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Dec 14th, 2016
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By Sara Carson Barrie Advance Applause greeted Simcoe County Warden Gerry Marshall at a ceremony Tuesday afternoon as he was acclaimed to lead county council for a second two-year term Marshall said he has grown very passionate about the role and was ready to fight for the position if another council...
Oct 7th, 2016
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Packet & Times photo By Mehreen Shahid, Orillia Packet & Times  Severn Township has begun the process of repealing a zoning bylaw that had residents of Carlyon Line up in arms. But that could open the door to lawsuits against the municipality. “I think council voted the right way,”...
Oct 3rd, 2016
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From Danial Boyce, Severn Township Mark your calendars! We are on the agenda this Thursday night at 7. October 6th 2016 Council will be revoting on repealing the bylaw after they hear township lawyer and planning staff recommendations They vote sept 14 2016 to repeal the by law they had passed and re...
Sep 16th, 2016
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Letter to AWARE Simcoe from Danial Boyce We [meaning Danial and Tawnya], as the appellants in the OMB proceeding are so grateful for the overwhelming support of Council at the September 14th public meeting. Council unanimously voted to recommend repeal of the previously enacted bylaw, now known to ha...
Sep 16th, 2016
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By Mehreen Shahid, Orillia Packet & Times Severn Township council is likely to repeal a bylaw that has caused concern for residents of Carlyon Line. Council chambers Wednesday evening was at capacity, with more than 60 residents showing up at the planning and development committee’s meeting to he...
Sep 15th, 2016
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Map shows sites formerly under consideration for waste facility, including the selected C-136 site on Horseshoe Valley Road: there was no discussion of an update report. But councillors vote 16-8 to proceed with consultant’s recommendations By Kate Harries – AWARE News Network An attempt by Bra...
Sep 8th, 2016
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From Danial Boyce Severn Township Severn Township is holding a public meeting Wednesday Sept. 14 2016 about a bad zoning decision that was based on a mapping error. This 20 acre parcel of rural land at 4265 Carlyon Line, Severn Ont in situated in a residential area The township brought forward a R...
Sep 7th, 2016
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Orillia Packet & Times The Township of Severn will hold a public meeting Sept. 14, giving residents a chance to give feedback about a zoning bylaw affecting property on Carlyon Line. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers at the municipal office on Hurlwood Lane and wi...
Jun 11th, 2016
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SSEA Open House from SSEA website Thursday, June 30, 2016 1:00 – 4:00 PM Severn Sound Environmental Association (SSEA) Open House Guest speaker at 2 p.m.: David Phillips, Senior Climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, presenting “Tomorrow’s Forecast: warmer, wetter and wilder”. ...
Apr 30th, 2016
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By Mehreen Shahid, Orillia Packet & Times A Port Severn gas station could soon become an electric-car charging point. Jagdish Kang, owner and operator of Jag’s Petro-Canada Fuel and Convenience, applied for a grant through Ontario’s Green Investment Fund and has been approved for $130...