• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

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Sep 30th, 2014
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Developers looking to build houses, farmers looking to relocate driving up farmland prices: ReMax By: Susan Pigg Toronto Star As development has leapfrogged the Greenbelt area north of the GTA into the fast-growing area around Barrie, many farmers have been playing a lucrative game of musical chairs....
Sep 29th, 2014
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From Climate Action Now – Barrie Meeting in Midhurst, we will be taken by bus to see how the MSP mega-development could impact family farms and prime farmland in the surrounding area. Apple cider will be served upon return, and we’ll meet with concerned citizens and representatives from o...
Sep 29th, 2014
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Opportunity to ‘develop sustainably’ must be seized, WWF director says By Tom Miles, Thomson Reuters  The world populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles fell overall by 52 per cent between 1970 and 2010, far faster than previously thought, the World Wildlife Fund said ...
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Sep 27th, 2014
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State Department Approves Illegal Scheme for Doubling Tar Sands Flowing through the Great Lakes By Jim Murphy from Wildlife Promise On August 18, 2014, the State Department posted documents that show Enbridge has hatched a scheme to almost double the flow of tar sands into the Great Lakes region alon...
Sep 26th, 2014
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Guided walk will underscore concerns about aboriginal culture and heritage in planned Midhurst mega-development From Climate Action Now – Barrie What: A guided walk through an area within the Midhurst Secondary Plan, focusing on how the proposed development may impact significant aspects of abo...
Sep 25th, 2014
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By Sara Carson, Orillia Packet & Times  An Alberta-based development company is pursuing plans to build a community including up to 120 units on Strawberry Island in northern Lake Simcoe. Trans America Group, based in Edmonton, acquired the 25.6-acre Ramara Township island in 2007 with plans to b...
Sep 25th, 2014
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The following comments on the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority’s Efficiency Audit have been send to the NVCA’s directors. AWARE Simcoe’s Concerns with NVCA Efficiency Audit Recommendations released August 22, 2014  AWARE Simcoe’s foremost concern is the closed session process tha...
Sep 25th, 2014
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Gary Christie, president of the Nottawasaga Steelheaders, sent the following letter to Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Chair and Wasaga Beach Councillor Nina Bifolchi regarding her response to Gary Cerantola on her website. Both Bifolchi and Cerantola are running for deputy mayor of Wasaga ...
Sep 25th, 2014
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by Mark Brosens The Inside Agenda blog  With a population of about 30,000 people, Bradford West Gwillimbury is a relatively small municipality on the fringe of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). However, the town, located 60 kilometres north of downtown Toronto is growing quickly relative to its size. A...
Sep 22nd, 2014
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Friendship, Music and Celebration From the Site 41 committee It has been five years since a remarkable event that began an incredible journey. In May, 2009, Maude Barlow and the Council of Canadians, along with the Stop Dump Site 41 group,  hosted a special ‘Walk for Water’. It was a spri...