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Apr 10th, 2014
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Letter to the Springwater News The Midhurst Landowners Group hosted a second community information meeting at the County museum on March 25th.  The presenters seemed sincere, professional and well-intentioned.  I overheard one of them say, “We are excited about being a part of your community.”  With ...
Apr 9th, 2014
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By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald  ANGUS – A public meeting next month will allow residents to comment on a zoning matter that if passed will put a Barrie developer one step closer to building a new commercial plaza along Mill Street in Angus. The matter deals with a zoning bylaw amendment invo...
Apr 8th, 2014
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When:   Saturday, April 12th, 10 am to 12 pm Where: Nottawasaga (Duntroon)Community Hall, lower level Just west of the CR 124 and CR 91 intersection in Duntroon Join us to get an update on the implementation and the future monitoring of the impacts of the Walker Duntroon Quarry.  Share your concerns ...
In Energy
Apr 8th, 2014
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From the Ontario Clean Air Alliance Ontarians overwhelmingly support importing low-cost water power from Quebec. In fact, a large majority would prefer to import water power rather than re-build the Darlington Nuclear Station, even if power from Quebec costs the same as power from those re-built reac...
Apr 7th, 2014
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From MegaQuarry News We don’t normally send you an update at the start of the week, but the Public Meeting deserves a special bulletin! Despite a spring snowstorm that shut down local roads, about 200 people packed into the Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex in Shelburne to learn more about Ont...
In Issues
Apr 2nd, 2014
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By Chris Fell Collingwood Connection The Blue Mountains council has given its support to the efforts of a group of area citizens trying to save the Nottawasaga Lighthouse. Nick Brindisi, the Publicity Chair of the Nottawasaga Lighthouse Preservation Society, made a presentation at council’s reg...
Apr 2nd, 2014
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by Angela Bischoff for the Ontario Clean Air Alliance  Despite promising to put “Conservation First” the Wynne Government’s new conservation plan once again treats low-cost efficiency improvements as an afterthought. In its new conservation strategy, the government is capping the savings to be genera...
Apr 1st, 2014
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By: Sara Hershoff Creemore Echo  Thousands of acres of prime farmland in Melancthon Township – including land once slated for a mega-quarry – now owned by Bonneville Financial Inc. will continue to be farmed for decades to come, says company president Tom Eisenhauer. But, he adds, the only way to ens...
Mar 30th, 2014
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At the March 28th Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority board meeting, the board voted (the vote was fast but I think it was unanimous) to accept the staff recommendation to seek full party status at an April 9th Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing conference for a hearing initiated by several de...
Mar 29th, 2014
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Turning off the lights for an hour doesn’t really accomplish much. If you want to really make a difference there are some small things you can do every day to make a difference: 1. Stop using/buying water in disposable bottles. 2. Pack waste free lunches 3. Turn of lights in empty rooms. 4. Swi...