The Collingwood water treatment plant is located at Sunset Point. From OrilliaMatters, October 7, 2021 By Jessica Owen ‘We have been pushed too hard by top-down planning that has set arbitrary targets,’ said Collingwood resident Ulli Rath during County of Simcoe’s municipal comprehensive ...
What is a Sustainable Population for Simcoe County? Open to all youth and students living or attending classes in Simcoe County, Barrie and Orillia. Two Categories; Secondary School students and Postsecondary students. Also open to non-students up to 25 years old. Prizes for Each Category: First priz...
Photo by The Lazy Artist Gallery from Pexels From BarrieToday, October 2, 2021 By Jessica Owen Not including cities of Barrie and Orillia, locations poised to handle most of the growth by 2051 are Alcona, Alliston, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Collingwood, and Penetanguishene/Midland Between now and 20...
This October, the County and its MCR consultants will be hosting public information sessions on the following technical components of the County’s Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR): Growth Management and the Land Needs Assessment, Provincial Natural Heritage System Mapping Refinement, Provin...
The 2021 Environmental Law Toolkit, taking place on November 17 and 18 from 1-2 pm, is hosted by Anastasia Lintner of the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) who has designed these sessions to educate nonprofits active in the environmental field about the legal tools available to protect ou...
By Angela Bischoff, Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance The Liberal, New Democratic and Green parties are all calling for the creation of a zero-carbon electricity grid for Canada. These are important commitments since one of the best ways to fight climate change is to move to a 100% renewable...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government has lost a string of court challenges against its legislation. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press) From CBC News, September 11, 2021 By Mike Crawley Premier Doug Ford’s government lost yet another court case this week. It has become a bit of a trend. Sin...
See the original Water Watcher’s request for endorsement of their moratorium on gravel extraction here: gravel_moratorium_paper_aug-17-2021. The Climate Crisis Threatens Our Homes Everyone wants to feel safe and secure at home. Home is where we live, a community and natural environment that sur...
By Angela Bischoff, Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance One of the most important things we can do to reduce our climate impact is to “electrify everything.” Switching to electric vehicles and heat pumps for heating and cooling buildings can help us rapidly reduce our greenhouse gas pollution....
Plans are underway to close and transfer ownership of County Road 91 – between County Road 31 and Clearview Concession 10 – from Clearview Township to Walker Aggregates. From CollingwoodToday, August 20, 2021 By Jennifer Golletz An ongoing dispute in Clearview Township related to the clos...
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