By Sara Carson Alliston Herald SIMCOE COUNTY – Simcoe County may double its spending on road construction this year to take advantage of low short-term borrowing costs, said Trevor Wilcox, the county’s general manager of corporate performance. The low interest rates for infrastructure means the...
By Jacob Kearey-Moreland Orillia Packet & Times More than 100 nations on Earth recognize the right to live in a healthy environment. Canada does not, yet. The Blue Dot Tour, launched by geneticist and grandfather David Suzuki, seeks to enshrine this right in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, fu...
By Roberta Bell Orillia Packet & Times COLDWATER – Bolstering economic development in the region is going to be a challenge, but it’s one municipal politicians and their supporters hope to work with the provincial government on this year. Simcoe County is large and the concerns of constitu...
By Suzanne Carlaw, Chair, Horseshoe Valley Road Project Committee Simcoe County has proposed a project to spend millions of dollars to build truck lanes on Horseshoe Valley Road/County Road 22 within 4 kilometres, between 3rd Line and 4th Line, through the densely-populated residential, recreational ...
County of Simcoe news release County Council today elected Gerry Marshall, Mayor of the Town of Penetanguishene, to serve as Simcoe County Warden for 2015 and 2016. “I am honoured to be elected as Simcoe County Warden for 2015 and 2016,” said Warden Marshall. “I look forward to work...
UPDATED twice on December 8 2014 Outspoken on issues of transparency and accountability By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Simcoe County elects a new warden on Tuesday. In the running are Basil Clarke, Ramara’s newly elected mayor, and second-term Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall. Councillors wil...
By Sara Carson Orillia Today Oro-Medonte Mayor Harry Hughes will not seek to become Simcoe County’s next warden. As deputy warden the past four years, Hughes was the leading contender for the top job. “I really thought I was going to do it until I really sat down and said, ‘What are you doing?” Hugh...
Tay Township Mayor Scott Warnock puts name forward for deputy warden Midland Mirror SIMCOE COUNTY – Freshly re-elected as mayor of Penetanguishene, Gerry Marshall wants to expand his political resumé to include the title Simcoe County warden. “My executive-level business background, combined with my ...
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