By RAYMOND BOWE Barrie ExaminerUnderground cancer-causing agents emanating from an old private dump continue to inch towards Georgian Bay, leading to speculation about possible beach closures. But environment officials say chemical concentration levels are declining. The Perkinsfield, Ont., dump, loc...

Greenbelt views aired at meeting By Adam Martin-Robbins Orangeville Banner November 30 2009“Be careful what you ask for — once you’re put in, you’re never going to be able to get out.”That was the message Mulmur planner Ron Mills delivered to about 50 people gathered at the Mono Community Centre rece...

By Nicole Million Barrie AdvanceMIDLAND – Mischief charges against two Tiny Township seniors involved in a summer protest at Site 41 were dropped Dec. 3 in Midland court.In addition, charges of mischief – and, in three cases, intimidation – against 16 other protesters were stayed, which means they wi...

By Kate Harries WaterWatchShould Simcoe County Warden Tony Guergis have accompanied Deputy Clerk Brenda Clark for the counting of the secret ballots in the election of the chair of the new waste management strategy steering committee?No, says Ann Truyens, one of several SDS41 group members in the pub...

New Tecumseth Free Press OnlineAt a special committee of the whole County council meeting this morning in Midhurst, the mayors of Barrie and Orillia made rare appearances as guests seated on the chamber floor, listening as their upper tier colleagues peppered an Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs ...

By Douglas Glynns Barrie ExaminerMIDLAND — The Crown has stayed the charges against 16 of the 18 people arrested in connection with the protest against dump Site 41 last summer. Michael Cantlon, acting crown attorney for Simcoe County, told Justice Robert Main yesterday that the charges against the o...

The following news release was issued by the SDS41 groupMIDLAND — Charges of mischief against two elderly activists who were part of a peaceful protest against a dump site near Elmvale, close to the shores of Georgian Bay, were dropped in Superior court here this morning.Charges of mischief – a...

All is fair in love and politicsLetter to the Editor Collingwood ConnectionAll is fair in love and politics… well brotherly love anyway, as Essa Mayor David Guergis got caught campaigning “American style-take-no-prisoners” in a round of telephone calls last week.Supporting his broth...

BY Bruce Hain Alliston Herald  Innisfil’s deputy mayor has been elected by his peers at county council to chair an important committee.Gord Wauchope will lead the County of Simcoe’s new Solid Waste Management Strategy Steering Committee in the aftermath of the Site 41 debacle earlier this year.Local,...

By Laurie Watt Collingwood ConnectionEssa Mayor David Guergis got caught in a round of the classic children’s game of telephone last week.In an effort to support his brother’s re-election for a fourth year as Simcoe County warden, Guergis admitted he didn’t check his facts and spread misinformation a...