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Apr 23rd, 2015
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Human Beings are the Voice for all Life Forms Letter to the Alliston Herald from Danny Beaton, Tiny Township BEETON – A little forest on a hill is threatened by a developer who owns lots of property in Simcoe County. I was there to witness many intelligent people present their case to stop the ...
Apr 23rd, 2015
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By Heidi Riedner Georgina Advocate A large-scale subdivision on provincially protected wetlands in Georgina may slip through a conservation “loophole”, according to the environmental group trying to close both the hole and stop development in the North Gwillimbury Forest. And that hole got a little w...
Apr 23rd, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been reached between Simcoe County and the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury that will split the $37 million local share of the estimated $54 million cost to build a new interchange at Highway 400 at the 5th Line. The provincial ...
Apr 22nd, 2015
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from Jack Gibbons North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance Despite solemnly promising not to file an application for a development permit for its Maple Lakes Estate lands until “the LSRCA has concluded its review of the LSRCA Watershed Development Policy and until the LSRCA has implemented a new policy,” [e...
Apr 22nd, 2015
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From the Council of Canadians  The David Dunlap Observatory Forest is under threat from developers. The 125 acre piece of land in the heart of Richmond Hill is a site of cultural, scientific, and environmental importance. The observatory was given by the Dunlap family to the University of Toronto in ...
Apr 20th, 2015
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from Pamela Fulford Trans America Group, a real estate company from Alberta that wants to build 120 condominium units on small Strawberry Island in Lake Simcoe, will be giving a deputation to Ramara Council on an updated version of its proposal. When: Monday April 27 at 7:00 p.m. Where:  Ramara Centr...
Apr 17th, 2015
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“For many of us, water simply flows from a faucet, and we think little about it beyond this point of contact. We have lost a sense of respect for the wild river, for the complex workings of a wetland, for the intricate web of life that water supports.” – Sandra Postel, Last Oasis: Facing ...
Apr 17th, 2015
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By Ian McInroy, Barrie Examiner Simcoe County wants residents to know more about its Official Plan (OP) and how it will affect them. To that end, the county is hosting two public information sessions on the status and approval process of its OP on Monday, April 20 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and again from...
Apr 16th, 2015
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By Heidi Riedner Georgina Advocate Proposed changes to its watershed development policies may tighten Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority guidelines this month. Revised 12 times since being established in 1984, the authority’s watershed development policies were reviewed and revised to incorpor...
Apr 16th, 2015
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from Jack Gibbons North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance Despite repeated delays in developing the new Watershed Development Guidelinesthat will finally bring the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority’s rules in line with those of every other Conservation Authority in Central Ontario, the author...