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Nov 21st, 2022
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From OrilliaMatters Nov 20 2022 Letter to the Editor by Stan Mathewson, Sustainable Orillia Stan Mathewson, shown with his Tesla, has penned a letter to the province outlining concerns about the proposed Bill 23 Sustainable Orillia is a not-for-profit organization advocating for decisions that move u...
Nov 21st, 2022
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Stock image From OrilliaMatters Nov 15, 2022 ‘It seems surreal that at a time when most of the world is focused on how to mitigate and adapt to climate change, the government of Ontario is racing on the highway in the opposite direction with the pedal to the metal,’ reader says It is hard...
Nov 21st, 2022
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Midhurst subdivision.David Hawke Photo From Orillia Matters, Nov 13, 2022 A column by David Hawke Long-time readers of this column will know that I rarely rant political in this space, yet current matters cause me to write out loud. The provincially proposed Bill 23: The More Houses Built Faster Act ...
Nov 20th, 2022
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Premier Doug Ford is shown during a stop in Barrie in this file photo. | Kevin Lamb for BarrieToday From Barrie Today, Nov 18,2022. A letter to the editor. Hello, Mr. Ford. By now you will have received countless petitions and letters from hundreds of organizations and clubs throughout Ontario expres...
Nov 7th, 2022
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From Environmental Defence By Tim Gray, Executive Director The Ontario Government is trying to force another omnibus bill through the legislature before Christmas. They’re calling it the More Housing Built Faster Act, but in reality it’s a More Sprawl, Fewer Wetlands Act. BILL 23 WILL: Di...
Nov 7th, 2022
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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...
Nov 7th, 2022
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In the dead of winter 2002, visionary Grassy Narrows youth bravely laid down in front of logging trucks and sparked what is now the longest running blockade in Canada. Join us to honour 20 years of reclamation, alliance, ceremony, and freedom. On December 2nd tune in online to join Grassy Narrows peo...
Nov 7th, 2022
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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 7th, 2022
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Nov 8 webinar on Bill 23 from 6:30 t0 9 pm...
Nov 7th, 2022
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Webinar on the benefits of heat pumps on Tues. Nov. 22, 7 p.m....