By IAN MCINROY Barrie Examiner December 17 2010MIDHURST -- Simcoe County growth issues, economic development and waste management top county Warden Cal Patterson's to-do list over the next few months....

News release from Simcoe County November 12, 2010 Solid economic prospects and low debt load are among the positive factors that have prompted Standard & Poor’s to reaffirm The County of Simcoe’s rating at ‘AA-’.Standard and Poor’s is a leading provider of financial market intelligence and a for...

By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe December 16 2010Oops.Orillia Mayor Angelo Orsi used the “D” word.“I know that there’s a need for a future dump site or some sort of waste management solution,” Orsi told Simcoe County Council's inaugural meeting this afternoon. “We really want to be part of that, I think ...

Enforcement failures by an environment ministry dedicated to business, with no care for dwindling water supplies By Sharon Yovanoff AWARE Simcoe December 15 2010 The Places To Grow legislation and its proposed Amendments are in my opinion not a bad piece of work. Keeping growth to areas capable of ab...

Letter to Simcoe.com December 9 2010NORTH SIMCOE – Regarding the proposed amendment for the Simcoe sub-area to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006, under the authority of the Places to Grow Act, 2005, I have a concern.The Ministry of Infrastructure has incorrectly based our future ...

Patterson promises Ogden FOI matter to come before councilBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe December 7 2010Members of the newly elected county council heard from the two men who are seeking the position of deputy warden this morning.They were given 10 minutes. Tay Mayor Scott Warnock took two and a half m...

AWARE Simcoe - December 6 2010Tay Mayor Scott Warnock and Oro-Medonte Mayor Harry Hughes are running against each other for the position of deputy warden of Simcoe County.At present, it looks as if Wasaga Beach Mayor Cal Patterson will be unopposed in his bid for a second term as warden. ...

Update from Jim Wilson, MPP Simcoe-Grey December 1 2010We're making progress.  Let me update you on where we are at this week on the medical laboratory issue.Let's look at Stayner and Wasaga Beach first.  ...

but outgoing Springwater mayor not so positiveBy Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Dec 01, 2010 SIMCOE COUNTY – Ontario believes in its vision for a vibrant Barrie supported by a network of smaller urban centres and three highway employment nodes, says Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Bob Chiarelli.In an ...

By Phinjo Gombu Toronto Star November 28 2010Regional councillor-elect Deb Schulte belongs to a group called Sustainable Vaughan and loves to garden. But please don’t call her an environmentalist.Schulte, who fought to preserve the valuable agricultural and natural heritage lands, does not want const...