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Sep 2nd, 2021
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Dave Neeson is a councillor in Georgina and Jonathan Scott is a councillor in Bradford West Gwillimbury. They are presenting a motion in York Region to move forward the proposed Holland Marsh Phosphorous Recycling Facility. From BarrieToday, September 1, 2021 By BarrieToday Staff ‘Our motion ca...
Sep 2nd, 2021
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Midland resident and chair of AWARE Simcoe, Don Morgan From Simcoe.com, August 31, 2021 By Andrew Mendler The preservation and protection of Georgian Bay, local aquifers and the region’s diverse woodlands and wetlands is top of mind for many area residents heading into the federal election. “Unfortun...
Sep 1st, 2021
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This informal, informative, event on September 18, from 1 to 3 pm, will enlighten you. You get to take home a free tree seedling. ...
Aug 27th, 2021
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Planner Brandi Clement reviews the plans for Beachwood Developments’ proposal for more than 200 residential units on vacant land in Wasaga Beach’s west end, at a public meeting with council’s coordinated committee, Aug. 19. From The Toronto Star, August 24, 2021 By Ian Adams A propo...
Aug 26th, 2021
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The Holland Marsh pollution reduction project could reduce phosphorous from farming operations by 85%. By Jack Gibbons, Chair of Lake Simcoe Watch Despite support from the federal government, the Region of York has put its $40 million project to reduce phosphorous pollution from the Holland Marsh on ...
Aug 24th, 2021
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Sideroad 26/27, near Duntroon, Ont., seen here in photos prepared for a 2020 Niagara Escarpment Commission report.  NIAGARA ESCARPMENT COMMISSION From the Toronto Star, August 16, 2021 By Betsy Powell, Courts Reporter DUNTROON, ONT.— Narrow, unpaved and barely used, Sideroad 26/27 climbs the Niagara ...
Aug 23rd, 2021
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Linda Wells By Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition Support clean water and local artists during international water week  Oro-Medonte, ON –  Linda Wells has spent the summer meeting Lake Simcoe area artists and has brought many of their works together in on...
Aug 23rd, 2021
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Plans are underway to close and transfer ownership of County Road 91 – between County Road 31 and Clearview Concession 10 – from Clearview Township to Walker Aggregates. From CollingwoodToday, August 20, 2021 By Jennifer Golletz An ongoing dispute in Clearview Township related to the clos...
Aug 20th, 2021
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The Holland River, Bradford West GwillimburyJackie Kozak/BradfordToday From BarrieToday, August 17, 2021 By the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition ‘We know that the environmental studies are out of date, impacts to Lake Simcoe and climate haven’t been studied and that the traffic congestion won’...
Aug 20th, 2021
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A view of the Teedon Pit on Darby Road in Tiny Township. From BarrieToday, August 16, 2021 ByDerek Howard ‘To expand such operations would be a crime against future generations, against our grandchildren and beyond,’ says University of Guelph hydrogeologist A resident’s plea to stop an ag...