from Environmental Defence In North America too often we tend to think about farmland as development land in waiting. That’s not surprising given that traditionally, our land use planning legislation generally prioritized urban development over agriculture or nature. But the times they are a-changing...
from Beeton residents . Receive the latest updates regarding a grassroots effort by residents to “Save the Beeton woods” . Bring the family! There’s a treasure basket for the kids to choose a toy, T-shirts for sale, Prizes for the first 10 donations received. A family fun and inform...
By Barbara Kay National Post In my formative years, summer meant Lake Simcoe and long, halcyon summers. But today, if nobody stops them, the usual suspects are going to — as the song warns — pave paradise and put up a parking lot. Oro-Medonte Township is a rural Ontario enclave of about 20,000 souls ...
From Pamela Fulford Change.org Thank you so much to all of you. Our Change.org plus hand signed petitions totalled over 1500 people! The petition to protect Strawberry Island was presented to Ramara Township Council on June 15 with a huge supporting crowd of 200 people. The speakers for Strawberry Is...
Springwater’s Allen, Hanna move to safeguard farmland from the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association Agriculture is one of the largest employers in Springwater. It contributes a significant amount to our local economy and, as such, was deemed an area of opportunity for Springwater in the Econo...
AWARE Simcoe news release AWARE Simcoe is seeking a Judicial Review of Simcoe County’s hearing and decision regarding Beeton Woods. County Councillors voted May 12, 2015 to unconditionally lift a stop-work order that had been issued March 3 to Tecumseth Estates. The hearing was held April 14. Lawyer ...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online A week removed from a unanimous decision to issue the Tottenham airport property owner an ultimatum to conduct bore hole tests for contaminated soil at the fill import operation underway as part of its runway expansion, councillors last night agreed to wait for a Town ...
AWARE News Network A crowd-funding campaign has been launched to save the Beeton Woods. The appeal on the gofundme website states that the funds will be used to retain legal representation to address problems in the permits application and approval process, and to obtain expert assessments of the va...
By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times Accusations of impropriety levelled at township councillors over the future of Strawberry Island echoed through the Ramara Centre Monday night. Nearly 200 people packed the Atherley building for a second public meeting about the proposed official plan ...
from Food and Water First Join us for a day in the country to celebrate local food, farmers, artists and musicians! Bring your family and healthy appetites to the beautiful Pegram Farm, down the road from where Foodstock was held. Explore the Hills of Headwaters and the Dufferin County fields which a...
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