News release from Save Oro Mere days before the beginning of the WayHome concerts, Oro-Medonte resident Wendy McKay will be in court Tuesday July 19 to pursue her private prosecution of concert promoters Republic Live in connection with alleged bylaw violations at last year’s Burl’s Creek concerts. T...
From Environmental Defence Ontario’s award-winning Greenbelt protects farmland, forests, wetlands and abundant clean water supplies. It also supports a thriving rural economy including the $11 billion agriculture and food sector that provides 110,000 Ontario jobs. A bigger and strengthened Greenbelt ...
By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times The County of Simcoe’s decision to use one of its forests to create an organics processing facility could lead to another Site 41 fiasco. That’s a warning from an opponent to the plan passed by county council earlier this year to build a compost and materi...
By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Oro-Medonte council has opted for the status quo when it comes to this summer’s music festivals at Burl’s Creek. During a boisterous meeting Wednesday, the township’s council voted unanimously to approve a special-events permit for 92 of ...
From the Friends of Simcoe County Forest website The Friends of Simcoe County Forest invite you to a BBQ FUNDRAISER, on Wednesday 22 June. They need your help to stop the a new dual organics and waste facility the County has planned on 200 acres of forested land on Horseshoe Valley Road, north of Bar...
New Tecumseth Free Press Essa mayor Terry Dowdall, was reelected to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) board of directors, one of 16 members from Ontario, yesterday, during the last day of the organization’s Annual General Meeting held in Winnipeg. Mr. Dowdall’s FCM connectio...
Province Brings in Legislation to Increase Recycling, Create Jobs, Fight Climate Change Ontario government news release Today, Ontario passed legislation that will divert more waste from landfills, create jobs and help fight climate change. Currently, Ontario is producing too much waste, and not recy...
Sixth day of OMB Burl’s Creek hearing comes to a close By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times June 1 2016 Opponents of expansion at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds argued Wednesday not only is money not a good enough reason to justify granting a temporary-use bylaw, but there’s...
By Patrick Bales Orillia Packet & Times Peter Thoma of UrbanMetrics would tell you that when it comes to Burl’s Creek there’s no place, like this place, anywhere near this place – so, this must be the place. Save Oro and the West Oro Ratepayers’ Association (WORA) would tend to ...
News release from Springwater Township The Township of Springwater is pleased with the outcome of the hearings held by Simcoe County Council on May 24, 2016 regarding the requests for population allocation under the County’s 20,000 Population Allocation Program. The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden...
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