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Oct 7th, 2020
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Ontario  Nature News Release On Thursday October 8th, York Region Council will hold a vote on a proposal to request that the provincial government open the Greenbelt to development. If passed by Council, it will seek permission to prepare a municipal plan designating industrial and commercial employm...
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Oct 2nd, 2020
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From Brent Elsey MD, Barrie My name is Brent Elsey and I am a member of Barrie Doctors On Climate Solutions, a group of physicians who want to support actions that help people’s health and the environment for both the current and future generations. Barrie DOCS want to educate our communities about t...
Oct 1st, 2020
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Good or Bad Planning? You decide By Bill French Springwater News  I realized my brief mention of the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP) in recent articles is not something everyone is familiar with these days as we have seen probably a 25 to 30% population change in Springwater over the last 5 or 6 years....
Sep 28th, 2020
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AWARE News Network The following is the text of an Integrity Commissioner report: TOWNSHIP OF ADJALA-TOSORONTIO INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER, GUY GIORNO Citation: Anderson v. Pinto, 2020 ONMIC 11 Date: September 28, 2020 REASONS FOR DECISION Notice: Municipal Integrity Commissioners provide investigation r...
Sep 9th, 2020
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Shannon McCready, Jessica Lehr, Jeff Young, and Carrington Lauzon are the organizers behind Pollinate Collingwood. Pollinate Collingwood group hoping to apply to have Collingwood designated as a Bee City in 2021 By: Jessica Owen Collingwood Today Since February, Pollinate Collingwood has planted many...
Sep 1st, 2020
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Though the county and the waste collection contractor have had ‘challenges’ stemming from uncollected trash, Warden George Cornell says they are the best option until the new contract takes effect By Erika Engel Collingwood Today August 28 2020 Despite the curbside collection “challenges”...
Aug 31st, 2020
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From AWARE Essa On Saturday, September 19 (rain date September 26) from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Utopia Hall, AWARE Essa, and Friends of the Utopia Mill and Park invite you to Utopia Hall for an outdoor presentation on Trees in Essa Township. Wildlife habitat, green infrastructure, climate change mitigati...
Aug 30th, 2020
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Updated October 2 2020 AWARE News Network The Alliston BIA’s RURBAN Farmers Market at Centre and Victoria Streets is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Barrie Farmers’ Market is is open for pedestrians and on-site shopping. Vendors are set up in the City Hall parking lot from 8 a.m. t...
Aug 27th, 2020
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Plea agreement reduces charges to careless driving by Rick Vanderlinde Barrie Advance August 24 2020 Springwater Mayor Don Allen no longer faces charges of impaired driving and dangerous operation of a vehicle after agreeing to a lesser charge of careless driving. Provincial court documents show the ...
Aug 24th, 2020
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the groundbreaking ceremony for Oro Station on Aug. 20, alongside representatives from local, provincial and federal governments. Ontario gears up to be home to world’s first racetrack, luxury car club and auto hub – Oro Station By MATT BUBBERS Special to the Globe ...