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Aug 5th, 2015
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Springwater issues water restrictions From the Midhurst Ratepayers Association July 29 2015 On Tuesday, July 28, Springwater Township issued water restrictions for all those connected to municipal water. Residents are being advised to conserve water generally and, specifically, to reduce the watering...
Aug 5th, 2015
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from Fair Vote Canada Award winning investigative journalist and author Michael Harris will be talking about his best selling book “Party of One: Stephen Harper and Canada’s Radical Makeover.” When: Wednesday September 9, 7:00PM Where: Ferndale Banquet Hall & Catering, 24 Fernda...
Aug 1st, 2015
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From bluedot.ca From coast to coast to coast, the Blue Dot movement has been gaining momentum, with people taking action and volunteering in their communities, and organizations signing on and sharing their stories. Seventy-three municipal governments – including one from Simcoe County: Springw...
Jul 31st, 2015
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from Jack Gibbons North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance The head of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) says the authority cannot release DG Group’s wetland destruction application because it would be illegal and against LSRCA policy to do so. Except there actually is no law that ...
Jul 31st, 2015
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By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner Four chiefs carefully laid out the wampum belt on a purple cloth in the pavilion in Springwater Provincial Park on Friday. After years of negotiating with Ontario Parks and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), the two Beausoleil First Nation chiefs ...
Jul 29th, 2015
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By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times The Township of Oro-Medonte has given the green-light to the Boots and Hearts Music Festival at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds, but only on the 92 acres appropriately zoned for it. During a special council meeting Tuesday afternoon, municipal politicians ...
Jul 28th, 2015
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By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times Development on Strawberry Island is one step closer to reality but still a long way off. Ramara Township council voted Monday night to approve an official-plan amendment designating Strawberry Island partially as “island accommodation” and ...
Jul 28th, 2015
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From Grassy Narrows Support Dear friends and supporters, Since April, Grassy Narrows First Nation activist and grandmother Judy DaSilva has faced mounting legal costs from a CN railway lawsuit, meant to intimidate her and other Indigenous activists who are working to protect waterways from oil spills...
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Jul 27th, 2015
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The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, P.C., M.P. Minister of the Environment Dear Minister Aglukkaq, Re: Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development – 8th Report (Feb 2015) “The Management of Municipal Solid Waste and Industrial Materials” Thank you for your reply to concerns about the abo...
Jul 27th, 2015
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Boots and Hearts parking, camping permits on agenda From SaveOro Inc. A crucial council meeting is being held on Tuesday, July 28 at 3:00 pm at the Oro-Medonte Community Centre and Arena in Guthrie on the corner of Line 4 and Highway 11. This could allow Boots and Hearts to operate an illegal parking...