From the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce Two years ago today November 21, the proposed Highland Mega Quarry was defeated and the Food & Water First movement was born. Let’s celebrate by urging the Liberal government to move immediately on protecting Ontario’s rare ...
From Orillia Packet & Times The establishment of a new Research Centre for Sustainable Communities will be celebrated at an official launch Nov.18 at Lakehead University’s Orillia campus. The community is invited to attend the event to learn about the new centre and to meet the members of the Lak...
By Gisele Winton Sarvis Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin The price of Miller’s Dairy milk will rise if the dairy’s owners are unsuccessful in fighting the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). MPAC re-classified the Creemore dairy farm, which bottles its milk in a plant on site, from agric...
From the Ontario Beekeepers Association It is of grave concern to us that PMRA (Pest Management Regulatory Agency) would be considering approving another systemic pesticide before the current review on neonicotinoids is completed. We are also concerned about the limited and poorly communicated plan a...
By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner Small home-grown organizations that have sprung up in response to town councils’ development decisions are organizing their efforts to affect the winds of change in municipal politics. “We’re not against development, we’re just for better planning,”...
From the Friends of Minesing Wetlands Utopia, Ontario, October 31, 2014 – The Friends of Minesing Wetlands present a special evening on the science and stewardship of the internationally significant Minesing Wetlands at the Tiffin Conservation Centre for Conservation in Utopia,November 13, 2014. Loca...
By Leigh Blenkhorn Barrie Advance Overturning the Midhurst Secondary Plan will not be easy, but it is possible, says Springwater Township’s newly elected mayor, Bill French. French won the job with 3,426 votes in Monday’s municipal election. He beat out incumbent Linda Collins, who received 2,468 vo...
News release from Midhurst Landowners Group CNW – The Midhurst Landowners Group welcomes the written decision approving subdivisions and zoning in Midhurst, issued October 29th by the Ontario Municipal Board, (OMB). The written OMB Decision follows and supports the oral approvals it issued on...
from Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association via Change.org petition update Despite the character assassinations, splashy ads from the developers and their friends, the PEOPLE of Springwater and Midhurst spoke loud and clear. We elected a new mayor, and a new deputy mayor. Out of our list of 5 endorse...
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