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May 27th, 2014
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Rebuttal of Mayor Linda Collins’ comments on the Midhurst Secondary Plan By David Strachan – Midhurst resident Thank you, Madame Mayor, for your insight into the Township’s plans for growth in Midhurst. (Springwater News, May 8). I believe that you genuinely “would like to get it right’, ...
May 26th, 2014
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The following letter was sent to the Barrie Examiner. We at AWARE Simcoe feel compelled to defend the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association from the unjust accusations in the letter from Cheryl Shindruk of Geranium Corporation and the Midhurst Landowners Group. First, the idea of characterizing the MRA as...
May 22nd, 2014
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By Meade Helman Last night a proposal was introduced to council to rezone industrial / commercial land, to residential. Given the town’s push for industry, it doesn’t seem to be a smart move. The property is north of the Artesian commercial center and south and abutting Scanlon Creek Conservation Are...
May 22nd, 2014
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My View – It was great to see the two articles from Mayor Collins in the last edition of Springwater News. I have no real problem with Mayor Collin’s comments on the former Suncor (Petrocan) property at the main intersection in Elmvale. I only question why Suncor was given a tax break on what i...
May 21st, 2014
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Community control over planning a long-standing priority for NDP candidate News release from Ontario NDP York-Simcoe Ontario NDP Candidate for York-Simcoe Laura Bowman is committing to working with the community in South Simcoe to implement the ‘Vision for Simcoe County’ that residents of...
May 20th, 2014
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From MegaQuarry News With less than three weeks to go in the Ontario election campaign, we’re happy to report the Food & Water First movement is having an impact! Premier Kathleen Wynne made a campaign stop at a Brantford farm this morning where she announced plans for a Farms Forever progr...
May 14th, 2014
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By David Hughes Northumberland Today  Wednesday, May 14, 2014In 1973, Oregon State passed a law to protect farmland and they drew a circle around every town and city in order to curtail urban sprawl. This was at the height of suburbamania when “new towns” were spreading like spilt milk ac...
May 12th, 2014
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Say “NO!” to GMO!  Join the worldwide demonstration on Saturday 24 May, 2014.  March together, alongside the bee keepers of Ontario, to Queen’s Park on Saturday 24 May 2014. ]Join in the March Against Monsanto Saturday May 24 at Queens Park #Toronto Say NO to #GMO! http://twitter.com/IndigoRave/statu...
May 8th, 2014
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Letter to the Springwater News from Mayor Linda Colllins In a continued effort to maintain the facts and clear the air about the plans for the Midhurst Growth, I offer the following. This Council is trying to get it right! We are not rushing items forward. The Township of Springwater must follow proc...
May 7th, 2014
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Barrie Examiner SPRINGWATER TWP. – Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner stopped on the campaign trail Wednesday to address supporters in a farm field near Midhurst where the local residents association is fighting developers who want to turn farmland into subdivisions.  ...