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Jul 16th, 2020
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Letter to Pierre Béland, Chair of the International Joint Commission, from Rene and Danny Vistoli,  Tiny Township We are sending this email to formally request the assistance of the IJC in conjunction with the federal/provincial governments and OPG to manage the high water level crisis occurring in t...
Jul 15th, 2020
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…but does much to help build more sprawl with less oversight and regulation – for whose benefit? From Just Recovery Simcoe Just Recovery Simcoe was created to bring together people from across the county to create a green and just vision of what Simcoe County can become. Although our Just...
Jul 11th, 2020
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Adam Ballah is community organizer with the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition, which promotes prudent land-use planning to benefit the health and well-being of our communities, and is a signatory to the Just Recovery Simcoe initiative. Just Recovery Simcoe says we need to plant the seeds for ‘e...
Jul 10th, 2020
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‘The consequences of undermining what should be an equitable system will be much more costly and must not be tolerated,’ says letter writer Letter to Orillia Matters from Michael Douglas, Brechin On Monday June 22nd, 2020 during the scheduled Ramara Township Council meeting a motion was t...
Jul 10th, 2020
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‘Certainly as an historian and local resident, the idea that we might lose this ship is heartbreaking,’ Port McNicoll man says By: Andrew Philips Midland Today July 8 2020 A Port McNicoll man wants area residents to do their part to ensure an irreplaceable link to the past doesn’t float a...
Jul 10th, 2020
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Initial estimates from the County of Simcoe indicate the new contract will cost taxpayers nearly double the previous contract By Jessica Owen Barrie Today July 2 Initial estimates from the County of Simcoe indicate the new contract will cost taxpayers nearly double the previous contract Editor’...
Jul 9th, 2020
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Oro-Medonte’s designated water zones for Horseshoe Valley from John Thornton – Coordinator Horseshoe Valley Zone 1 Task Force Since the 1970’s families in Horseshoe Valley have been served by a municipal water system, much the same as thousands of families in towns and cities across Ontario. We...
Jul 9th, 2020
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Joe Gough, shown on election night in 2018, was recently appointed deputy mayor in Ramara Township -OrilliaMatters file photo Failed deputy mayor candidate called process ‘pretty troublesome,’ adding: ‘I don’t think the people asked for that nonsense’ By: Nathan Taylor Orillia...
Jun 26th, 2020
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Those were the days: Danny Beaton at Gate 3 of the Site 41 Unity Protest Camp in Tiny Township, on  August 14 2009. -Doug Glynn photo By John Bacher Sierra Club Canada — June 22, 2020 One of the great victories of the environmental movement of Ontario is now under attack — the Simcoe County […...
Jun 26th, 2020
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From #Just Recovery Simcoe June 18 2020 More than 30 organizations and businesses from across Simcoe County have allied to send a message to local municipalities, provincial and federal politicians — focus on a green and just recovery for the region. This alliance, known as Just Recovery Simcoe...