By Bill French Springwater News January 21 2011I attended the first Springwater Council Meeting of 2011 on Monday January 10. This is a different council and my impression from the meeting is that they are not a bunch of puppets as we witnessed in the previous council. ...

News release from Rogers TV - December 22, 2010Bill French is joining Rogers TV Collingwood as host of Politically Speaking Collingwood.  As a recent  Mayoral candidate for the Township of Springwater, Bill’s commitment and passion for local politics positions him well as host of Politically Speaking...

Release from Springwater Township in Springwater News Decem,ber 22 2010On behalf of the Township of Springwater Council, Staff and residents, Mayor Linda Collins would like to thank all who came out and joined us on the night of our Inaugural for the 2010 – 2014 Council.The event had a great turnout,...

By IAN MCINROY, BARRIE EXAMINER November 25 2010From the political limelight to the television spotlights of a studio.Springwater Township Mayor Tony Guergis will soon be on the other side of the camera and microphone when his weekly live call-in show airs on Rogers TV beginning Jan. 4, 2011.Guergis ...

TONY GUERGIS LIVE: Weekly LIVE Call-In Show to Air on Rogers TVNews release from Rogers TV - November 23, 2010Well known local politician, Tony Guergis brings his political and community experience to Rogers TV as host of his LIVE call-in show, Tony Guergis LIVE.  ...

By RAYMOND BOWE Midland Free Press Nove,ber 17 2010SPRINGWATER TWP. –An Elmvalearea man says he now lives in fear of police more than a year after an officer gunned down his mentally challenged brother.“My blood pressure rises anytime I see a police car now,” said John Minty, a high...

By Michele Henry Toronto Star November 9 2010 The Ontario Provincial Police Association and former OPP commissioner Julian Fantino are seeking $92,000 in court costs from the families of two men police shot and killed.Levi Schaeffer and Douglas Minty, one with psychiatric issues the other with intell...

By David Bruser and Michele Henry Toronto Star November 4 2010 OPP Constable Jeff Seguin shot Douglas Minty, an intellectually challenged 59-year-old, five times. Once in the right leg, once in the left shoulder and three times in the torso.He pulled the trigger until Minty went down, his bottle-thic...

BARRIE EXAMINER November 2 2010SPRINGWATER TWP.  — What Springwater Township residents have known for years is now an official part of the municipality’s branding.The township officially unveiled its new logo and motto — The Heart of Simcoe County — during a ceremony on Monday...

By MARG. BRUINEMAN, BARRIE EXAMINER November 1 2010Linda Collins said she took the high road to win the municipal election and that’s where she intends to work from as mayor of Springwater Township.Last week’s municipal election victory was decisive. The two-time township councillor took ...