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Jul 17th, 2015
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from Beeton residents . Receive the latest updates regarding a grassroots effort by residents to “Save the Beeton woods” . Bring the family! There’s a treasure basket for the kids to choose a toy, T-shirts for sale, Prizes for the first 10 donations received. A family fun and inform...
Jul 17th, 2015
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By Barbara Kay National Post In my formative years, summer meant Lake Simcoe and long, halcyon summers. But today, if nobody stops them, the usual suspects are going to — as the song warns — pave paradise and put up a parking lot. Oro-Medonte Township is a rural Ontario enclave of about 20,000 souls ...
Jul 16th, 2015
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New Tecumseh Free Press Online An implementation update on the progress of 26 recommendations contained within the Service Delivery and Operational Review of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA), notes an expected August tabling of a draft report that seeks to “reduce Board size...
Jul 15th, 2015
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By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times WayHome Music and Arts Festival is a go, but only on the 92 acres currently zoned for special events at Burl’s Creek. Oro-Medonte Township council voted Tuesday to deny a special-events permit to Republic Live for any portion of the property that does ...
Jul 15th, 2015
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Midland Mirror PENETANGUISHENE – Penetanguishene Public Library officials are inviting local high school students to earn volunteer hours by helping create mats out of milk bags. The library has been collecting and repurposing empty milk bags for several years. The “milk bag mats” are sent to Kenya a...
Jul 15th, 2015
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The last two weeks has been quite busy as we approached the summer season. We speak of Springwater as a community of communities. Canada Day illustrated the uniqueness of some of those communities. Canada Day In Minesing there was a family oriented event with a special competition for those that want...
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Jul 14th, 2015
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Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop and Simcoe North MP Bruce Stanton held their Annual Constituency Family Picnic/BBQ on Saturday, July 11, 2015. The event was held at the Coldwater Curling club where over four hundred people enjoyed a BBQ prepared by Shaw’s Catering. In addition to greeting constituen...
Jul 13th, 2015
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From Pamela Fulford Change.org Thank you so much to all of you. Our Change.org plus hand signed petitions totalled over 1500 people! The petition to protect Strawberry Island was presented to Ramara Township Council on June 15 with a huge supporting crowd of 200 people. The speakers for Strawberry Is...
Jul 13th, 2015
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Springwater’s Allen, Hanna move to safeguard farmland from the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association Agriculture is one of the largest employers in Springwater. It contributes a significant amount to our local economy and, as such, was deemed an area of opportunity for Springwater in the Econo...
Jul 12th, 2015
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AWARE Simcoe news release AWARE Simcoe is seeking a Judicial Review of Simcoe County’s hearing and decision regarding Beeton Woods. County Councillors voted May 12, 2015 to unconditionally lift a stop-work order that had been issued March 3 to Tecumseth Estates. The hearing was held April 14. Lawyer ...