By Meade Helman We as a species have a problem and we call it growth or over-development. WE don’t really have any predators so the only way the population will be reduced is pestilence, war or invasion by aliens that think humans taste like chicken. By the way, overpopulation leads to pestilence and...
By Miriam King Bradford Times “What we’re looking at here, folks, is nothing less than the Town’s future… It’s a big, big day.” With those words, Bradford West Gwillimbury Mayor Doug White introduced the final version of the Early Payment Agreement #3 for ratificat...
Comment closes April 25 on province’s new land use policy for rural Ontario The Ontario government released its Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) 2014 on February 24, which goes into effect on Aprl 20, 2014, replacing the PPS 2005. It also released two draft documents for discussion dealing with the ...
By Reka Szekely Brampton Guardian OSHAWA — An Oshawa resident has been ordered to pay $10,000 to one of Canada’s largest retail real estate companies after a failed appeal at the Ontario Municipal Board. Rosemary McConkey has been ordered to pay the money to RioCan, Canada’s largest real estate...
From the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association Canadian icon and long time supporter of the environment, Margaret Atwood has become interested in our cause. So much so, in fact she has used her influence on twitter to encourage our petition’s growth. But she didn’t stop there – she...
News release from Midhurst Ratepayers Association On Sunday, January 26, the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association held their 2014 AGM, “Community Matters”. It was a hugely successful event with roughly 70 enthusiastic people attending, despite the challenging weather. Our Community App...
New Tecumseth Free Press 2139549 Ontario Ltd. (Nottawasaga River Estates) has won its appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) and secured approval to build 160 residential units on CW Leach Road and to relocate the parkland in a more centralized location within the proposed draft plan of subdiv...
Carl Cosack of the Mega-Quarry battle to speak From the MRA This year, our theme is “Community Matters”. When: Sunday January 26 2014 from 4-7 pm Where: Midhurst Community Centre, 74 Doran Road Our community does matter and so we will be hosting a community appreciation buffet (4-5:30) co...
AWARE Simcoe news release AWARE Simcoe is calling on Ontario to plan for finite, sustainable communities. The underlying assumption of the current planning regime is one of perpetual growth, with no community ever deemed to be complete, no level of population ever enough. “In our view this assumption...
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