By Heather Butts CTV News Barrie A town councillor in Wasaga Beach walked out of a public meeting on Tuesday night and quit. Less than 24 hours after walking out of the council meeting and quitting, Ron Anderson is moving on and focusing on his accounting firm. He has served as a town councillor for ...
from Angela Bischoff Ontario Clean Air Alliance On Wednesday Ontario’s Opposition Leader, Patrick Brown, asked Premier Wynne to call a Commission of Inquiry into her Government’s political fundraising practices. According to Mr. Brown, “The people of Ontario need to know if government contracts and g...
By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner Barrie councillors could vote on banning corporate and union donations from local elections later this month. Mayor Jeff Lehman says he’d like to see it on the April 18 agenda. “I have always felt that campaign finance rules need to be tightened up, so I don’t nee...
If you can’t vote, you shouldn’t influence the vote, says group’s co-founder News release from Campaign Fairness Today the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced their intention to change the Municipal Elections Act to allow municipalities to ban corporate and u...
Marshall Green Green to exit private practice County role, for in-house senior legal counsel post New Tecumseth Free Press Online March 30, 2016 Marshall Green, long time solicitor for the County of Simcoe via his private practice at HGR Graham Partners LLP, announced this morning “effective Ap...
By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times The mayor of Oro-Medonte Township has launched a lawsuit against one of his constituents. Harry Hughes has taken an unnamed resident to court over claims made against the mayor in the comment section of the Orillia Packet & Times’ website. Th...
By John Edwards Collingwood Connection A discussion over the extension of the town’s chief administrative officer erupted into a skirmish between Collingwood’s mayor and deputy mayor. Mayor Sandra Cooper and Deputy Mayor Brian Saunderson faced off Monday night over Saunderson’s motion – introduced tw...
Our Town Council met on Monday March 7, 2016. The gallery was full, some regulars, lots of community volunteers, some new faces wanting to see how our Council operates, and even Deputy Warden Dowdall. Well, they put on quite the show Monday night! And no wonder, Grants and Donations have been a hot t...
Orillia integrity commissioner resigns By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times The city is looking at its options following the resignation of its integrity commissioner and closed-meeting investigator. Suzanne Craig resigned her position, effective Feb. 29. Mayor Steve Clarke said it was hi...
And ‘tighten up your own ship before shifting the blame’ Letter sent to local media by Stephanie MacLellan, Beeton I grew up during the birth of internet technology but never became well-versed in it. I know the basics. Computers make things lightning fast and can hold an abundance of inf...
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