By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner January 13 2013SPRINGWATER TWP. — Joan Hamilton will always cherish the memory of walking her dog 'Bear' at Springwater Provincial Park, just north of Barrie....

Email from Springwater Park Citizens Coalition January 14 2013Dr. John Bacher, the noted environmental author and historian is speaking on the need for another ON billion trees When: 7-9pm on January 17th, 2013Where: Room 144 (east end of the building on the ground floor), University College, 15 King...

Headed for higher taxes, urban sprawl, destruction of our lifestyle?By Bill French Springwater News January 3 2013We have now completed two years of the four year term for Springwater Council. Has the change in most of the council members meant any real change? Unfortunately for the most part we are ...

Township of Springwater posting January 3 2013 Council approved of a Ward Boundary Review (WBR). Reviews are undertaken for several reasons, such as but not limited to representation by population. Although Ward 1 and 2 have the greatest variance by population, this review is intended to solicit feed...

Letter to the Barrie Examiner December 27, 2012How can we save our best farmland?Is this not a question we should be asking of our elected representatives at all levels? Let us consider the following.According to the Ontario Farmland Trust, we have already lost 18% of our prime farmland to urbanizati...

By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Dec 04, 2012 SPRINGWATER - Springwater Township is turning to Simcoe County to help keep Springwater Provincial Park an active public space.A Wednesday meeting between Springwater Mayor Linda Collins, a senior Ministry of Natural Resources advisor and two citizens groups...

By David Hawke Orillia Packet & Times October 12, 2012 What does one do with a one-eyed fox, a clawless bobcat, an aging black bear and a lonely wolf? For the staff at Springwater Provincial Park, this question is both real and a heartbreaker, as Ontario’s provincial government has just announced thi...

Midhurst plan opens Springwater logjam: CAOBy Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Dec 04, 2012 SPRINGWATER - Ontario withdrew part of its appeal of the Midhurst Secondary Plan, which opens the door for more jobs and services and unlocks an economic and planning logjam, says Springwater Township CAO Robert Bri...

By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner November 29, 2012 SPRINGWATER TWP.  - Tossing away 90 years of sanctuary for wild birds and animals has ruffled the feathers of residents and politicians alike....

Midhurst Secondary Plan OMB Appeal Partially Withdrawn Springwater Township announcement November 29 2012On November 28, 2012 the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing withdrew part of its appeal of the Midhurst Secondary Plan (OPA 38). As a result of the Ministry’s partial withdrawal, 30...