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Jul 3rd, 2021
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The Elmvale Water Kiosk north of Elmvale, Springwater Township, Ontario. Special to the Globe and Mail July 2, 2021 By William Shotyk and Michael Powell William Shotyk and Michael Powell are professors in the department of renewable resources at the University of Alberta. The Village of Elmvale is a ...
Jul 2nd, 2021
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Angeline Sandy, a 33-year-old Ojibwe-Potawatomi Anishinaabe from Beausoleil First Nation, stands in front of a memorial at St. Ann’s Parish created to honour the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were recently discovered in Kamloops B.C. – Andrew Mendler/Metroland From Simcoe.com June...
Jul 2nd, 2021
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John Hawke, an Indigenous rights activist and Beausoleil First Nation resident, organized an event in Thunder Beach on July 1. His goal is to create unity among Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents and work towards truth and reconcilation. – Andrew Mendler/Metroland From Simcoe.com July 2, 2...
Jul 1st, 2021
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Johnny Hawke has started an encampment on Thunder Beach where Carolyn Bennett has a cottage || Andrew Philips/MidlandToday From OrilliaMatters June 28 2021 By Andrew Philips Johnny Hawke sets up encampment over land claim, just down the beach from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canad...
Jun 24th, 2021
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Brian Saunderson, who is in his first term as Collingwood mayor From Simcoe.com June 9 2021 By Ted Rowe Re: “Saunderson named PC candidate for Simcoe-Grey,” The Connection, June 10. After living a year and a half with COVID in our presence, we have been asked to make many sacrifices. But ...
Jun 22nd, 2021
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Decision to walk back support for pristine water sparks anger, disappointment By Kate Harries AWARE News Network  You may not have heard about this, because the decision was taken behind closed doors, but on May 21 2021, three Tiny Township councillors voted to walk back the municipality’s stance of ...
Jun 15th, 2021
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In light of the recent and ongoing shenanigans in Oro-Medonte and elsewhere in the Province, it’s important that as many residents as possible respond to this survey: https://www.ontario.ca/form/survey-strengthening-accountability-municipal-council-members Through this survey, you can share your idea...
Jun 12th, 2021
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Oro-Medonte council members are shown during a meeting Wednesday. From Orillia Matters June 11 2021 By Nathan Taylor At tumultuous meeting, councillor accused his colleagues of ‘writing policy on the fly, which is not only reckless, but it’s irresponsible governance’ An Oro-Medonte counci...
Jun 11th, 2021
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Presentation by: Ken DeHart, County Treasurer County of Wellington See the full Power Point Presentation here.   Wellington County – Context Wellington County is in southwestern Ontario – we border Halton and Peel Regions to the east, Hamilton to the south, Waterloo Region to the west. We have t...
Jun 7th, 2021
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Email Justin Trudeau and the MPs on the PROC committee here A brand new chance to kick-start electoral reform is imminent in Canada’s Parliament. To seize it, we must act together now!  Since Justin Trudeau broke his promise, we have been pushing relentlessly for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Elec...