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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...
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Sep 23rd, 2020
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Less than 10 per cent of the plastics we’ve used have been recycled. A new documentary reveals why CBC Docs  Although our landfills and oceans are full of it, we are as dependent as ever on plastic. And since COVID-19, it’s gotten worse. Last year, Canada announced it was working on a ban of si...
Sep 10th, 2020
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AWARE News Network The AWARE Simcoe board of directors has adopted the following  statement: AWARE Simcoe recognizes that the injustices experienced by people of colour in our communities are a result of white privilege and are a legacy of North America’s history of colonialism and slavery. Our organ...
Sep 10th, 2020
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By Mike McDonald – Sault Online Supreme Court of Canada threw out a damages claim for millions from local developers against a local group of environmentalists. The Pointes Protection Association (PPA) – mainly made up of residents living on Pointe Louise Drive – are opposed to the proposed dev...
Sep 9th, 2020
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Shannon McCready, Jessica Lehr, Jeff Young, and Carrington Lauzon are the organizers behind Pollinate Collingwood. Pollinate Collingwood group hoping to apply to have Collingwood designated as a Bee City in 2021 By: Jessica Owen Collingwood Today Since February, Pollinate Collingwood has planted many...
Sep 2nd, 2020
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“Minister Yakabuski, we call on you and the MNRF to provide a science-based, detailed and peer-reviewed approach to resolve conflicts with cormorants.” Open Letter Regarding Fall Harvest of Double-crested Cormorants To: Minister John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry (...
Sep 1st, 2020
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  From the Ontario Headwaters Institute  The OHI today released a report on WaterScape III and launched a new, on-going WaterScape program. The report on WaterScape III summarizes input from 165 participants at 6 gatherings and features nine strategic recommendations, with three each on Biodiver...
Sep 1st, 2020
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Though the county and the waste collection contractor have had ‘challenges’ stemming from uncollected trash, Warden George Cornell says they are the best option until the new contract takes effect By Erika Engel Collingwood Today August 28 2020 Despite the curbside collection “challenges”...
Aug 31st, 2020
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From AWARE Essa On Saturday, September 19 (rain date September 26) from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Utopia Hall, AWARE Essa, and Friends of the Utopia Mill and Park invite you to Utopia Hall for an outdoor presentation on Trees in Essa Township. Wildlife habitat, green infrastructure, climate change mitigati...
Aug 30th, 2020
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Updated October 2 2020 AWARE News Network The Alliston BIA’s RURBAN Farmers Market at Centre and Victoria Streets is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Barrie Farmers’ Market is is open for pedestrians and on-site shopping. Vendors are set up in the City Hall parking lot from 8 a.m. t...