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Feb 24th, 2022
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Virtual meeting Tuesday March 1st at 12:00...
Feb 20th, 2022
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 Jill Rettinger and her son, Josh Rinaldo, participated in Orillia Wetland Watchers’ awareness walk in downtown Orillia on Saturday morning. | Tyler Evans/OrilliaMatters From OrilliaMatters, February 19, 2022 By Tyler Evans A small but passionate group of protesters took to the streets Saturday...
Feb 13th, 2022
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The Orillia Wetland Watchers invites everyone to join us on our Walk for Wetlands. This short and peaceful walk from the Opera House to City Hall is being held to send a message to Orillia’s Mayor and Council that we oppose development on the Inch Farm wetlands, and to raise awareness about the alarm...
Feb 1st, 2022
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Join the DAMN! Campaign We Demand A Moratorium Now on all new applications for gravel mining in Ontario, including interim orders and site plan amendments for mining below the water table or that increase licensed tonnages. The purpose of a moratorium is to allow time to conduct a broad consultation ...
Jan 31st, 2022
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This is your opportunity to make a difference! Please share this flyer Plan to join us and bring all your friends OUR WATER IS UNDER THREAT saveourwatertiny.com please direct all inquiries to saveourwaterrally@gmail.com...
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Jan 20th, 2022
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Join former Ontario Environmental Commissioner, Gord Miller, and Ecojustice environmental lawyer, Laura Bowman, for a discussion about the Bradford Bypass aka “Holland Marsh Highway”. This webinar will also feature a call to action phone zap led by Margaret Prophet, Simcoe County Greenbel...
Jan 10th, 2022
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Council Meeting, Friday, January 28 at 9 a.m. ...
Nov 16th, 2021
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This map shows the focused study area of the city’s Settlement Area Boundary Expansion.Supplied Photo From OrilliaMatters, November 15, 2021 By: OrilliaMatters Staff Stakeholders from the City of Orillia, Townships of Oro-Medonte, Severn, and Ramara, Treaty First Nations, specifically the Chipp...
Oct 8th, 2021
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The Collingwood water treatment plant is located at Sunset Point. From OrilliaMatters, October 7, 2021 By Jessica Owen ‘We have been pushed too hard by top-down planning that has set arbitrary targets,’ said Collingwood resident Ulli Rath during County of Simcoe’s municipal comprehensive ...
Oct 2nd, 2021
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This October, the County and its MCR consultants will be hosting public information sessions on the following technical components of the County’s Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR): Growth Management and the Land Needs Assessment, Provincial Natural Heritage System Mapping Refinement, Provin...