From Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition By Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director www.RescueLakeSimcoe.org By now, you might have heard about Bill 23, a.k.a, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. We have put together a detailed list of resources to understand what Bill 23 means and what you can do about it. Pl...
DON’T PAVE OUR HOME! Environmental Defence has released a beautifully-illustrated report mapping and describing the 29 at risk species that will be impacted by Highway 413, if it is ever built. These species include: Red-headed Woodpecker Blanding’s Turtle Redside Dace – a rare minnow See...
Nov 8 webinar on Bill 23 from 6:30 t0 9 pm...
A satellite view of Lake Simcoe. Photo courtesy the Province of Ontario From MidlandToday, October 28, 2022 By Shawn Gibson A local conservation group says an initiative by the province is “disguised” as something it isn’t. The Ontario government’s Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, looks to addre...
A aerial view of the Teedon Pit on Darby Road in Tiny Township. Supplied photo. From MidlandToady, October 16, 2022 By Derek Howard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tiny Township is hoping to make their timeline of gravel pit involvement as clear as the water beneath their soil. At the recent re...
October 26, 2022 Comments made by Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director, Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition: Omnibus legislation came out yesterday that guts environmental protection. It is disguised as an affordable housing strategy, but this claim is not supported by the evidence in the content of the bi...
Route of the proposed Bradford Bypass Highway, York Region. Credit Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition. From Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition By Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director Bradford Bypass Update: Process guarantees negative outcomes for fish and Lake Simcoe, say critics Bradford, ON – Con...
The following is a synopsis of the results of an environmental questionnaire put forward to Clearview Candidates running for the upcoming election. A table of the results can be found here. The results of a recent poll of Ontario residents found 78% agreed that protection of the environment should be...
The following was presented to the Oro Medonte Council on September 8, 2022 by Save The Oro Moraine. It is imperative that we prevent future development on the Oro Moraine in order to protect the water of Simcoe County. Watch the presentation here...
Tiny Township recently approved a new licensing bylaw, which in conjunction with zoning bylaw amendments, will aim to regulate short-term rentals. – Airbnb photo From Simcoe.com, September 13, 2022 By Andrew Mendler It appears that no one is happy with Tiny Township’s new short-term rental lice...
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