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May 5th, 2015
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Fate of Dunlap Forest Warning to Simcoe County Dr. John Bacher Springwater Park Citizens Coalition From late February to early May of 2015 bulldozers, chain saws and chipping machines waged a brutal war on the David Dunlap Forest, removing fifty acres from the heart of what had been a 125 acre forest...
May 4th, 2015
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from Pamela Fulford Pamela Fulford, who started an online petition will be giving a deputation to Council on Strawberry Island. She is opposing a proposal by Trans America Group, a real estate company from Alberta, to build 120 condominium units on small Strawberry Island in Lake Simcoe. When: Monday...
May 1st, 2015
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From Jack Gibbons North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance The LSRCA’s explanation of why they decided to delay implementation of new Watershed Development Guidelines for over a month raises as many questions as it answers. So we are asking those questions, including why is the authority recommending ...
May 1st, 2015
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There has been a lot of activity with both the Township of Springwater and the County of Simcoe in recent weeks. The Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival had record crowds and excellent weather this year. The Pancake Breakfast had long lineups but was well worth the wait. The log sawing contest had 17 teams ...
Apr 29th, 2015
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By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times The company proposing to build condominiums on an island in northern Lake Simcoe is tweaking its plans in accordance with environmental-protection legislation, but some residents of the nearby mainland feel the changes are too small to matter. “I was ...
Apr 29th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Onlne Tecumseth Estates (Rizzardo) has withdrawn its official plan and zoning bylaw amendment application attached to its 9th Line property in Beeton that’s been “active” since 2008. The move comes two weeks ahead of the May 12th Simcoe County council meetin...
Apr 28th, 2015
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Open Letter from the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Dear Lake Simcoe Watershed Residents: On April 24, 2015, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) Board of Directors approved new Watershed Development Guidelines that apply to all regulated areas within the Lake Simcoe Water...
Apr 28th, 2015
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Paying for the last stand of trees: Club targeted by developer at OMB for defence of Dunlap Observatory From the Richmond Hill Naturalists  Dear Fellow Concerned Citizens: “Help one another; there’s no time like the present and no present like the time.”  – James Durst, songwriter The Richmond Hill N...
Apr 24th, 2015
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UPDATE – scroll down for link to LSRCA open letter From Jack Gibbons North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance Today, the board members of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) refused to close the door to development in provincially significant wetlands.  The board’s actions have...
Apr 24th, 2015
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Company that plans to build 120-unit condo development addressing township council Monday By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times The developer eyeing a 120-unit condo community on Strawberry Island in north Lake Simcoe says the company is working within government parameters to protect existing ...