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Dec 2nd, 2014
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Tay Township Mayor Scott Warnock puts name forward for deputy warden Midland Mirror SIMCOE COUNTY – Freshly re-elected as mayor of Penetanguishene, Gerry Marshall wants to expand his political resumé to include the title Simcoe County warden. “My executive-level business background, combined with my ...
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...
Oct 28th, 2014
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By  Sara Carson Midland Mirror TINY TOWNSHIP – Tiny Township must stop spraying waste onto fields before the province forces it to, says mayor-elect George Cornell. Finding a new way to get rid of the township’s septage is a top priority for Cornell, who earned 3,439 votes in Monday’s municipal elect...
Oct 28th, 2014
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Across Simcoe County, voters make clear they want change By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Updated October 29, 2014 Anti-sprawl candidates have swept to office in two battleground municipalities in Simcoe County. Not even a message from Premier Kathleen Wynne could save the pro-development incumbent...
Oct 20th, 2014
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Township election page Mayor Peter E. Davenport 705-549-8657 tinyperfactmayor@yandex.com Questionnaire answers ti-davenport Anthony Lancia 705-526-7599 anthony-lancia@hotmail.com Questionnaire answers: ti-lancia George Lawrence 705-361-2456 gglawrence@sympatico.ca ​George Cornell 705-533-1038 nellcor...
Oct 10th, 2014
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AWARE News Network UPDATED Oct. 16 with open letter from Lawrence et al The word came down first from the powerful Federation of Tiny Township Shoreline Associations. On September 17 an item was posted in the online version of the organization’s publication, the Tiny Cottager. On October 8, an altern...
Jan 14th, 2014
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Let’s put Ontario Ombudsman André Marin in charge of investigating back-room municipal meetings and needless secrecy, not just for some cities, but for all Toronto Star Editorial  Fairness demands that public business be conducted in the open, for all to see, but some municipal councils still indulge...
Jan 14th, 2014
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Municipalities in Ontario are allowed to appoint anybody they’d like to investigate secret meetings, leading to what Ombudsman Andre Marin calls a “patchwork” system where governments can ditch investigators they disagree with By Tim Alamenciak Toronto Star In the City of Brampton, a complaint about ...
Dec 11th, 2013
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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...
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Oct 30th, 2013
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Letter to the Midland Mirror October 30 2013TINY TOWNSHIP – Re: “Township to pay $60,000 for former landfill site,” The Mirror, Oct. 24.Just read your report on the Township of Tiny’s negotiation to purchase the County of Simcoe’s closed landfill Site 66. ...