He will re-introduce killed billMidland Free Press Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop has lost his battle to have the landfill Site 41 certificate of approval revoked. Dunlop’s private member’s bill to revoke the certificate died last Thursday on the Order Paper after Premier Dalton McGuint...

By Kate Harries WaterWatchStantec has little faith in the ability of Simcoe County residents to effect change.The County’s consultant predicts that, with a “significant” change in behaviour, the most Simcoe County residents can hope to divert is 70 per cent of their waste within 10 years (the present...

The following release has been issued by the Council of CanadiansLiberals to allow prorogation to kill Bill 32The McGuinty government’s prorogation of the legislature will kill the private member’s bill that would prevent Site 41 in Simcoe County from becoming a landfill. Further eroding the governme...

From the Floor – A report from Gord McKay, chair of Zero Waste Simcoe Our fourth Steering Committee meeting focused on two topics:A report by Stantec on the results of the recent public consultation A summarization by Stantec of what options they are earmarking to include in our waste strategy ...

By Nicole Million Midland MirrorMIDLAND – Up to 400 new jobs could be created if Simcoe County municipalities move toward zero-waste practices, according to a consultant’s report released last week.Nearly two dozen people rose bright and early Feb. 24 to learn about the issue at a meeting hosted by t...

A report prepared by Lura Consulting for Zero Waste Simcoe lays out a road map to job creation by identifying and qualifying economic opportunities based on successful practices that have been demonstrated in other jurisdictions, and that show potential for Simcoe County. Eleven jurisdictions that ha...

By Nicole Million Midland MirrorTINY TOWNSHIP – A Tiny Township man hoping to enter the political arena this fall is asking mayors and deputy mayors who still support Site 41 to stand up and be counted.Peter Davenport has started Politicians United Defending Dump’s Legal Existence (PUDDLE) in hopes o...

Barrie Examiner editorialPublic trust is an integral ingredient to good government, but once lost is tough to regain. The County of Simcoe is discovering this as it attempts to develop a new waste management strategy. Three public open houses last week had a familiar theme. That would be Site 41, the...

By Joanne Saunders Wasaga SunRepresentatives of Simcoe County’s Environmental Services and its waste management consultants kept their cool in the face of barbs thrown from area residents at a Feb. 9 public consultation on the county’s solid waste management strategy.While the county rece...

By R. turgano thegreenpagesChatting with Gord McKay from Zero Waste Simcoe.Q. What is Zero Waste Simcoe and how did it come about? A. Zero Waste Simcoe is a grassroots organization dedicated to helping Simcoe County become a Zero Waste community. Its 200 plus members, from across the County, are read...