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May 22nd, 2022
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Rally to save the Oro Moraine on May 24 at 1 pm...
May 22nd, 2022
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From Friends of the Simcoe Forests Recycling items and diverting from landfills is so incredibly important so we just wanted to provide you with a little update on how the collection drive is going. Just to refresh, the Friends of Simcoe Forests/Recycling Rewards collection bin is located at the Apto...
May 22nd, 2022
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 John Menear set up a lawn chair and spent several hours in front of Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop’s Coldwater Road office Friday, protesting her decision to skip several candidates debates this week. | Supplied Photo From MidlandToday, May 21, 2022 By Greg McGrath-Goudie Simcoe North’s only uni...
May 16th, 2022
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Stock Image From MidlandToday, April 30, 2022 By Jessica Owen According to Census numbers released earlier this month, the population of most Simcoe County communities is growing faster than expected. That is likely to create many challenges for municipalities and the impact is already being felt in ...
In Barrie
May 14th, 2022
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This is an area near the Holland River, just below Cooks Bay. The orange stakes indicate an archeological survey. | Supplied Photo From BarrieToday, May 10, 2022 By Jeff Monague In 1812, the Ogemaawag (Oh-geh-maw-whag) Chiefs of the Anishinaabeg (Ah-nish-in-aw-behg) Ojibwe, along with their warriors ...
In Barrie
May 14th, 2022
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From Lake Simcoe Watch, May 12, 2022 By Jack Gibbons, Chair, Lake Simcoe Watch We asked the leaders of Ontario’s provincial parties if they will promptly implement and fund a plan to reduce Lake Simcoe’s phosphorous pollution to 44 tonnes per year by 2030. Andrea Horwath (NDP), Steven Del Duca (Liber...
May 14th, 2022
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Tomatoes at a Barrie-area farm. Ian McInroy for BarrieToday From BarrieToday, May 8, 2022 By Drew Spoelstra For decades, farmers have been losing prime farmland to urban sprawl. I have seen several productive farms turned into housing developments, soccer fields, shopping malls, movie theatres, and h...
May 14th, 2022
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Lynne Gibson shows her concern for the disruption and destruction of the Elmvale Water Kiosk, Friday, May 6.Shawn Gibson/BarrieToday From MidlandToday, May 6, 2022 By Shawn Gibson Ontario Liberal candidates Aaron Cayden Hiltz (Simcoe North) and Jeff Lehman (Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte) met with re...
May 14th, 2022
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Lake Simcoe is shown in this file photo.Nathan Taylor/OrilliaMatters From MidlandToday, May 11, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Many of you are planning on planting a tree this year, maybe with your kids, maybe as part of an environmental activity. And that’s a good thing. Trees store carbon...
In Barrie
May 14th, 2022
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From left are Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte candidates Jeff Lehman (Liberal), Elyse Robinson (Green) and Beverley Patchell (NDP). All three took part on Wednesday night’s accountability assembly at Grace United Church.Shawn Gibson/BarrieToday From BarrieToday, May 12, 2022 By Shawn Gibson Edit...