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Jul 5th, 2014
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Email from Margaret Prophet via change.org Like so many classic Canadian farming communities, my village of Midhurst, Ontario is surrounded by forest, fresh country air and beautiful landscapes. My husband, two boys and I routinely take hikes and have picnics in the fields and forests across from our...
Jul 1st, 2014
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Midhurst resolution gives staff, chair authority to settle at OMB By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority board members postponed approval of a controversial efficiency audit last Friday following an outcry from citizens’  groups. They also passed a resoluti...
Jul 1st, 2014
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How members of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority board of directors voted June 27 2014 on a motion to go in-camera to discuss, inter alia, the efficiency audits being carried out by a consultant: No to behind-closed-doors discussion Mary Brett, Township of Adjala-Tosorontio Percy Way, Tow...
Jun 26th, 2014
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The Nottawasaga Steelheaders have a series of fact sheets with information about the Nottawasaga River and related issues. This is the text of their most recent publication, regarding the Midhurst Secondary plan. Midhurst Secondary Plan Threatens Us! The Nottawasaga Steelheaders, a volunteer group of...
Jun 25th, 2014
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From Ducks Unlimited Landowners, contractors and habitat restoration professionals interested in protecting and restoring wetlands are invited to join us for a free wetland workshop. Thursday, July 3 6:30-8:30pm Tiffin Centre for Conservation, Jose Building 8195 8th Line Utopia, Ontario Beverages and...
Jun 24th, 2014
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Sierra Club says ban bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides now! News release from Sierra Club Canada Foundation OTTAWA — The findings of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) undertaken by the Task Force on Systemic Pesticides make it absolutely clear neonicotinoid pesticides must be banned ...
Jun 23rd, 2014
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SCROLL DOWN FOR TURNIP’S STORY – VIDEO OF FULL SPEECH Calls on premier to correct previous government’s mistakes Margaret Atwood came, and Midhurst turned out to welcome her! Can the Midhurst Secondary Plan be stopped? Yes, Atwood told a crowd of about 400, after reviewing the chang...
Jun 20th, 2014
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Updated Oct.1 2014. The following correction was published by Ontaeio Nature On page 10 of its Summer 2014 issue, ON Nature published an article entitled “Midhurst residents oppose development”. The article stated that a land developer mentioned in the article, Geranium Corporation, had not returned ...
Jun 17th, 2014
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Town will be on the hook for any lawsuits related to site By Jenni Dunning Midland Mirror MIDLAND – The Town of Midland has officially approved the purchase of the former Unimin property for $3.4 million, but some councillors are concerned the agreement leaves the town vulnerable to lawsuits. The pur...
Jun 17th, 2014
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Enough with the character assassination Letter sent to the Barrie Examiner by Sandy Buxton / Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association Experience teaches us that some people will resort to innuendo, personal attacks and bluster when they can no longer win an argument using reason and facts.  This truth is evi...