By John Edwards Collingwood Connection Salaries paid to executives and employees of Collus Powerstream may soon be divulged, after Collingwood council passed a motion, Wednesday, asking for the information. While Collus Powerstream – and Collus prior to that – are publicly-owned, the companies fall ...
Does New Tecumseth care about pollution and climate change? Letter from Elaine Stephenson, Tiny Township I would like to share an exchange my husband and I had with the Town of New Tecumseth recently. On January 8, 2016, CTV Barrie News reported that Alliston was planning a community bonfire burning ...
From Campaign Fairness What: Lessons from the trenches of municipal election campaigns – for fair campaign finance laws for Ontario municipalities. When: Thursday March 3, 2016, 3-5pm Where: The Box, 89 Niagara Street, at King and Bathurst, Toronto, Ontario Who: the Panel -Vaughan MP Deb Schult...
Innisfil Journal While municipal leaders pull for the resurrection of a mothballed plan to build a bypass between highways 404 and 400, an environmental lawyer says the idea is outdated. Laura Bowman said she’s disappointed York Region and Simcoe County mayors are reverting back to a transportation o...
By Ian McInroy, Barrie Examiner The clock is ticking on the future of Simcoe County’s environment. Bluebelt/Greenbelt: Simcoe’s Watershed Moment — a meeting to raise public awareness about expanding the Greenbelt into Simcoe County — was held in Barrie on Saturday. Organized by the Simcoe...
Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte MP Alex Nuttall addresses the Greenbelt meeting Life is a pay-attention contest: Oakville Mayor Rob Burton By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Protecting the natural environment makes communities more livable, safeguards our food and water for the future and reinvigora...
By Brea Bartholet Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic A major imprint of Bradford West Gwillimbury has been left on Queen’s Park following a meeting involving Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca. Mayor Rob Keffer, joined by Simcoe County Deputy Warden Terry Dowdall, York Region chairperson Wayne Emme...
Oakville Beaver Oakville Mayor Rob Burton will speak in support of growing the Greenbelt in Simcoe County at a community meeting in Barrie tomorrow (Saturday). Burton, who is also co-chair of the Municipal Leaders for the Greenbelt, will talk about the importance of growing the Greenbelt in the face ...
Bifolchi opposes controversial Bonnie Smith amendments By Ian Adams Wasaga Sun Controversial changes to Wasaga Beach’s code of conduct for municipal politicians have been pushed through. Council had already been handed some proposed changes for the code of conduct by its recently-appointed integrity ...
By Frank Matys Orillia Today Orillia is weighing in on a nuclear waste dump proposed for the Great Lakes Basin. But city council stopped short of opposing the controversial plan by Ontario Power Generation, instead urging Canada’s environment minister to consider “all options” for a nuclear waste sto...
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