From Simcoe County Public consultation on options for garbage collection services, curbside and facilities diversion programs, and reduction and reuse, will take place at the Simcoe County Museum or via webinar on Tuesday, May 3 & 17 at 2 – 4 and 6 – 8 p.m. The County’s Solid Waste Ma...
Time is Running Out to Save Our Village From the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association Thank you for signing our petition urging Premier Wynne to stop the proposed mega-sprawl development in Midhurst which would replace the historic rural charm of our village of 3,500 with a “Legocity” the size of O...
By Mehreen Shahid, Orillia Packet & Times A Port Severn gas station could soon become an electric-car charging point. Jagdish Kang, owner and operator of Jag’s Petro-Canada Fuel and Convenience, applied for a grant through Ontario’s Green Investment Fund and has been approved for $130...
By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times The lawyer representing groups opposed to Burl’s Creek gaining a temporary-use bylaw permitting special events this summer wants the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) to issue a prohibition order until it has rendered a final decision. During a full-day ...
Beeton Woods, in undated photo UPDATED with correction By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Simcoe County Council voted overwhelmingly today to recover $5,000 in court costs from AWARE Simcoe. The case involved an application by the citizens’ group for a judicial revi...
News release from Simcoe County The County of Simcoe continues to be among the very best in the province when it comes to diverting waste from landfills. The County received fifth place out of 237 municipalities in the just released annual Waste Diversion Ontario Datacall (Ontario’s standardize...
Experts Unanimous in Opposition to Burl’s Creek Event Grounds News release from SaveOro Expert witness statements filed yesterday by the Township of Oro-Medonte, the West Oro Ratepayers’ Association (“WORA”) and SaveOro all conclude the OMB application for temporary use of the Burl’s Creek Event Grou...
County forests changing through heavy-impact uses By Bob Bowles Ganaraska Hiking Trail Association Newsletter The Ganaraska Trail makes its way across Simcoe County as it runs from Port Hope on Lake Ontario to Glen Huron where it meets the Bruce Trail with side trails to Midland and Wasaga Beach. The...
Simcoe County’s proposal to put a waste transfer station and an organics processing facility at 2976 Horseshoe Valley Rd. W. has the Friends of Simcoe Forests roaring By Laurie Watt Barrie Today Simcoe County’s proposal to put a waste transfer station and an organics processing facility at 2976 Horse...
New Tecumseth Free Press Innisfil’s search for help to finance more than $100 million to service its Hwy 400 corridor expansion, has found an angel investor in Simcoe County’s Economic Development Committee (EDC). At least the idea of it. As reported here last week, Innisfil CAO, Jason Re...
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