By Andrew Philip Barrie Examiner Simcoe County residents will soon get a chance to learn more about the lengthy process surrounding the adoption of the county’s Official Plan. After a lengthy discussion during their bi-monthly meeting this week, Simcoe County councillors voted to host a public inform...
Orangeville Citizen Orangeville Council has voted to follow municipalities like Mono in banning the use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides (Neonics) in the Town of Orangeville, and send a request to the provincial and federal governments, to phase out the use of all neonics in both agricultural and ornament...
By Rejean Pommainville, Board Member, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Canadians are going to the polls this fall for a federal election. When there’s an election in Ontario the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) spends a lot of time in front of policy makers to ensure they understand the signi...
By ANDREW PHILIPS, Barrie Examiner The final tallies are in and last year’s international plowing match in Simcoe County seems to have created the desired economic impact. Cal Madill, chairman of the 2014 International Plowing Match held last September in Ivy, recently told county councillors the eve...
The Mayor’s view We have completed two months as the new council for the 2014-2018 term. Everyone on council is working hard to meet the needs of our residents and at the same time provide guidance and leadership as we move Springwater Township into the future. The 2015 budget has been a focus....
Click on this link January 13, 2015 MMAH re Growth to read the letter from Springwater Mayor Bill to Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Ted McMeekin and Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure Minister Brad Duguid....
Building stronger communities through infrastructure investments By Louis Roesch, Board Member, Ontario Federation of Agriculture The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is advocating for affordable, accessible natural gas across rural Ontario. For more than a year, our focus has been to address ...
News release from the Ontario Federation of Agricultre The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) welcomes the release of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change’s discussion paper on climate change yesterday. Weather impacts every aspect of the business of farming and the OFA wants to ensure...
Pulling a fast one on pesticides… News release from Sierra Club Canada Foundation Government members of the Federal Standing Committee on Health are using their majority to force a very quick review of the Pest Control Products Act (the law that governs the licensing of pesticides in Canada). The ...
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