Letter to the Bradford Topic January 27 2011Re: Politicians need to get with program, Jan. 20The Topic was right in pointing out local municipal politicians will try to lure developers to their area, despite all rational arguments against this approach. ...

Editorial Simcoe.com Jan 20, 2011 The northern GTA isn’t the place it used to be.And a generation from now, it will be something entirely different again. ...

Budget approved with 1.5 per cent levy increase, Penetang mayor loses bid to deferBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe January 26 2011An attempt to get Midland Mayor Gord McKay appointed to Simcoe County’s waste management subcommittee went down to defeat yesterday.McKay has played a leadership role in local...

By Morgan Ian Adams Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin January 24 2011COLLINGWOOD — A candidate for the Simcoe-Grey Conservative nomination says an endorsement letter that went out 'penned' by Simcoe County's warden was a result of a "big miscommunication." ...

Letters to the Toronto Star January 22 2011Re: A region’s rise and sprawl, Jan. 16 Rather than building sprawling residential “communities” that may somehow evolve into more dense areas sometime in the future, as a Durham planner suggests, it is better to build higher density mixed use communities ri...

By CAL PATTERSON Orillia Packet and Times January 19, 2011 A new-look council including 14 first-time members and one returning one has taken the reins at Simcoe County, and with enthusiastic new leadership comes many new ideas and priorities. ...

By San Grewal Toronto Star January 20 2011A Brampton councillor held up a Toronto Star article at a planning meeting this week and demanded that staff explain why the city had been singled out for its failure to get in tune with the province’s anti-sprawl agenda. ...

Toronto Star editorial January 19 2011Evidence that certain bulldozer-friendly municipalities are far less dedicated to limiting urban sprawl than others in the GTA should prompt the province to take a serious look at how well its long-term goals are being addressed. While some cities, like Markham, ...

But calls for county-wide rejection of amendment are seen as unpractical By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope January 19 2011An Orillia-area MPP is calling on Simcoe County municipalities to outright reject the provincial Liberal government's growth plans for the region.But such an approach is unlikely, sin...

AWARE Simcoe January 19 2011A recent Simcoe County posting for a newly created $140,000-$168,000 manager’s position specifies as one of the duties: "Ensures confidentiality is maintained in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or other related and applica...