From the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition Sign the petition here Join us in asking the Ontario Minister of Transportation and the Federal Minister of Department of Fisheries and Oceans to stop work on the Bradford Bypass until the following is done: Assessment of harm to the Lake Simcoe watershed, demons...
Wasaga Beach Climate Action Team members are looking for the municipal candidates to respond to three important questions on their commitment to mitigating the town’s impact on climate change. From Simcoe.com, September 19, 2022 By Ian Adams When would-be politicians knock on your door this fal...
Stock photo | Donatello Trisolino via Pexels From BarrieToday, September 8, 2022 A Letter to the Editor The following letter is in response to a story titled ‘Hughes hoping to secure fifth term as Oro-Medonte mayor,’ published Aug. 29. ************************* As for his track record, Ma...
From the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition By Margaret Prophet,Executive Director Our free lunch ‘n learn webinars for municipal candidates are beginning next week. They feature topics that candidates told us were important to them: housing policy, supporting local food systems and protecting ...
Andrea Mandel Campbell, Katherine Holmes, Sharon Carr, Sunny Wiles and Julie Watene are concerned about the future of the Silver Creek Wetlands. | NVCA Image From Simcoe.com, September 6, 2022 By John Edwards The Friends of the Silver Creek have been fighting against development adjacent to the wetla...
Bob Bowles has been studying the tributaries in the Inch Farm area and documenting what he has discovered. Above are two creek chub and one brook stickleback from the south tributary from Aug. 19. | Supplied Photo From OrilliaMatters, September 3, 2022 By Bob Bowles The following is a guest column by...
Oro Moraine: One click to Protect the moraine A smaller cousin of the Oak Ridges Moraine in Simcoe County, the ORO MORAINE needs your HELP!!! ITS WATERS (including the DRINKING WATER for all of ORO-MEDONTE TOWNSHIP and beyond), WETLANDS, FORESTS and FARMLANDS are SEVERELY THREATENED BY HUGE DEVELOPME...
Ontario’s Countryside (Photo by Sveta Fedarava on Unsplash) This article was originally written for the Greenbelt Foundation and published on their website. Please visit www.greenbelt.ca for more information. August 30th, 2022 By Martin Straathof When I began my master’s in Rural Planning and D...
Michael Hansen is seeking the Ward 4 council seat in Severn Township. | Supplied photo From OrilliaMatters, Aug 27, 2022 Editor’s note: OrilliaMatters has asked council candidates in neighbouring Oro-Medonte, Ramara and Severn townships to provide a synopsis of why they are running in the Oct. ...
George Powell of the Blue Mountain Watershed Trust says Collingwood’s official plan is skewed towards development. From Simcoe.com, August 29, 2022 By John Edwards The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust is raising concerns about the first draft of Collingwood’s Official Plan. George Powell, a member...
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