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Jul 5th, 2019
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The landfill is being proposed for a pit currently operating as a limestone quarry in Zorra Township. (Andrew Lupton/CBC) The fight over a proposed landfill highlights two opposing pressures: Small towns don’t want big-city trash, but Ontario dumps are filling up fast By Andrew Lupton CBC News ...
Jul 5th, 2019
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Reg Russwurm, Ontario Water Works Association president and director of infrastructure & public works at the Town of The Blue Mountains, hoists trophy after winning Ontario award last month. -OWWA photo Ontario Section Submission takes home ACE19 prize News release from the Ontario Water Works As...
Jul 4th, 2019
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Research shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxide By Damian Carrington The Guardian Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists, who have made the first calculation of ...
Jul 4th, 2019
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Amaranth Councillor Margaret Mercer, Melancthon Councillor Shirley Boxem and Collingwood Councillor Mariane McLeod. -AWARE Simcoe photo AWARE News Network Is Wasaga Beach Councillor George Watson in conflict for calling for the dissolution of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority while at the...
Jul 4th, 2019
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  From Janet French Simcoe County Honduras Rights Monitor Today Datamax Outdoor Advertising erected two more signs to help us advocate for Edwin and others’ release from prison. We put one on our home farm on Highway 92 which leads to Wasaga Beach. The highway is really busy at this time o...
Jul 3rd, 2019
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From Jack Gibbons Rescue Lake Simcoe Andrew Scheer has promised to restore the Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Fund if he becomes Prime Minister of Canada (see “Conservatives unveil climate plan, Lake Simcoe Watch all eyes”). This is a step in the right direction. But we need more information about Mr. Scheer’s...
Jun 28th, 2019
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John Hawke  by Andrew Mendler Midand Mirror John Hawke has blocked off the main entrance to Awenda Provincial Park in opposition of the Williams Treaty land claim settlement agreed upon by seven area First Nations. The 34-year-old Christian Island resident dropped a tree across the roadway at the par...
Jun 28th, 2019
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by Ian Adams Collingwood Connection The warm, sweet odour of white buffalo sage permeates the air in the second floor of the Collingwood Curling Club as Trish Meekins tells the story of the origins of North America and its Indigenous inhabitants. She and her partner, Bob Rice, have begun Collingwood ...
Jun 24th, 2019
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AWARE Simcoe Recently, as part of its submission to the provincial government on regional government review, the Town of Wasaga Beach suggested that the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority be dissolved. AWARE Simcoe board members Sandy Agnew and...
Jun 20th, 2019
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From the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture What: Summer BBQ and Tour When: Friday July 12 2019 Where: 2438 County Road 92, Elmvale ON L0L1P0 Tickets: $25 a person, call 705-726-9300 x 1224 or email bill.french@hotmail.com or text 416-587-7030...