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Purest Water

Nov 23rd, 2018
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Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner with some members of the Simcoe County delegation in his Legislature office.  -AWARE Simcoe photo News release from Waterkeepers A delegation of Simcoe County residents attended proceedings at the Ontario Legislature yesterday and met with MPPs to underscore ...
Nov 21st, 2018
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by Andrew Mendler Midland Mirror To Erin Archer, Tiny Township’s new official plan doesn’t do enough to protect the pristine aquifer than runs through the municipality. Archer addressed council on behalf of a small group of residents fighting to protect local water during a Nov. 14 committee meeting,...
Nov 16th, 2018
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November 5 2017: water walk finishes at Teedon Pit entrance -AWARE Simcoe photo by Andrew Mendler Midland Mirror The proposed expansion of a Tiny Township gravel pit will be going in front of the Ontario Municipal Board. Dufferin Aggregates, a division of CRH Canada, which owns and operates the Teedo...
Oct 16th, 2018
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Professor Ian Clark of the University of Ottawa and graduate student Hamed Mozafari take water samples at the Elmvale flow. By Kate Harries AWARE News Network The pristine water that flows from the Waverley Uplands was the subject of brief but intense investigation earlier this month. Scientists from...
Sep 16th, 2018
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Beausoleil First Nation Chief Guy Monague, right, with friends, was among those who addressed a crowd of around 50 people who rallied prior to the Dufferin Aggregates community liaison meeting at the community hall on Thursday.  – Friends of the Waverley Uplands Facebook photo...
Sep 2nd, 2018
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Beausoleil First Nation Chief Guy Monague UPDATED – with news of MPPs’ cancellation – but the rally is on! from Friends of the Waverley Uplands Calling all WATER Protectors!! Please Stand with us in protecting the World’s Purest Water! Join the Friends of the Waverley Uplands ...
Aug 6th, 2018
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Letter to the Toronto Star from Donna Deneault, Stouffville July 21 2018 Some of the cleanest water in the world is flowing through Simcoe County. You can drink it right out of the ground. The soil that exists there actually acts as a natural filtration system. However, we are very concerned that thi...
Jul 2nd, 2018
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Water from the aquifer underlying Site 41 gushes from a local well -Bill Shotyk photo Correction of date: this rally is Wednesday July 11, 2018 – an incorrect date was posted earlier. AWARE Simcoe apologizes for the error. Time: 7:00 PM Location: Township of Tiny Community Centre, 91 Concession...
Jun 15th, 2018
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From Friends of the Waverley Uplands Our fabulous Community is pulling together once again to protect our Pristine Aquifer!!! Please join us in our fundraising efforts Saturday June 16th 7:00am-4:00pm at the Elmvale Community Hall. Garage Sale, Bake sale and Silent Auction(closes at 4 so make sure yo...
May 21st, 2018
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Experts: Drs. John Cherry and Bill Shotyk after Shotyk’s presentation in Elmvale last week. -Kate Harries photo By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Scientist Bill Shotyk may be getting some company in his 25-year study of the exceptional water that flows out of artesian wells in the Waverley are...