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May 26th, 2015
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Regional Official Plan – Background to the Settlement Between the Region of Waterloo and Appellants Recommendation: That The Regional Municipality of Waterloo approve the settlement of the Ontario Municipal Board appeals of the Regional Official Plan as described in Report PDL-15- 03, dated May 26, 2...
May 25th, 2015
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Speculators in Vaughan, King, Markham and Niagara Falls are trying to shoot holes in the Greenbelt – Removing land from the Greenbelt will encourage more sprawl, traffic and higher taxes From Environmental Defence Land speculators are lining up to cut the heart out of the Greenbelt  as revealed...
May 21st, 2015
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County set to approve Honda OPA for next phase of current, future expansion New Tecumseth Free Press Online Honda of Canada Manufacturing (HCM)’s application to amend New Tecumseth’s Official Plan (OPA 50) and Zoning bylaw is scheduled for a May 26th Simcoe County council vote. The County...
May 17th, 2015
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An ambitious project is under way in north London to create an urban haven for rare birds alongside modern towerblocks. Welcome to Woodberry Wetlands, ‘wildlife gardening on a colossal scale’ By Patrick Barkham The Guardian  Look north, and gleaming new towers resemble the skyline of Kuala Lumpur. Tu...
May 15th, 2015
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  from Environmental Defence Old-style sprawl has left us with huge municipal debts, degraded water, damaged health and destroyed farmland and forests. That’s dumb, especially when there’s a blueprint for smarter growth. Tell Ontario to say goodbye to dumb growth. We can build walkab...
May 14th, 2015
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from Jack Gibbons North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance Last night the DG Group (formerly Metrus) told Georgina Town Council that it is preparing to submit an application to the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) for permission to build a 1,073 unit mobile home park on the Paradise Beach-I...
May 14th, 2015
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Hands up in favour of a motion to unconditionally lift the stop work order on the Beeton Forest clearcut: Front row: Wasaga Beach Mayor Brian Smith, Ramara DM John O’Donnell, Tiny Mayor George Cornell, Warden & Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall (in chair); second row: Ramara Mayor Basil Clarke...
May 13th, 2015
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Tree-Based Farming Could Deliver Abundant Benefits By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 8 2015 This Creative Commons-licensed piece first appeared at Climate News Network. LONDON—Forests may be the green investment with the richest returns for humankind, according to new research. While one study...
May 12th, 2015
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By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald UPDATED – A Beeton property owner will be allowed to continue cutting down trees at a 9th Line property.At a hearing today, Simcoe County council upheld its decision to allow a New Tecumseth landowner to chop down 30 acres of mature trees at the Tecumseth Estat...
May 12th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online To public gallery shouts of “disgusting” and “follow the money boys, follow the money,” Simcoe County councillors voted 18-9 this morning to lift the stop work order, reinstating the special permit granted in January to Tecumseth Estates (Rizzar...