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Feb 5th, 2021
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Statement on the Highway 400-404 Connecting Link from Bradford Mayor Rob Keffer This is a critical piece of infrastructure, and the need for the Highway 400-404 Connecting Link (also known as the Bradford Bypass) has been definitively proven through extensive public consultation as well as technical ...
Feb 3rd, 2021
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Farmland impacted by proposed route of GTA West Highway. Photo from The Pointer files The two projects at the heart of the argument are the Bradford bypass and the GTA West Corridor By: Isaac Callan Barrie Today After being ignored by Queen’s Park, environmentalists have taken their concerns to Ottaw...
Feb 3rd, 2021
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Approximate Bradford Bypass Route ‘Lake Simcoe is stressed by development impacts, salt from the expanding road network, and excess nutrients already’ News release from Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition Today, Environmental Defence, Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and Simcoe County Greenbelt Coal...
Jan 27th, 2021
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Tereruve Vlahovic and her son Rene on their 80-acre farm in Vaughan, slated to be taken over for the proposed GTA West highway.  -Toronto Star photo Ford government has fast-tracked a new GTA freeway during COVID-19, sparking local opposition By Noor Javed Toronto Star When Rene Vlahovic talks about ...
Jan 25th, 2021
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Bradford Councillor Peter Ferragine News release from the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority At its 70th Annual General Meeting, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) board members and guests heard from LSRCA’s expert staff about the many accomplishments throughout 2020. “I want to...
Jan 22nd, 2021
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News release from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority For the second time in its 61 year history, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) will be led by two women. In today’s Annual General Meeting, Mariane McLeod, Councillor for the Town of Collingwood was elected as Chair, wh...
Jan 11th, 2021
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What’s next after the gutting of Conservation Authorities? From Ontario Nature Protecting Ontario’s Environmental Future Webinar January 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Free On December 8th, the Ontario government passed a new law which seriously weakened Conservation Authorities, allowing the province ...
Dec 14th, 2020
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Crews are shown working on the site of a provincially significant wetland a few years ago in Barrie. David Hawke/OrilliaMatters Outdoors columnist implores readers to learn about and appreciate the environment By David Hawke Orillia Matters I know there are readers of this column who are waiting impa...
Dec 14th, 2020
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Don’t let the bastards grind you down. News release from Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition One of Canada’s, and indeed the world’s, most notable authors, Margaret Atwood, has come out to support a local environmental group – Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition (SCGC). A limited edition print co-d...
Dec 9th, 2020
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Deputy Speaker Rick Nicholls is in the chair yesterday when the recorded vote on Bill 229 is announced, with no withdrawal of Schedule 6, which attracted widespread opposition for undermining the role of Conservation Authorities. Keeping Faith with Ontarians Regarding Recent Environmental Announcemen...