• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

Issues

Aug 22nd, 2017
1 Comment
1566 Views
The Freele Tract – AWARE Simcoe photo From the Friends of Simcoe Forests  The Friends of Simcoe Forests are reaching out to you for your help in completing a very short survey prepared by The County of Simcoe pertaining specifically to our forests. We strongly encourage everyone to participate ...
Aug 22nd, 2017
0 Comments
1329 Views
From the IDA Innisfil District Association (IDA) AGM Saturday August 26 -10:30 am The IDA AGM will be held Saturday August 26 at 10:30 am at the Innisfil ideaLab/Lakeshore Library located at 967 Innisfil Beach Rd., Alcona. Margaret Prophet of the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition is our featured spea...
Aug 22nd, 2017
0 Comments
1281 Views
The Biology of Soil Health from the Compost Council of Canada An interactive, hands-on workshop for farmers to better understand the abundant life in soil DATE: Thursday AUGUST 24TH, 2017 TIME: 10AM-3PM LOCATION: UTOPIA HALL, 8396 6TH LINE UTOPIA, ON L0M 1T0 ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR THIS NO-...
Aug 21st, 2017
1 Comment
3442 Views
For the greater good Letter to the Orillia Packet & Times from Don Morgan, Midland August 21 2017 As chair of AWARE Simcoe, I am disappointed that several recent letters to you by Mr. Doyle and Mr. McKee paint our organization in such negative terms. The references to AWARE and political interfer...
In Barrie
Aug 18th, 2017
0 Comments
2614 Views
Letter to the Barrie Examiner from Mayor Jeff Lehman August 18 2017 Re: ‘Lehman throws support behind HST increase’ I wanted to clarify my position on the need for more municipal revenue. I’m sending this letter because I was not specific enough with my comments to the Examiner as r...
In Barrie
Aug 16th, 2017
0 Comments
3332 Views
Ontario Coalition of Indigenous Peoples demands inquiry By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner Barrie’s Allandale Station land needs a public inquiry, or a criminal investigation, to determine if an Indigenous burial site was desecrated, says a governor with the Ontario Coalition of Indigenous Peoples....
Aug 15th, 2017
0 Comments
2492 Views
Who knows the Land? Who can speak for the Land? Who cares for the Land? From The Land Between  Indigenous Talking Circles are an ancient and traditional way of sharing knowledge, finding solutions, and building community. This tool will be the central part of the Knowledge Circles Project, delivering...
Aug 15th, 2017
0 Comments
1367 Views
Orillia Packet & Times The County of Simcoe is encouraging anyone who spends time in the Simcoe County Forest to complete a brief survey to provide input into a review being undertaken of the recreation policy. The policy governs the public use of the Simcoe County Forest. The policy was approved...
Aug 9th, 2017
0 Comments
1037 Views
Google Censors Block Access to CounterPunch and Other Progressive Sites by ERIC SOMMER CounterPunch The U.S. government, and the information technology companies which collaborate with it, is moving fully into the camp of governments which relentlessly utilize the internet to collect users online dat...
Aug 7th, 2017
0 Comments
1313 Views
from the Concerned Citizens of Adjala-Tosorontio Come join the fun and watch the CCAT float in the Alliston Potato Festival Parade on Friday August 11th starting at 7pm. The parade begins at Banting Memorial High School on Victoria Street, travels to Ontario Street, then to Nelson Street where its en...