Eric Mortenson Capital Press Oregon’s land use system has its critics, but a new study says farmland value has increased despite laws that limit development. A report by a Portland land-use advocacy group suggests Oregon farmland might be the best investment of the past 50 years. The American L...
Simcoe County council defers Beeton forest decision By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald April 14 2015 BEETON – Simcoe County council has deferred a decision to determine if tree-cutting activity at the Tecumseth Estates property in Beeton will be allowed to continue.Council made its decision foll...
Beeton residents Scott Orr, Carolyn Milne, Stephanie MacLellan and Nicole Cox were among the objectors at a hearing today into a stop work order issued last month to halt the clear cutting of the woodland north of Beeton. After hearing from a dozen objectors as well as lawyers representing pr...
By Andrew Philips, Orillia Packet & Times Oro-Medonte residents listened patiently, but in the end some left frustrated with what they heard at a Burl’s Creek event park information session. “We just don’t understand how things can get so far without the residents having proper ...
By Rick Vanderlinde Innisfil Journal The president of Bremont Homes promises to crackdown on sub-contractors who are working outside of regular hours at an Alcona construction site. Gary Breda made the pledge Friday after learning his company received a tongue-lashing from council Wednesday for allow...
AWARE News Network AWARE Simcoe has been voicing concerns since 2012 about the lack of public consultation during the preparation of the revised Simcoe County Official Plan currently before the Ontario Municipal Board. Participant input at the OMB hearing was cut off several months ago even though t...
AWARE News Network The following is the text of the AWARE Simcoe presentation to Simcoe County Council at the hearing into whether the stop-work order of the Beeton Woods clear cutting should be lifted. (The hearing is open to the public and all are urged to attend. This is the link to the agenda, wi...
Traditional Ceremony taking place despite Threats and Intimidation from Police and Industry Grassy Narrows Support news release Highway 671, Ontario—Today at 1pm, the Grassy Narrows Women’s Drum Group will be hosting a traditional Anishinaabe Water Ceremony near the CN Mainline at Mile 106 near High...
One of my key points during last Fall’s election campaign was Agriculture. As soon as I was elected I requested to be the Simcoe County representative on the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture and I am also an alternate on the County Agricultural Liaison Committee. Farming is the key economic dr...
News release from Nicole Cox and Brittney Francis Residents of Beeton, Ontario have been intensely campaigning against a County decision allowing for the removal of a mature local forest containing endangered butternut trees. Through the investigations carried out by Beeton residents themselves, susp...
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