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...
Billions of bees, butterflies, and beetles… are dying off, threatening ecological collapse. Toxic agricultural pesticides are among the key culprits, but we now have a unique chance to phase them out in Europe. If we help win there, the rest of the world could follow. But to make it happen we h...
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...
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...
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 ...
At a recent ceremony, the County of Simcoe received national honours by being recognized as the Forest Capital of Canada for 2022 by the Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF). From left, Brad Epp, Vice President, of CIF; County of Simcoe Deputy Warden Lynn Dollin; Doug Reid, 2nd Vice President, CIF; R...
Bradford West Gwillimbury Mayor Rob Keffer is shown in a file photo. From Barrie Today, September 17, 2021 By Natasha Philpott ‘The Holland Marsh pollution reduction project is the single largest action we can take to reduce Lake Simcoe’s phosphorus pollution,’ says Lake Simcoe Watch Brad...
Four of Simcoe North’s candidates attended Friday’s protest outside Teedon Pit in Tiny Township. (From left to right): Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux (Liberal Party of Canada), Janet-Lynne Durnford (New Democratic Party of Canada), Krystal Brooks (Green Party of Canada), and Stephen Makk (Peopl...
Edwin Espinal, Karen Spring, and Raul Alvarez celebrate after the two men were cleared of the trumped-up charges against them. From Barrie Today, September 18, 2021 By Erika Engel Edwin Espinal and Raul Alvarez are free. It’s been a dream for so long, a hope that waxed and waned as they languished in...
Billions of bees, butterflies, beetles… are dying off, and the consequences may soon be catastrophic for our crops and fragile ecosystems worldwide. Toxic agricultural pesticides are among the key culprits, but we now have a unique chance to phase them out in Europe. If we help win here, the re...
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