Dump in Youngstown, N.Y., now being considered for expansion has been taking in toxic and radioactive waste since 2001 By David Israelson Toronto Star NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE–Remember the Love Canal ? Just up the road from that notorious toxic neighbourhood in New York state, there’s a new plan to dump ...
CBC News Flushable wipes and other not-so-flushable products are causing problems for waste treatment plants. “Toilets are not garbage cans,” said Barry Orr, from the municipal enforcement sewer use group. “This material should be going into the garbage can.” He gave CBC News ...
Deputy mayor candidate Ruth Hackney eyes ‘theme destination’ on Midland waterfront By Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror MIDLAND – Ruth Hackney wants to make sure Midland’s $3.4-million purchase of the former Unimin lands is not a wasted opportunity. It is one of the issues that sparked the former deputy m...
Following months of planning by the Orillia Waste & Environmental Management Advisory Committee members, the first Ontario Zero Waste Conference took place on August 10 and 11 at Lakehead University in Orillia. Roughly 100 people attended from various sections including municipalities, manufactur...
Midland Mirror MIDLAND – Getting rid of development charges would foster economic growth in Midland by spurring the construction and sale of new homes, says mayoral candidate Stephan Kramp. “Do we need to have development charges so we can have a bigger police department, a bigger fire department?” K...
AWARE News Network The Special Rule was enacted January 19, 2012 as part of Ontario Regulation 311/06 and was supposed to permit the first phase of the Midhurst Secondary Plan (it’s unusual, by the way, for legislation to be written just to accommodate a specific, named, development). But the Special...
AWARE News Network The people of Midhurst (north of Barrie) are opposed to the building of 10,000 new Markham style homes around their village. The Midhurst Secondary Plan contravenes many of the anti-sprawl provisions of the Ontario Places to Grow Act. But in January 2012, the province capitulated t...
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Letter from David Strachan, Midhurst to Sringwater News A happy time for us all! Once every four years, we get to chose our next councillors. October 2014 is our opportunity. Should we re-elect the same team, make some changes, or perhaps vote for an entirely new team? What do you think? Springwat...
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