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Nov 3rd, 2015
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Letter to Springwater News from Mayor Bill French The Compliance Audit Committee reconvened on October 23 to consider two matters according to the legislation. “In accordance with Section 81(14), the Compliance Audit Committee may consider the following: (a) if the report concludes that the candidate...
Oct 15th, 2015
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Springwater News October 8 2015 As always, there are many matters to deal with at the Township of Springwater and County of Simcoe. After some summer solace it is full steam ahead with business as usual at both levels of government. NVCA The board has approved a pilot program to review the operation ...
Oct 8th, 2015
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Letter to the Springwater News from Bill French My Audited Election expenses were reviewed by Grant Thornton LLP, a major firm with experience in Election Expenses. They made note of 5 items that were non-compliant that totalled $925 plus HST as compared to the Audited Financial Statements that were ...
Sep 25th, 2015
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Fun for all ages! Date Saturday Sept 26 2015 11:00 AM — 3:00 PM Location The Community Centre and Lion’s Park (74 Doran Rd. Midhurst) Tickets are required for BBQ, Contests and Games 11:00 am Children’s Fun Run/Walk Children’s fun run is free 11:15 am Adult/Teen 5 km Fun Run/Walk Registra...
Sep 13th, 2015
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AWARE News Network The first of five public informations sessions on Simcoe County’s search for a site for a composting and materials handling facility will be held Tuesday October 6 at the Simcoe County Museum. All the session will run twice on each day, from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm.The format will includ...
Sep 13th, 2015
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Springwater News September 10 2015 Simcoe County Waste Management To avoid the development of more landfill sites, the County has been exploring various ways of keeping materials out of the waste stream and at the same time reduce the cost of waste management. They have undertaken studies and have ha...
Sep 12th, 2015
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How does the development industry work? Does the development industry buy up cheap farmland and then lobby small municipalities to rezone the land to build sprawling urban subdivisions where there is no employment, forcing home purchasers to commute? Does the development industry hire high priced law...
Sep 1st, 2015
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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...
Aug 31st, 2015
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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 ...
Aug 21st, 2015
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Springwater Township Coun. Sandy McConkey wants some straight answers about what transpired in a meeting on the Midhurst Secondary Plan with the municipal affairs minister and her mayor.And she’s not alone. Mayor Bill French and Deputy-mayor Don Allen met with Minister o...