Bradford/East Gwillimbury/King – Three local groups whose communities will be directly impacted by the Bradford Bypass have officially asked the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada to designate the project for further federal study. Although the Federal government refused to designate the highwa...
Stock Image From Orillia Matters, November 7, 2021 Letter to the editor Population growth is coming in Ontario, but the big question is how to plan for it in ways we won’t regret, says letter writer Ontario’s population is expected to grow by almost 5.3 million over the next 26 years. The big questio...
From left to right: East Gwillimbury Mayor Virginia Hackson, Holland Marsh Growers’ Assocation Executive Director Jody Mott, Premier Doug Ford, MPP and Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney, BWG Mayor Rob Keffer and Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of FinanceNatasha Philpott/BradfordToday Fr...
Young people from all over Simcoe County descended on downtown Barrie Sunday, Oct. 17, in order to have their voices heard in the fight against climate change. Nikki Cole/BarrieToday Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition (SCGC) and Simcoe County Environmental Youth Alliance (SCEYA) have released the resu...
All evidence has now been presented for Part two of the virtual Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing regarding the Environmental Resource Recovery Centre (ERRC). Verbal presentations will be held on Monday November 15th and Tuesday November 16th. Please try to tune in for the conclusion of t...
Premier Doug Ford is greeted by London Mayor Ed Holder at Nestle Canada’s ice cream factory in London, Ont. Nov. 5, 2021. On Monday, Ford took a campaign-style swing through Bradford, where he announced the proposed Bradford Bypass would not be tolled when it is scheduled to open in 2024. NICO...
From Simcoe.com, November 2, 2021 By Ian Adams A hearing into Clearview Township’s appeal to be able to redevelop a sideroad on the brow of the Niagara Escarpment to year-round use is now on hold indefinitely. The municipality’s lawyers have asked for — and received — the adjournment of its appeal of...
York-Simcoe MPP Caroline Mulroney, Bradford Councillor Jonathan Scott and Georgina Councillor Dave Neeson met with Minister of the Environment David Piccini last week to discuss how to move forward the stalled Holland Marsh phosphorus recycling facility in York Region. By Claire Malcolmson, Executive...
PHOTO CREDIT: PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SUSAN KAO WITH PHOTOS BY STEVE RUSSELL, AMANDA PERSICO, VINCE TALOTTA, ANDREW From the Toronto Star, October 31, 2021 By Sheila Wang, Reporter, Emma McIntosh, Special to the Star In their rush to resurrect the Bradford Bypass, Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conse...
By Margaret Prophet, Executive Director, Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition Statement from Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition and Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition on Toronto Star’s Investigation into the Bradford Bypass. Barrie, ON – Yesterday, the Toronto Star and the National Observer published an ...
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