New Tecumseth Free Press Online Individuals and advocacy groups across Ontario who have been silenced in the past by threats of legal action known as ‘Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP)’, will be buoyed by new legislation that virtually strikes them out, retroactive t...
From Ontario Nature Please join us in welcoming three new groups to our Nature Network: the Canada South Land Trust, AWARE Simcoe and the Friends of Lake Superior Park. Each group brings with them a dedication to public engagement in nature conservation that will strengthen our efforts to protect the...
AWARE News Network AWARE Simcoe has acted in the public interest in seeking a judicial review of the county’s actions regarding Beeton Woods, its lawyer argues, opposing attempts by Simcoe County and Tecumseth Estates to collect legal costs from the non-profit group. In a submission filed in Division...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online AWARE Simcoe’s reply to submissions from Tecumseth Estates and the County of Simcoe, which combined seek to recoup upwards of $50,000 in legal bills, suggests the “public interest factors warrant a departure from the practice that costs follow the cause....
‘Public input is extremely important to County Council’ New Tecumseth Free Press Online During our meeting on October 13th, County Council had a detailed and productive discussion about our options to recover legal costs from AWARE Simcoe related to the Tecumseth Estates Inc. (private pro...
CORRECTION – An earlier version of this report stated New Tecumseth Deputy Mayor James Smith supported the motion not to seek costs from AWARE Simcoe. As is shown in How They Voted he did not. AWARE Simcoe regrets the error. UPDATED – See below AWARE News Network Despite an appeal from Ne...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online Simcoe County councillors this morning rejected a bid by New Tecumseth mayor Rick Milne to abandoned the upper tier’s quest to recoup some or all of its approximate $20,000 legal bill from AWARE Simcoe. The County, along with Tecumseth Estates, have filed separa...
Please attend tomorrow’s council meeting! 9 am, Midhurst AWARE News Network Tomorrow, Simcoe County Councillors will decide whether to continue with a bid to recover legal costs from AWARE Simcoe, relating to the citizens’ group’s application for a judicial review of the county’s decision to li...
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