Shotyk proposal for world-class research institute hangs in the balanceAWARE Simcoe June 26 2011The disposition of Site 41 will be discussed by County Council on Tuesday. This is a link to the agenda.Under COUNTY OF SIMCOE COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS is an email from Dr. William Shotyk to co...

County looks at dividing up and selling controversial dump lands By Maija Hoggett Simcoe.com Jun 21, 2011 MIDHURST – Simcoe County council could be taking steps to sell off parts of the controversial Site 41 property. June 9, Simcoe County clerk Brenda Clark posted an online notice that could s...

Property once earmarked for landfill could be declared surplus and sold By Maija Hoggett Simcoe.com Jun 17, 2011  SIMCOE COUNTY – Simcoe County council could be taking steps to sell off parts of the controversial Site 41 property. On June 9, clerk Brenda Clark posted an online notice that suggests th...

A great opportunity to combine economic benefit with what's good for allBy Mariane Cancilla AWARESimcoe June 17 2011Bill Shotyk’s vision for developing a “living laboratory” for education around groundwater quality and natural resources in the Elmvale area of Simcoe County has the potential to provid...

But all options 'on the table,' including Shotyk water innovation centrel – HughesBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe June 16 2011Members of Simcoe County’s performance management committee, after meeting behind closed doors today, voted to declare the Site 41 property surplus – as announced in an official ...

Warnock: Against move that closes door on Shotyk’s water research project By DOUGLAS GLYNN Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin June 14 2011 Simcoe County council appears set to declare “surplus” a portion of the former Site 41 property so it can be sold. The county clerk has issued a no...

Will councillors debate this in the open? Or are they slipping back into Guergis-style politics?By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe June 13 2011Hot on the heels of growing enthusiasm for Dr. William Shotyk’s proposal for a water innovation research facility at Site 41 comes news that the County of Simcoe in...

A North American first: Entropex recovers clam shells, bakery trays By PAUL MORDEN, The Observer June 6 2011 Ontario is giving a Sarnia company $4 million to further develop a method of recycling plastic packaging that currently ends up in landfill sites. The money for Entropex, from Ontario’s ...

AWARE Simcoe June 06 2011 Simcoe County’s new mobile education unit is featured in a video interview by Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. ...

Locals have always know their water is clean – but they’re only beginning to understand how clean  AWARE Simcoe June 5 2011 The June issue of Canadian Geographic features an article on the Elmvale Groundwater Observatory (EGO) and Dr. William Shotyk’s research into the purest water ...