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Jul 12th, 2011
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Letter to Barrie Examiner July 12 2011 (Re: ‘Help for the homeless’ in the July 7 edition of the Examiner) Your article highlighted the affordable housing crisis in Barrie and surrounding areas. Habitat for Humanity has been working hard to solve this crisis one family at a time. Contrary...
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Jul 11th, 2011
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Letter to Simcoe.com Jul 07, 2011  SHANTY BAY – I am very disappointed that Simcoe County couldn’t wait to sell the farmland adjacent to Site 41 until Dr. William Shotyk had time to come up with a detailed business plan like he had requested.  Read more...
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Jul 6th, 2011
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Grassroots groups urge province to protect farmland, stay the course on controlled growthNews release from AWARE Simce July 5 2011BARRIE – Representatives of two grassroots organizations stressed the need to preserve farmland in a meeting with Provincial Development Facilitator (PDF) Paula Dill last ...
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Jul 5th, 2011
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Waste Diversion Needs Support from All Political PartiesCanada NewsWire June 30, 2011The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) challenges all Ontario political parties to demonstrate how they will support waste diversion strategies that ensure that industry cleans up after itself, property t...
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Jul 5th, 2011
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Portion of north Simcoe lands retained for consideration of proposal News release from Simcoe County — June 29, 2011 On June 28th, County Council unanimously passed a resolution which recognizes Council’s existing commitment to return the former North Simcoe Landfill lands to agricultural use, ...
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Jul 1st, 2011
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News release from Tiny Township Mayor Ray Millar June 30 2011Perkinsfield ON - On June 28th, Simcoe County Council unanimously passed a resolution that will allow for the development of a water and agricultural research center on the lands formerly designated for development as Landfill Site 41....
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Jul 1st, 2011
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Eco Fee debate misses the PointNew Release from RCO - June 30 2011TORONTO – On waste reduction and producer responsibility, Ontario has dropped from last place to first place until this year. Using policy tools like the Waste Diversion Act, the Ontario government is transitioning the financial respon...
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Jul 1st, 2011
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CBC News Jun 29, 2011 Canada’s environment ministers have agreed to cut down on the consumer product packaging that often ends up in landfills. Meeting in Yellowknife on Tuesday, federal, provincial and territorial environment said they will develop a nationwide approach to reduce the packaging...
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Jun 29th, 2011
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Supporters of water research centre still hopeful that it can become realityBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe June 29 2011Simcoe County Council may have closed the door on hopes that it will facilitate the establishment of a world-class research centre in Tiny Township.But supporters of proponent Dr. Will...
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Jun 29th, 2011
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County resolution leaves door open for Shotyk plan By DOUGLAS GLYNN – Barrie Examiner – June 29 2011 A resolution passed Tuesday by Simcoe County council declaring the former Site 41 property surplus leaves the door open for development of the research centre proposed by a geochemistry professo...