By Sara Carson Barrie Advance This fall, trained volunteers will hit the streets in search of Simcoe County’s most vulnerable homeless residents. The goal is to connect all of them with housing and community support services by July 1, 2018. “There are a lot of folks experiencing homelessness in Sim...
Letter from Barbara Huson, Beeton I have read comments about the issue of the Beeton Forest, that it is “private property” and that the Beeton residents’ fight to save the forest is just “emotional”. In many respects the reaction that this is “private property” is also an emotional response. Most of ...
By Ian McInroy, Barrie Examiner The process to determine where the county’s proposed organics processing and materials management facilities will be located was recently approved by Simcoe County councillors – evaluating a shortlist of 7 sites, considering whether to co-locate an Organics...
Announce public consultation dates and locations News release from Simcoe County During its meeting on August 25, 2015, County Council approved a recommendation to move forward with the siting process for both the Organics Processing Facility (OPF) and Materials Management Facility (MMF), as well as ...
AWARE Simcoe News Release A judge has ruled against an application by AWARE Simcoe for an injunction against any cutting of the Beeton Woods until October, when a date was set for a judicial review of Simcoe County’s decision to lift a stop-work order. Tecumseth Estates has the right to start clear-c...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online Ontario Justice Margaret Eberhard released her decision this afternoon that rejects AWARE Simcoe’s application for a temporary injunction to permit a judicial review of the approvals process that permits Tecumseth Estates to clear 30 acres of woodlot from its 9th...
Springwater News August 13 2015 I will open with, “My life is definitely not dull!” MFIPPA (Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act) As mentioned some time ago, there was a Freedom of Information request to have access to my personal email account that contained any communicati...
New Tecumseh Free Press Online A hearing seeking a temporary injunction to prevent the clearing of 30 acres of woodlot on the Tecumseth Estates’ property on the 9th Line in Beeton ended today without a decision. Instead, the three parties – AWARE Simcoe, the applicant; and the respondant...
AWARE News Network Simcoe County has come up with a short list of seven possible sites for a composting and waste transfer facility. A staff report explaining the list is on the County Council agenda for Tuesday August 11. Presently, the County sends its organics to Hamilton. Five of the short-listed...
Springwater issues water restrictions From the Midhurst Ratepayers Association July 29 2015 On Tuesday, July 28, Springwater Township issued water restrictions for all those connected to municipal water. Residents are being advised to conserve water generally and, specifically, to reduce the watering...
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