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Apr 13th, 2015
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By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun The future of a 102-year-old bridge could be in the hands of Clearview Township council. On Monday night, Deputy Mayor Barry Burton is putting forward a motion for the township to negotiate the transfer of the Collingwood Street Bridge in Creemore from county ownership to the ...
Apr 13th, 2015
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 Hikers, cyclists, snowmobilers will all be welcome on 263-hectare property By Jenni Dunning  Midland Mirror NORTH SIMCOE – A 263-hectare forested property bordering Midland, Penetanguishene and Tiny Township will be the new home of multi-use trails as early as this spring. Simcoe County started deve...
Apr 13th, 2015
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By Rick Vanderlinde Innisfil Journal The president of Bremont Homes promises to crackdown on sub-contractors who are working outside of regular hours at an Alcona construction site. Gary Breda made the pledge Friday after learning his company received a tongue-lashing from council Wednesday for allow...
Apr 12th, 2015
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AWARE News Network AWARE Simcoe has been voicing concerns since 2012 about the lack of public consultation during the preparation of the revised Simcoe County Official Plan currently before the Ontario Municipal Board.  Participant input at the OMB hearing was cut off several months ago even though t...
Apr 12th, 2015
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AWARE News Network The following is the text of the AWARE Simcoe presentation to Simcoe County Council at the hearing into whether the stop-work order of the Beeton Woods clear cutting should be lifted. (The hearing is open to the public and all are urged to attend. This is the link to the agenda, wi...
Apr 12th, 2015
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Questions for Simcoe County Official Plan OMB Public Info Sessions, to be held in Midhurst April 20  Submitted by AWARE Simcoe March 31, 2015 Preamble  AWARE Simcoe appreciates County Council holding the Public Information Sessions on April 20, 2015. We are submitting these questions in advance so th...
Apr 9th, 2015
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One of my key points during last Fall’s election campaign was Agriculture. As soon as I was elected I requested to be the Simcoe County representative on the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture and I am also an alternate on the County Agricultural Liaison Committee. Farming is the key economic dr...
Apr 8th, 2015
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News release from Nicole Cox and Brittney Francis Residents of Beeton, Ontario have been intensely campaigning against a County decision allowing for the removal of a mature local forest containing endangered butternut trees. Through the investigations carried out by Beeton residents themselves, susp...
Apr 8th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online New Tecumseth solicitor Jay Feehely will represent the Town next Tuesday morning at a hearing concerning an appeal of Simcoe County’s stop work order that suspended a special permit issued to clear approximately 30 acres of woodlot from the 241 acre agricultural ...
Apr 3rd, 2015
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By Simcoe County Warden Gerry Marshall Barrie Examiner  Spring is here and I look forward to another successful green season of events, festivals, tourism and outdoor activities across our county. As warmer weather arrives, projects heat up at the County of Simcoe. Our planning department is responsi...