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Jan 23rd, 2020
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The 15 artesian flows that have been sampled since 1999 Open Letter to the General Public, regarding chemical analyses of artesian flows in the Elmvale area by William Shotyk and colleagues Springwater News At a public meeting early last year, the representative of an aggregate mining company (Duffer...
Jan 23rd, 2020
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News release from The Town of The Blue Mountains The Town of The Blue Mountains wishes to inform residents that Mayor Alar Soever is resting and recovering after suffering a mild heart attack this weekend. Mayor Soever self-admitted to the hospital on Saturday over concerns for his health. He is curr...
Jan 22nd, 2020
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Maya Moore of Fridays for Future, Dr. Brent Elsey from Barrie DOCS, Barrie Councillor Keenan Aylwin and Margaret Prophet of the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition at today’s news conference in Barrie. Climate Emergency Declarations, Stopping Sprawl and Preserving Green Spaces Necessary Steps New...
Jan 22nd, 2020
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Mayor Brian Saunderson – Collingwood Today photo Six-month education period now underway on new registry; will be reevaluated in six months before penalties start to be enforced By: Jessica Owen Collingwood Today Anyone wanting to lobby town officials will now have to add their name to the regi...
In Issues
Jan 21st, 2020
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Toronto Star editorial Ontario is weakening independent oversight of recycling at the very time the province needs it more than ever. It’s the latest evidence of the Ford government’s inability to see even a couple steps ahead as it goes about its thoughtless cost-cutting and regulatory changes seemi...
Jan 21st, 2020
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By Rob Ferguson Toronto Star Critics are blasting a proposal from Premier Doug Ford’s government to let developers hire and pay their own building inspectors, bypassing municipal inspectors in a bid to speed construction. Industry sources said the idea is to create a special training program to certi...
In Barrie
Jan 20th, 2020
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Association of Municipalities of Ontario seeking feedback on proposed full-producer-responsibility model by Chris Simon Barrie Advance Following up on a recent request for feedback from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Barrie councillors say they’re prepared to transition the city’...
Jan 19th, 2020
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by Ian Adams Collingwood Connection A Collingwood councillor wants to see stricter rules when it comes to having big homes replace smaller ones. Coun. Yvonne Hamlin, following a concern about an infill project presented to council’s development and operations committee, suggested the perception is th...
In Energy
Jan 19th, 2020
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AWARE News Network TC Energy (formerly TransCanada) is holding “public information sessions” on a plan to pump water from Georgian Bay/Lake Huron up the Niagara Escarpment to a reservoir during off-peak hours and releasing the water through turbines when hydro energy is required. The proj...
Jan 19th, 2020
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Rick Lloyd by Ian Adams Collingwood Connection January 16 2020 Collingwood’s former deputy mayor is pushing back against any suggestion he was involved in misconduct, arguing his actions in seeing recreation facilities built were in the best interests of the community. In his closing submission to Pa...