Tiny, Midland praised for recording closed meetings Ontario Ombudsman release Strong public interest in local government transparency has exposed troubling gaps and weaknesses in the system for holding municipalities accountable, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin says in his latest report, released toda...
Residents attend meeting, concerned about growth impact on municipal taxes By Mariane McLeod Bayshore Broadcasting Ratepayers groups from across Simcoe County are trying to work together to have a say on residential growth. At a meeting this weekend in Midhurst, people concerned about the Midhurst S...
Photo: MIdhurst Ratepayer Association president David Strachan, Barrie Councillor Alex Nuttal, Aidan Grove-White of Environmental Defence,and the MRA’s Sandy Buxton at meeting on sprawl By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Everyone pays lip service to the mantra that growth must pay for growth, b...
By Peter Criscione Brampton Guardian Brampton Brick says it is working to scoop up a concrete and masonry company that recently went into receivership. The deal could be worth up to $14 million and includes a state-of-the-art facility located in Simcoe County. Over the weekend, Brampton Brick, Canad...
By Sandy Buxton AWARE News Network November 3 2013Our beloved Springwater Council wants so much to be seen as open, transparent and dedicated to engaging its residents. They mention this all the time in their myriad releases to the public and on their website. You just know they really mean it! ...
My View - Part 3- Springwater Township’s Response to Questions regarding the Mega Developments of the Midhurst Secondary PlanBy Bill French Springwater News November 3 2013On May 17th of this year the township held an information meeting and provided documents as an overview for the Midhurst Secondar...
By Bill French Springwater News Community Reporter October 30 2013It was like yesteryear and everyone from the developers of Midhurst was well prepared and our unwitting staff and council were eating out of their hands. Everyone was, as they say in England, “kicking the ball in the same direction”. ...
By Kate Harries AWARE News Network October 28 2013Living Green Barrie has withdrawn letters of support for massive development in Midhurst.“We have no position on this development,” board member Erich Jacoby-Hawkins states in an email sent to AWARE Simcoe last week. ...
Illegal Dumping in Springwater will not be ToleratedSpringwater news release October 25, 2013 Springwater Township recently went to court regarding a non-resident illegally dumping waste on a Township side road. Due to overwhelming evidence the incumbent was successfully charged and fined $1,000.00, ...
My View - Part 2- Springwater Township’s Response to Questions regarding the Mega Developments of the Midhurst Secondary PlanBy Bill French Springwater News October 24 2013On May 17th of this year the township held an information meeting and provided documents as an overview for the Midhurst Secondar...
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