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Apr 12th, 2014
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The AWARE Simcoe Annual General Meeting is coming up! It will be held on Saturday May 3, 2014 at the Midhurst Community Centre, 74 Doran Road in Midhurst, starting at 10:00 a.m. Business will include:  1. Update on the Simcoe County Official Plan (SCOP) OMB hearing. 2. Election of officers. If any AW...
Apr 10th, 2014
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance A year of uncertainty about Springwater Park’s future has sown the seeds — and cash — for meaningful talks on a partnership to reopen the facility. The Springwater Park Foundation has so far raised $103,000 and it’s putting its cash where its mouth is as it plans talks w...
Apr 10th, 2014
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OMB told Barrie wants traffic study, water budget; NVCA considers summer hearing ‘premature’ By Kate Harries The importance of the “Special Rule” that then Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli brought in to make the Midhurst Secondary Plan legal was spelled out by a lawyer at an Ontario Municipal Bo...
Apr 10th, 2014
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Webster finds province’s approval ‘inconceivable’ Letter to the Springwater News As time advances and my municipal term comes to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to offer my position, as Springwater’s Ward 3 Councillor, on the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP). This Counci...
Apr 10th, 2014
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Letter to the Springwater News The Midhurst Landowners Group hosted a second community information meeting at the County museum on March 25th.  The presenters seemed sincere, professional and well-intentioned.  I overheard one of them say, “We are excited about being a part of your community.”  With ...
Apr 7th, 2014
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From Ward 5 Councillor Jack Hanna newsletter An Ontario Municipal Board Prehearing related to the Mega Development in Midhurst is scheduled for 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 9 at the Springwater Township administration centre, 2231 Nursery Road, Minesing.  The Prehearing is open to the public and you can...
Mar 30th, 2014
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At the March 28th Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority board meeting, the board voted (the vote was fast but I think it was unanimous) to accept the staff recommendation to seek full party status at an April 9th Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing conference for a hearing initiated by several de...
Mar 28th, 2014
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UPDATE: Podcast of this discussion available HERE From Gary Cerantola Gary Cerantola, host of It’s Your Town Beach Talk on Beach Boooster Radio, will discuss how an urban development planned for Springwater Township the projected size of the City of Orillia may threaten the Nottawasaga River watershe...
Mar 26th, 2014
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Final push joined by Atwood in Twitter feed Today, the 5,000th  person signed the petition to save the village of Midhurst (population 3,500), preserve the 756 hectares of surrounding farmland and stop the proposed effluent discharge into the Willow Creek and the internationally treasured Minesing We...
Mar 24th, 2014
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by Sandy Buxton That hoary cliche “and the plot thickens” is taking on new life in dear old Springwater.  Yes, we have a real mystery on our hands.  Not a murder mystery, mind you, but a good old head-scratcher nonetheless. Here’s the plot so far. In February, when budget deliberations were underway,...