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Oct 7th, 2021
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By Oleh Replansky My family, friends, and I were appalled to come across so many signs indicating that glyphosate had been sprayed along roadsides and public pathways around Cawaja beach. As property owners who spend much of our summers there, we were disappointed to see that the application of that ...
Oct 4th, 2021
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Phil Pothen, leader of Environmental Defence’s Ontario environment program, and a land-use planning and environmental lawyer. From The Toronto Star, October 2, 2021 By Ian Adams One of Canada’s leading environmental advocacy organizations is backing opposition to the plan to upgrade a sideroad on the...
Oct 4th, 2021
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Dr. Ian Clark of the University of Ottawa was at the Elmvale water kiosk on Saturday October 2, leading a group of graduate students who collected samples for their studies of the water, which has tested as the purest known to science. The visit was a pleasant surprise for campaigners who were at the...
Oct 3rd, 2021
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Photo by The Lazy Artist Gallery from Pexels From BarrieToday, October 2, 2021 By Jessica Owen Not including cities of Barrie and Orillia, locations poised to handle most of the growth by 2051 are Alcona, Alliston, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Collingwood, and Penetanguishene/Midland Between now and 20...
Oct 2nd, 2021
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This October, the County and its MCR consultants will be hosting public information sessions on the following technical components of the County’s Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR): Growth Management and the Land Needs Assessment, Provincial Natural Heritage System Mapping Refinement, Provin...
Sep 30th, 2021
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By Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director, Lake Simcoe Coalition Growth planning MATTERS: Join a free webinar this Friday at 1 PM!  All around Lake Simcoe, huge development decisions are being made. Make no mistake, this is the issue that will most affect the lake’s health. The problem is that t...
Sep 28th, 2021
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Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark, right, is shown with Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop and Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte MPP Doug Downey. Miriam King/BradfordToday file photo From BarrieToday, September 27, 2021 By Nathan Taylor Environmental groups and activists in the area are la...
Sep 22nd, 2021
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Tony Mintoff By Tony Mintoff As you may have heard, I reluctantly decided to resign my position as Councillor in Tiny Township. I have received many supportive messages, many of which expressed concerns that my decision was prompted by a health issue. Thankfully, my health had nothing to do with my d...
Sep 21st, 2021
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The 2021 Environmental Law Toolkit, taking place on November 17 and 18 from 1-2 pm, is hosted by Anastasia Lintner of the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) who has designed these sessions to educate nonprofits active in the environmental field about the legal tools available to protect ou...
Sep 21st, 2021
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Art Janse Pumping Station, proposed site of the Facility. By Jack Gibbons, Chair, Lake Simcoe Watch The Towns of Bradford West Gwillimbury and Georgina have unanimously passed motions calling on the federal and provincial governments and the Region of York to work together to build the Holland Marsh ...