By Sara Carson Orillia Today Ontario’s ombudsman will soon oversee all of Simcoe County’s councils and their hired integrity commissioners. On May 21, Ontario ombudsman André Marin announced when this oversight, under the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, will come into force...
from 350.org Canada needs an energy economy that respects Free Prior and Informed consent of Indigenous frontline communities and creates good, green jobsfor workers. It is morally indefensible for us to continue to pursue an economic growth strategy that brings our climate closer to an irreversible ...
By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Wasaga’s deputy mayor says council needed “all the facts” before OK’ing an integrity commissioner position for the municipality. On Tuesday, the majority of councillors disagreed, ratifying a recommendation made during its Wednesday, May 20 general government committee to esta...
By Andrew Philips Orillia Packet & Times Ian McRae wants to get the vote out. The Lakehead University education student is part of a group trying to stem what they see as a disturbing trend of historically low voter turnout among young voters during provincial and federal elections. With a federa...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online Simcoe County council will meet for strategic planning sessions on May 28 and June 11 and “Governance” is on the agenda, with a focus on two previous restructuring-type reports from 2008, produced in-house, and the 2010 Berkeley consulting firm report. Part...
By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press TORONTO — A police officer who gained widespread notoriety for telling a protester at the infamous G20 summit that “this ain’t Canada right now” committed battery when he manhandled him, Ontario’s top court has concluded. The ruling b...
Etobicoke MPP Peter Milczyn lauds bill for changes he called for in his career as councillor By Tamara Shephard Etobicoke Guardian The Ontario government is proposing reforms it argued would give residents more say in how their communities grow and restore local decision-making to municipalities. Bi...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online Unless a member of council calls for a recorded vote, a show of hands and the final count is all that’s noted in the official minutes of a meeting. Ward 7 councillor Shira Harrison-McIntyre has requested the issue of recorded votes be discussed as “new busi...
Together we make history! From the Everett Ratepayers Association The Everett Ratepayers Association is holding a townhall meeting to create a new organization to represent residents of all Adjala-Tosorontio so that together we have a voice to bring up our concerns and fight issues that threaten our...
Restoring federal status to the Nottawasaga River NEWS FLASH – Today (February 27 2015) the NVCA board unanimously voted in favour of a resolution moved by Innisfil Councillor Rob Nicol and seconded by Oro-Medonte Councillor Barb Coutanche to reaffirm its request to the federal government to have the...
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