROLAND From the Toronto Star, January 24, 2022 By Frank Matys A popular single-use coffee pod that was at the centre of an investig...
Jan 24th, 2022
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‘The general public, when they are part of these committee meetings, I’m not so sure they’d all be comfortable having their face available on archive,' says Harry Hughes...