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Apr 23rd, 2015
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Human Beings are the Voice for all Life Forms Letter to the Alliston Herald from Danny Beaton, Tiny Township BEETON – A little forest on a hill is threatened by a developer who owns lots of property in Simcoe County. I was there to witness many intelligent people present their case to stop the ...
Apr 23rd, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online Simcoe County is now accepting Requests for Expressions of Interest from any land owner interested in selling their land to the upper tier for a proposed organics processing facility. The deadline to apply for consideration is May 22nd. Any site(s) shortlisted will be ...
Apr 23rd, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been reached between Simcoe County and the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury that will split the $37 million local share of the estimated $54 million cost to build a new interchange at Highway 400 at the 5th Line. The provincial ...
Apr 22nd, 2015
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Is Simcoe County a place to PRESERVE or a place to PAVE? From the Midhurst Ratepayers Association YOU can be part of the answer. With the province reviewing its land use planning including the Growth Plan and the Greenbelt Act, now is the time to learn more about how these plans will work to protect ...
In Blog
Apr 20th, 2015
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Correspondence with the Pan Am Games March 31, 2015 Toronto 2015 Pam Am Games Corus Quay, 25 Dockside Drive, 7th Drive, Toronto, ON M5A 0B5 Attention:  Ms. Kendra Graham, Associate External Partnerships (Games Information Sessions) Dear Kendra, Re:  Raise the bar – Aim for Zero Waste at Pan Am ...
Apr 17th, 2015
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“For many of us, water simply flows from a faucet, and we think little about it beyond this point of contact. We have lost a sense of respect for the wild river, for the complex workings of a wetland, for the intricate web of life that water supports.” – Sandra Postel, Last Oasis: Facing ...
Apr 17th, 2015
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By Ian McInroy, Barrie Examiner Simcoe County wants residents to know more about its Official Plan (OP) and how it will affect them. To that end, the county is hosting two public information sessions on the status and approval process of its OP on Monday, April 20 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and again from...
In Barrie
Apr 16th, 2015
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By Katherine Ward CTV Barrie Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced an increase to GO train trips on Friday morning, including all-day two-way service between Barrie and Toronto. Wynne made the announcement for $13.5 billion regional express rail plan for the GTA at the Barrie South GO station with...
Apr 14th, 2015
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Simcoe County council defers Beeton forest decision By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald April 14 2015 BEETON – Simcoe County council has deferred a decision to determine if tree-cutting activity at the Tecumseth Estates property in Beeton will be allowed to continue.Council made its decision foll...
Apr 14th, 2015
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  Beeton residents Scott Orr, Carolyn Milne, Stephanie MacLellan and Nicole Cox were among the objectors at a hearing today into  a stop work order issued last month to halt the clear cutting of the woodland north of Beeton. After hearing from a dozen objectors as well as lawyers representing pr...