News Release from Save The Oro Moraine *************************************** THE ORO MORAINE (the Oak Ridges Moraine’s smaller sister) IN SIMCOE COUNTY IS UNDER THREAT and NEEDS YOUR HELP!! Send an email to protect the Oro Moraine HERE Massive developments/sprawling urbanization, unsuitable a...
By Angela Bischoff, Director, Ontario Clean Air Alliance On Dec. 23, 2022, Minister Smith directed the IESO to ensure municipal approval for new gas projects. On May 12, Toronto City Council passed a motion opposing any new or expanded fossil gas power generation in the city. On May 16th, the IESO an...
Map of Simcoe County. | Screenshot From BarrieToday, June 8, 2023 By Nikki Cole There has been a lot of speculation and unanswered questions in recent weeks as to what the provincial government’s decision to dissolve the Regional Municipality of Peel could mean for other municipalities, including the...
We already know the truth about RBC: the largest funder of fossil fuels in the world, a major investor in the Coastal Gas Link pipeline, all being hidden behind a slick greenwashing campaign that’s so egregious, even the Canadian government is investigating the bank over it. [1,2] RBC’s PR team...
By Dylan Penner Climate and Social Justice Campaigner The Council of Canadians You and I know that oil and gas CEOs have profited immensely for decades from activities that are fueling the climate crisis and polluting the land and water. Big Oil CEOs are using their influence to extract tax breaks an...
From the Ontario Headwaters Institute Please see the submission from the Coalition of Ontario Water Guardians and sign the petition to support its four recommendations on the Province’s latest disaster on land use planning, which seeks to amalgamate the Provincial Policy Statement with A Place to Gro...
From Simcoe.com, June 2, 2023 A letter by Alex Nicholls, Midland Doug Ford is intent on trying to sell privatization as a solution to the health-care crisis that he has directly caused. He claims there is no money to pay our nurses, doctors and technicians, after cutting their budget by $21 billion —...
‘We need to deliver a clear message’: Simcoe County council responds to proposed Ontario legislation
Steve Clark (left), Ontario’s minister of municipal affairs and housing, will be receiving a letter based on a motion by Clearview Township Mayor Doug Measures that was passed May 23 by Simcoe County council. From Simcoe.com, May 24, 2023 By Travis Mealing Midland Mirror Steve Clark, Ontario...
Amy Cann is the director of planning and building for the Township of Clearview. – Township of Clearview photo From Simcoe.com, June 2, 2023 By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Changes to Ontario’s policy statement on land-use planning could have dire consequences for Clearview Township’s agricultural land...
The Town of Midland’s wastewater treatment plant is located at 200 Bay St. near the shores of Georgian Bay From Simcoe.com, June 2, 2023 By Andrew Mendler Midland Mirror Sewage dumping into Georgian Bay has decreased significantly in recent years. “It rarely happens now with all of the work we ...
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