Local institute names ‘worst’ politicians of ‘09Wasaga SunWhat do Prime Minister Steven Harper, Springwater mayor Tony Guergis and Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai have in common?They all made the Creemore-based Mad River Institute for Political Studies’ list of Worst Politicians of 2009. “Each yea...

By Kate Harries WaterWatchIn a letter to Simcoe County last November, Barrie MPP Aileen Carroll advised council to file a request with the Ministry of the Environment to revoke the Certificate of Approval for Dump Site 41.Today, at the urging of Oro-Medonte Mayor Harry Hughes, councillors voted to se...

The subject of allowing testing by the County of Simcoe on on Wilson Road is on tonight’s Midland Council meeting agenda (Monday, January 25). The County has to test to determine the extent of a leachate plume extending from a closed landfill site and ensure there is a proper attenuation zone t...

UPDATE: Warden agrees to place Ogden letter on agenda of Jan. 28 special meeting of councilELMVALE ON, January 25 – Simcoe County’s proposed consultation process for the waste management strategy it is going to adopt for the next 20 years is not good enough. So say more than 180 citizens who have sig...

by Phil Birchard 97.1 The Beach January 23, 2010 Simcoe County’s new warden is settling into his role nicely.Warden Cal Patterson was acclaimed just over a month ago, and he says it’s been an interesting experience so far.He says the job has a tremendous work load, but it’s certainl...

By WES KELLER Orangeville CitizenResponses from Dufferin’s local municipalities on the possibility f the county assuming waste management responsibilities has been “disappointing but predictable” says Shelburne Mayor Ed Crewson, chairman of the county committee responsible for development of DEEP, th...

By Nicole Million Midland MirrorMIDLAND – An outspoken advocate for safe drinking water is concerned about a possible “plume of leachate” at the former Midland/Penetanguishene/Tiny landfill site on Golf Link Road.Steve Ogden – who has been front and centre for more than 20 years attempting to stop co...

By Laurie Watt Midland MirrorBARRIE – A “key messages” guide that touts Site 41 as “superior to all other sites considered” shows Simcoe County still believes the site would make a good landfill, says a longtime anti-dump activist.Stephen Ogden – who has served as a member and an alternate member of ...

By Kate Harries WaterWatchThe wording of the resolution – proposed by Nickolas Rowe and seconded by Mary Munnoch – to the waste strategy steering committee seemed perfectly clear.“That this committee wishes county council to have no more landfill sites and stop putting any waste into dump sites here ...

By Morgan Ian Adams Collingwood Enterprise BulletinCOLLINGWOOD – Site 42 is no longer a dot on Simcoe County’s waste management map. On Monday, while taking part in the ‘grand reopening’ of the regional airport’s runway, Simcoe County warden Cal Patterson announced after meeti...