Part two of the virtual Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing regarding the Environmental Resource Recovery Centre (ERRC) is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. The majority of part one of the hearing was comprised of the County’s expert witnesses followed by cross-...
County councillors voted 18-12 in favor of expediting smaller cart exchanges From Simcoe.com, October 26, 2021 By Janis Ramsay In a recorded vote Oct. 26, Simcoe County councillors agreed to allow residents to swap out the size of their garbage carts sooner than later. The cart exchanges will be avai...
Doug Ford is trying to play us for fools. Last week, he released ads doubling down on his plan to pave through our Greenbelt to build mega-Highway 413. [1] But Highway 413 would cause significant environmental damage, degrade the water source of millions of animals and people and cost Ontarians billi...
Photo by Luigi Alvarez via Pexels From BarrieToday, October 26, 2021 The provincial conservative government has decided to prioritize highway proposals like the 413 and the ‘Holland Marsh Highway’ in their re-election campaign as a means of addressing the pressing issue of gridlock around...
Midhurst, ON: Through a petition released by Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition (SCGC) and sent formally to the County of Simcoe, hundreds of residents have expressed their desire to stop sprawl and build healthy, sustainable communities across the region. Currently, the County of Simcoe is completin...
This information is about forest art installations honouring Indigenous peoples and especially the lost children. The installations are in the Simcoe County Forest. Drive North on Hwy 93. Turn right at Waverley. Pass through Vasey. Right after the bridge construction turn left on Rosemount Road. The ...
Photos by Cole Burtson Le Devoir Bonnie Pauzé examines the water from a well near her home. The water in Tiny Township, Ontario is exceptionally pure. From Le Devoir, October 16, 2021 By Étienne Lajoie “We live on Earth, it provides us with what we need. But then we started removing parts from the sp...
We are thrilled to announce the following two soon-to-be events. Friday October 29th @ Utopia Conservation Area = Utopia Community Pollinator Planting Please register with Shannon Stephens c/o sstephens@nvca.on.ca as well as registering through Eventbrite (free listing): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/u...
Bob Bowles is an award-winning writer, artist, photographer and naturalist and the founder and co-ordinator of the Ontario master naturalist certificate program at Lakehead University From Simcoe.com, October 17, 2021 By Bob Bowles We are moving every day toward a climate crisis. Loss of biodiversity...
Construction crews work at upgrades to Clearview Township’s Conc. 10 at the 26/27 Sideroad. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has also asked for more information about the township’s plans to upgrade the sideroad to year-round use. From The Toronto Star, October 11, 2021 By I...
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