• Protecting Water and Farmland in Simcoe County

Meetings

Jan 4th, 2017
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Residents urged to fill out questionnaire to assist in audit of county operation RAINFOREST ALLIANCE PUBLIC MEETING January 17, 2017 7pm to 9pm Elmvale Community Hall (33 Queen St. W.) from the Rainforest Alliance Rainforest Alliance is undertaking a conformance verification audit to evaluate the pro...
Nov 23rd, 2016
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Public notice from New Tecumseth TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the Planning Act the Corporation of the Town of New Tecumseth will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday December 7, 2016 at 7:00pm in the Council Chambers of the Administration Centre, 10 Wellington Street East, Alliston THE PURPOSE of the p...
Nov 23rd, 2016
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from Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Shoreline Biodiversity & Citizen Science Workshops: Tuesday, November 29, 2016, — 7:00 to 9:00 pm First Presbyterian Church 200 Maple St., Collingwood Learn more about the biodiversity of the Georgian Bay shoreline in Wasaga Beach and Collingwood, an...
Nov 18th, 2016
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The Bobolink -Jennifer Howard photo Exploring Conservation on Farms from  Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Agricultural fields provide homes for grassland birds like the Bobolink and Eastern Meadowlark. This workshop for farmers will look at best practices for managing hay and pastures that ...
Nov 13th, 2016
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Proposed policy is a recipe for inaction and delay from Ontario Nature Prior to the 2014 provincial election, Premier Kathleen Wynne pledged to reverse wetland loss by 2025. Accordingly, the Province has proposed a new wetland conservation strategy, which is open for public comment until November 16,...
Nov 9th, 2016
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County of Simcoe statutory notice Notice of Requested Allocation 20,000 Population Program – Town of Wasaga Beach and Town of Innisfil Issued: November 1, 2016 TAKE NOTICE that a Request for population allocation within the County of Simcoe 20,000 population program has been received by: -Wasag...
Nov 7th, 2016
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Just When You Thought Life Wasn’t Fair OSSTF District 17 presents a film and discussion evening on Fair Trade Film: The Dark Side of Chocolate A 2010 documentary about the exploitation and slave-trading of African children to harvest chocolate which was still occurring ten years after the cocoa indus...
Oct 28th, 2016
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Becky BigCanoe, Bob Bowles, Bernard Pope and Nancy McBride AWARE Simcoe alert We need to grow the Greenbelt to protect our precious water resources in Simcoe County. The health and viability of groundwater, watersheds and wetlands are all under threat from out-of-control sprawl. Those who attended th...
Oct 13th, 2016
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Maude Barlow: Canada’s Water Crisis & What We Can Do From Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition   Maude Barlow, internationally-acclaimed water advocate and former advisor on Water Issues to the United Nations, has just released her latest book – “Boiling Point” outlining Cana...
Oct 12th, 2016
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Public Forum: Ensuring a Positive Water Future in Simcoe County from the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition You are cordially invited to attend our public forum about protecting our water resources through Greenbelt expansion in Simcoe County. Where: Midhurst United Church, 91 Doran Road, Midhurst Whe...