Around 100 people gathered out front of Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop’s office earlier this year to protest the Ford government and Greenbelt scandal. Tyler Evans/OrilliaMatters File Photo There was a vacuum of leadership from local and provincial elected officials that was filled by passionate ...
Margaret Prophet about 12 hours ago This is the second in a three-part series of guest columns from the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition leading up to An Evening with Margaret Atwood, a sold-out fundraising event slated for Oct. 28. The second instalment will be published next Saturday. In my last c...
Premier Doug Ford speaks in the Ontario Legislature on Sept. 25, 2023. Andrew Francis Wallace / Toronto Star file photo By Robert Benzie Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Kristin Rushowy Queen’s Park Bureau, Rob Ferguson Queen’s Park Bureau Tuesday, October 10, 2023 The RCMP has launched a criminal in...
Media statement on Greenbelt Grab decision Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition Executive Director, Claire Malcolmson September 22, 2023 We are thrilled that the Greenbelt battle has been won by Ontarians who overwhelmingly support sustainable land use and the protection of nature over expensive sprawl. This...
September 13, 2023. — More than 250 Simcoe residents showed up for a public forum (both in person and online) at Grace United Church in Barrie yesterday to voice their frustration with Doug Ford and the Ontario Government. Hosted by the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition, and featuring a panel of seve...
SIMCOE COUNTY GREENBELT COALITION MEDIA STATEMENT: AUDITOR GENERAL ON GREENBELT TAKE-OUTS Local MPPs complicit in $8.3 billion dollar Greenbelt land grab. August 9, 2023 – Simcoe County Today’s Auditor General report outlined that the Greenbelt land grabs were a “biased” exercise that gave “ce...
From The Toronto Star, September 9, 2023 Editorial Cartoon, Patrick Corrigan: Greenbelt sinkhole...
Margaret Prophet is the executive director of the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition From Simcoe.com, August 29, 2023 By Margaret Prophet Barrie Advance Dear MPP Doug Downey, MPP Jill Dunlop and MPP Caroline Mulroney, In December of 2022, you and your cabinet colleagues signed off on removal of 7,400 ...
We’d like to interrupt your summer break just for a few minutes to bring you up to speed about important Ontario news and what we’re doing about it – with your help! The Greenbelt grabs stink. It’s official. Bradford Bypass: Watch short videos & attention well owners! Upcoming events Fr...
Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition executive director Margaret Prophet From Simcoe.com August 19, 2023 By Chris Simon Barrie Advance A local advocacy group has added its voice to a chorus of associations calling for a deeper probe into planning policy changes made by the Ontario government within the ...
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