From Midland Today Nov 20,2022. column by David Hawke photo by David Hawke Despite my personal preference of returning this column to one of discussing natural wonders, I am once again propelled to wax politicalabout the proposed Bill 23: The More Houses Built Faster Act. Sorry, but there is a need t...
Protests are planned for Barrie South, Nov 26, Collingwood /Wasaga Beach/Clearview Nov 26 and Holland Landing, Nov 27. for more information on Bill 23 read here, York...
From OrilliaMatters Nov 20 2022 Letter to the Editor by Stan Mathewson, Sustainable Orillia Stan Mathewson, shown with his Tesla, has penned a letter to the province outlining concerns about the proposed Bill 23 Sustainable Orillia is a not-for-profit organization advocating for decisions that move u...
From the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition By Margaret Prophet,Executive Director Our free lunch ‘n learn webinars for municipal candidates are beginning next week. They feature topics that candidates told us were important to them: housing policy, supporting local food systems and protecting ...
Bob Bowles has been studying the tributaries in the Inch Farm area and documenting what he has discovered. Above are two creek chub and one brook stickleback from the south tributary from Aug. 19. | Supplied Photo From OrilliaMatters, September 3, 2022 By Bob Bowles The following is a guest column by...
Ontario’s Countryside (Photo by Sveta Fedarava on Unsplash) This article was originally written for the Greenbelt Foundation and published on their website. Please visit www.greenbelt.ca for more information. August 30th, 2022 By Martin Straathof When I began my master’s in Rural Planning and D...
Stock photo | Anton Atanasov via Pexels From OrilliaMatters, August 14, 2022 A Letter to the Editor The following letter is in response to a letter regarding the preservation of rural communities, published July 27. In his letter, Mr. Ralph Wood of Orillia pays homage to small, rural communities. Som...
Stock photoDonatello Trisolino via Pexels From OrilliaMatters, July 27, 2022 A Letter to the Editor This letter is in response to a letter regarding farmland preservation, published July 26. Mike Douglas, of Ramara, writes a cogent letter regarding preserving farmland in southern Ontario. My MSc is i...
Stock photo From OrilliaMatters, July 26, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Every municipality in Ontario is faced with row-on-row sprawl-style development and surrounding farmland is being destructively gobbled up with little regard for future agricultural needs. Over the past 150 to 200 years Canadian se...
Douglas and Bourgeois Farm is now protected from non-agricultural development. | Image supplied From OrilliaMatters, July 23, 2022 A Letter to the Editor This letter from Mike Douglas highlights the environmental benefits of working with provincial agencies to permanently protect local farms from non...
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