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Jun 11th, 2015
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From Pam Fulford Come to the Ramara Township Council meeting at the Ramara Centre (Library), 5482 Hwy 12, Atherley on Monday June 15 at 7 pm. Strawberry Island in Lake Simcoe is threatened by a development proposal for 120 condo units and up to 500 people which could destroy the forest, wetlands, wil...
Jun 9th, 2015
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SaveOro and WORA withdrawing court application News release from SaveOro ORO-­MEDONTE —­ A court application challenging a controversial township bylaw allowing an expansion at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds is being withdrawn by lawyers for local watchdog group SaveOro, after the by-­law was...
Jun 2nd, 2015
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Council votes against appealing County decision New Tecumseth Fress Press Online New Tecumseth councillors voted last night against launching an appeal of the May 12th decision by Simcoe County council that lifted a stop work order and reinstated a special permit granted to Tecumseth Estates (Rizzard...
Jun 2nd, 2015
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by John Michael McGrath The Agenda Tuesday June 2, 2015 In 2009, the Region of Waterloo approved a regional plan to constrain sprawl and encourage transit use. Developers fought back, starting a legal battle. Now, the two camps have reached a settlement that cuts the land available for new developmen...
Jun 1st, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online New Tecumseth councillors are under pressure from a group of Beeton residents to launch a court action appeal of Simcoe County council’s May 12 verdict that lifted a stop work order and reinstated the terms of a special permit issued to Tecumseth Estates in Janua...
Jun 1st, 2015
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The following are the comments I submitted to the Ontario government on its 2015 Provincial Co-ordinated Review: There are four essential elements to supporting life in Ontario and the world: –       Clean air –       Clean water –       Healthy food –       Adequate housing T...
May 29th, 2015
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By Miriam King, Bradford Times The annual Mayor’s Breakfast, held at the Lusitano Banquet Hall in Bradford, early on May 21, was not only a networking opportunity for members of the Bradford Board of Trade, senior Town Staff, Council and the community at large, but an opportunity to hear more about t...
May 28th, 2015
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–Jennifer Howard photo Stand With Us  from Save the Beeton Woods Most problems in life can be attributed to 2 things – acting without thinking and thinking without acting. We need to be wise enough to stand together and act when the time comes. The time has come! As a member of Save the B...
May 27th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press  A semi-annual update related to the allocation of the additional 20,000 population available to development proposals across Simcoe County, shows a queue of 3,789 already in the approvals process, including the 1,952 provided to Barzo development in Everett – ratified ...
May 27th, 2015
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AWARE News Network From AWARE Simcoe’s submission on the 2015 Coordinated Planning Review “While well intentioned, the Growth Plan, Greenbelt Plan, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and Niagara Escarpment Plan have not served to adequately protect water, food land and ecological health...