APTN NATIONAL NEWS By Jorge Barrera Vicki Monague drove six hours from her home community of Beausoleil First Nation to Ottawa in hopes of confronting Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo over his support for the Harper government’s proposed First Nation education bill to govern reser...
Date: Saturday May 24th, 2014 Place: St. Thomas Anglican Church Hall, 28 Church Street, Shanty Bay Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition is hosting an interactive and inspiring event focused on protecting Oro-Medonte’s forests and wetlands through ...
By Kelsey Johnson iPolitics The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) is calling on Health Minister Rona Ambrose to temporarily ban a popular seed treatment in the name of bee health. In a Apr. 22 letter, NFU president Jan Slomp urged the minister to “work with the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of...
By Brent Patterson Council of Canadians Tay is a township located in the southern Georgian Bay region of Ontario. On April 9, its 7-member municipal council voted for the township to become a blue community. The recommendation that went to council stated, “That the report dated March 19th, 2014...
“Backroom deal” comment draws reproof By Kate Harries AWARE News Network The Ontario Municipal Board has approved 12,000 of the 20,000 “bonus” population that the Liberal government gave Simcoe County under Amendment 1 to the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan. Members of AWARE Simcoe and ot...
Letter to the Springwater News I am reluctant to send a letter to the paper as I have always believed that information and discussion on complicated concerns like the Midhurst Secondary Plan (MSP) should be done in Council or one -on -one with individuals. I have had many verbal discussions with rate...
from MPAC website In support of this year’s municipal and school board elections, MPAC has partnered with its stakeholders to launch voterlookup.ca, a website where potential electors can confirm and/or update their information in a few easy steps. voterlookup.ca allows electors to take an active rol...
From Transition Collingwood Earth Day Watershed Clean-up Join Transition Collingwood, Blue Mountain Watershed Trust, Nature League, Women for the Water, and CCI for a community clean-up of Collingwood’s public spaces and waterways. Tuesday April the 22th (Earth Day!) we will gather at 1pm at th...
The April 22 meeting of Springwater Council is going to be very important – and not just for Midhurst. – Anyone who cares about the Minesing Wetlands and the Nottawasaga watershed should attend. – Anyone who lives downstream of the proposed Midhurst Secondary Plan (Wasaga Beach resi...
Come and join us at St. Thomas Church Hall in Shanty Bay this Friday April 25 at 7:00pm Bee Poster You are invited to a viewing of the documentary film “Vanishing of the Bees” that focuses on the disappearing bees, the effects of neonicotinoids and the loss of food security. This document...
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