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Sep 16th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online Simcoe County councillors will gather at the Kempenfelt Centre in Innisfil tomorrow morning to take part in a Governance Workshop, whose main focus will be reducing the composition of council, method of election, and term of Warden. It’s the latest attempt by the...
Sep 13th, 2015
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Springwater News September 10 2015 Simcoe County Waste Management To avoid the development of more landfill sites, the County has been exploring various ways of keeping materials out of the waste stream and at the same time reduce the cost of waste management. They have undertaken studies and have ha...
Aug 27th, 2015
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The following letter has been sent on behalf of AWARE Simcoe to federal party leaders and local candidates From the time of Confederation, each and every Canadian has had the right to travel on 40,000 lakes and 2.5 million rivers across the land. In October, 2012, the Conservative government brought ...
Aug 19th, 2015
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New Tecumseh Free Press Online  A hearing seeking a temporary injunction to prevent the clearing of 30 acres of woodlot on the Tecumseth Estates’ property on the 9th Line in Beeton ended today without a decision. Instead, the three parties – AWARE Simcoe, the applicant; and the respondant...
Aug 5th, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority’s (NVCA) Human Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) meets Aug. 13 to deal with the CAO’s report that requests “endorsement, in principle” to reduce its Board of Directors from 27 to 18 members. CAO Ga...
Aug 5th, 2015
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from Fair Vote Canada Award winning investigative journalist and author Michael Harris will be talking about his best selling book “Party of One: Stephen Harper and Canada’s Radical Makeover.” When: Wednesday September 9, 7:00PM Where: Ferndale Banquet Hall & Catering, 24 Fernda...
Jul 22nd, 2015
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Veteran MPP to resign seat so new Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown can run By Rob Ferguson Toronto Star A veteran MPP is stepping down so new Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown can run for a seat in the Ontario legislature — and start earning a paycheque. Simcoe North Tory Gar...
Jul 22nd, 2015
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online A Free Press Online query as to why the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) invokes the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to shield its summary of permit approvals/refusals, from the public agenda, has sparked a review of the p...
Jul 16th, 2015
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New Tecumseh Free Press Online An implementation update on the progress of 26 recommendations contained within the Service Delivery and Operational Review of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA), notes an expected August tabling of a draft report that seeks to “reduce Board size...
Jun 18th, 2015
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By Rick Vanderlinde Innisfil Journal Innisfil council has backed off its plan to charge residents a $25 fee to file a code of conduct complaint against any of the town’s municipal politicians. Initiated by Coun. Donna Orsatti, residents will once again be able to complain to the town’s integrity comm...