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Dec 17th, 2014
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Barrie Advance At its meeting on Dec.15, Springwater council made appointments to various committees and boards for the 2014-2018 term. The township committees and boards meet at scheduled times throughout the year and provide guidance and resources to council on a variety of topics. The public is we...
Dec 9th, 2014
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Public will be able to flle complaints about municipalities, universities, school boards (but not Conservation Authorities!) Ontario Ombudsman news release Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today welcomed the historic passage of a new law that will allow his office to investigate complaints about municip...
Dec 9th, 2014
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County of Simcoe news release County Council today elected Gerry Marshall, Mayor of the Town of Penetanguishene, to serve as Simcoe County Warden for 2015 and 2016. “I am honoured to be elected as Simcoe County Warden for 2015 and 2016,” said Warden Marshall. “I look forward to work...
Dec 1st, 2014
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AWARE News Networ  About 150 Springwater residents packed into the council chambers Monday night to see their new council sworn in. In his inaugural address, Mayor Bill French picked up on themes from the election campaign to outline a program for the next four years – preservation of the township’s ...
Dec 1st, 2014
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By Sandy Agnew AWARE News Network Following a deputation by Paul Bonwick (president and CEO of Compenso Communications, representing the Collingwood Airport Industrial Development) complaining about their high plan review fees, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) board has thrown out...
Nov 17th, 2014
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I attended more than my fair share of all-candidates’ meetings during the recent municipal election. Here are a few good ideas gleaned from the campaign trail around the county. -Recorded votes: Make every council vote a recorded vote. This is an example of how electronic voting can serve democ...
Nov 12th, 2014
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Notes from final meeting of current term By Noelle Rancourt AWARE News Network Collins/Hough Item 15.  CCW 14-397 Annual Report Summaries for Various Closed landfill Sites  Midland Deputy Mayor Stephan Kramp raised concerns at the November 10 meeting of Simcoe County Council about a closed landfill s...
Nov 9th, 2014
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from Springwater Park Citizens Coalition Join us this Remembrance Day – Tuesday November 11, 2014 – assembling at 10 am at Springwater Provincial Park’s Cenotaph In Honour of the Vespra Boys And all who fought so we may be free Lest We Forget Stay and enjoy our outdoor theatre with a repl...
Nov 6th, 2014
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By  Laurie Watt Barrie Advance The Ontario Municipal Board has given the green light to a series of Midhurst subdivisions, which could mean road upgrades for major arteries linking to Barrie. In a Oct. 29 decision, hearing chairperson M.C. Denhez approved plans for 4,861 combined units, which would b...
Nov 5th, 2014
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By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner Small home-grown organizations that have sprung up in response to town councils’ development decisions are organizing their efforts to affect the winds of change in municipal politics. “We’re not against development, we’re just for better planning,”...