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Nov 14th, 2020
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Nottawasaga River -Gary Christie photo Action Alert – We Need Our Conservation Authorities From the Canadian Environmental Law Association – Scroll down for Environmental Defence, Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and others On November 5, 2020, the Ontario government tabled omnibus budget mea...
Nov 13th, 2020
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Collingwood judicial inquiry in session last year. Rogers TV screenshot Recommendations include expansion of definition of family under conflict of interest act This is the second in a series of three reports on the Collingwood judicial inquiry, dealing with recommendations of interest in other munic...
Nov 13th, 2020
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A woodland caribou calf pictured in Quebec in 2017. Advocates say woodland caribou could be impacted by the Ontario government’s move to exempt forestry companies from endangered species law. Wikimedia Commons photo By Emma McIntosh National Observer The Ontario government is attempting to make...
Nov 6th, 2020
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Letter from AWARE Simcoe chair Don Morgan to MPPs Jill Dunlop, Doug Downey, Andrea Khanjin and others Many residents who live in the area of Lake Simcoe and are affected directly or indirectly with the health of the lake and the watershed are wondering what is going on with the Lake Simcoe Protection...
Nov 3rd, 2020
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Paul Bonwick Public inquiry recommends conflict-of-interest overhaul for municipal councillors CBC News A tangle of insider relationships among officials and family in the resort town of Collingwood, Ont., led to serious problems in two multimillion-dollar public contracts, a judge concluded today af...
Nov 2nd, 2020
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Plan for retirement community at east end of Elmvale Medical Innovation Advanced Manufacturing Park in Oro-Medonte Township and Elmvale Active Seniors Residence both given the go-ahead from the province By: Jessica Owen Barrie Today Two more local development projects have been granted a minister’s z...
Nov 2nd, 2020
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Justice Frank Marrocco releases report online today. Four people were at core of Collus sale, rec centre investment This is the first in a series of three reports on the Collingwood judicial inquiry, dealing with key findings made by the judge By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Four people – fo...
Oct 29th, 2020
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By Kate Harries Springwater News For the first time in 16 months, Springwater’s mayor has broken his silence and provided an account of what happened at the county warden’s charity golf tournament at Vespra Hills on June 26 2019 that led to his being charged with impaired and dangerous driving. The c...
Oct 23rd, 2020
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Don Allen pleaded guilty to driving without due care, attention or consideration for other people in July By Chris Simon Simcoe.com An incident that landed Springwater Township Mayor Don Allen in legal hot water last year will also make his wallet a bit lighter. Council has suspended Allen’s remunera...
Sep 28th, 2020
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AWARE News Network The following is the text of an Integrity Commissioner report: TOWNSHIP OF ADJALA-TOSORONTIO INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER, GUY GIORNO Citation: Anderson v. Pinto, 2020 ONMIC 11 Date: September 28, 2020 REASONS FOR DECISION Notice: Municipal Integrity Commissioners provide investigation r...