• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

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Mar 8th, 2022
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Mar 8th, 2022
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From left are Bradford West Gwillimbury Coun. Jonathan Scott, Georgina Coun. Dave Neeson, Georgina Mayor Margaret Quirk, East Gwillimbury Coun. Scott Crone, Oro-Medonte Coun. Shawn Scott in Jackson’s Point. From BarrieToday, March 7, 2022 By BarrieToday Staff Municipal councillors from across t...
Mar 8th, 2022
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Help us save Grace and her other shelled friends in Haliburton county. All turtles in Haliburton county are at risk due to insufficient wetland protection. Help us ensure this township employs controls to protect our heritage from now and to forever! TO DONATE TO US please do so directly through our ...
Mar 4th, 2022
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Water seeps up and trickles down under the forest canopy of the Simcoe Uplands in fall. | AWARE Simcoe photo The Government of Canada is being asked to take action to protect the purest water known to science. A petition published on the House of Commons website urges that the federal government use ...
Mar 4th, 2022
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Ina and Keith Wood greet supporters after surrendering to police at the Southern Georgian Bay OPP detachment on Aug. 6. Police charged the couple with mischief in connection with the blockade at the County of Simcoe’s Site 41 landfill in Tiny Township. Charges laid against Site 41 protesters – ...
Mar 1st, 2022
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Impacts on residents, drinking water, climate targets, and farmland need to be considered as part of highway reviews Simcoe County, Ont. – New research maps released by Gravel Watch Ontario, Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition and Environmental Defence suggest that the massive amounts of aggregates nee...
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Mar 1st, 2022
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Wetlands, such as this one in the Copeland Forest, are a vital part of the ecosystem in Southern Ontario, says letter writer. | Doug Varty Photo From OrilliaMatters, February 28, 2022 A Letter to the Editor I have been following the number of articles and letters that have appeared in OrilliaMatters ...
Mar 1st, 2022
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Sue Godfrey outside the Nelson Aggregate quarry at Mount Nemo. “It’s not just about the quarry,” said Godfrey. “It’s about protecting this biosphere for generations to come.”  JOHN RENNISON / THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR From the Toronto Star, February 25, 2022 By Noor Javed Every day for the past 35 years...
Feb 27th, 2022
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Nick Wood, a land use planner with Corbett Land Strategies, is shown Tuesday during a public open house regarding the Inch Farm development. | Screenshot From OrilliaMatters, February 23, 2022 By Nathan Taylor A number of questions and concerns about a proposed development in the city were raised dur...
Feb 22nd, 2022
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Premier Doug Ford announces plans for the Bradford Bypass to connect Highways 400 and 404. File photo From MidlandToday, February 18, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, York-Simcoe MP Scot Davidson’s recent comments on the proposed Bradford Bypass are naïve and misleading. The planned Highway 4...