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Jan 19th, 2019
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Woodland caribou swimming – Aikens Lake News photo By Fatima Syed National Observer January 18th 2019 Canada’s most populous province has launched a sweeping review of a law protecting endangered species in order to find “efficiencies for businesses.” Ontario Premier Doug Ford...
Jan 18th, 2019
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  By John Bacher January 7 2019 The name Bill 66 seems like a science fiction monster akin to Godzilla, which emerged out of the debris of nuclear contaminated post-war Japan. A similar scary beast has come forth today out of the fiendish populism of Ontario Premier, Doug Ford. While Godzilla pi...
Jan 17th, 2019
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Janet Spring in front of the ‘Free Edwin’ billboard on County Road 90  From the Simcoe Honduras Rights Monitor Note: Elected officials who have accepted an invitation to speak include Barrie–Springwater–Oro- Medonte MP Alex Nuttall, Barrie–Springwater–Oro- Medonte MPP Doug Downey and Spri...
Jan 16th, 2019
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York Region municipalities wade into debate over Ontario’s ‘Open for Business’ act by Kim Zarzour Richmond Hill Liberal Gloria Marsh can’t believe that, at her age, she is fighting this battle all over again. Twenty years ago, the Richmond Hill resident was arrested and spent severa...
Jan 16th, 2019
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AWARE News Network The following are the changes being proposed for the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, affecting settlement area boundary expansions, intensification and density targets, Official Plan Amendments and much more. For full details, follow the links to the Environmental Reg...
Jan 15th, 2019
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Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark Province announces it will be looking at the regional government model; will look for opportunities to ‘cut red tape and duplication’ by: Jessica Owen Orillia Matters The provincial government has hired two advisors to look into the regional government model, an...
Jan 15th, 2019
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Brant MPP Will Bouma By Adam Ballah and Margaret Prophet, Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition There has been a lot of controversy recently regarding Premier Ford’s proposed Bill 66, also called “An Act to Restore Ontario’s Competitiveness”. On the surface, it is presented as a way to increase employmen...
Jan 15th, 2019
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Around 250 people packed an Ajax banquet hall for an in-depth look at Bill 66. Former Ajax mayor, Steve Parish, was there, as was Oakville’s mayor, Rob Burton. -Land Over Landings photo from Mike Douglas Concerned Citizens of Ramara The Environmental Defence meeting focusing on Stop Bill 66 took plac...
Jan 15th, 2019
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Councillor Deb Doherty  The town will be providing comments to the province prior to the Jan. 20 deadline outlining their reasons for not supporting the bill by: Jessica Owen Collingwood Today Coun. Deb Doherty wants to deep six Bill 66. On Dec. 6, the provincial government introduced and read for a ...
Jan 14th, 2019
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From Friends of Simcoe Forests On January 2, 2019 the Ministry of Municipal Affairs approved the County Official Plan Amendment (OPA) to build the Environmental Resource Recovery Centre (ERRC) in the Freele Forest on Horseshoe Valley Road. The deadline to appeal this decision is January 22, 2019. It ...