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Jun 20th, 2017
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AWARE News Network Dr. William Shotyk, Bocock chair of Agriculture and the Environment at the University of Alberta, will appear before Springwater Township Council to talk about the aquifer that, for decades, was threatened by Simcoe County’s plan for Dump Site 41. In 2006, Shotyk, the owner of an a...
May 16th, 2017
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William Shotyk, right, addresses Tiny Township Council. Vickie Monague of Beausoleil First Nation, known for her role in stopping Dump Site 41, is at left, live streaming the presentation.  ‘There are people in the world who would give a limb to have water like this’ By Kate Harries ̵...
Feb 24th, 2016
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Cancer claims retiree charged with mischief in 2009 protest By Travis Mealing Midland Mirror TINY TOWNSHIP – One of the most respected opponents of the notorious Site 41 landfill proposal has died. Keith Edwin Wood was charged with public mischief alongside his wife, Ina, in August 2009. They were am...
Feb 22nd, 2016
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Keith and Ina Wood surrounded by supporters at the Site 41 protest camp, August 6 2009 ( See below for August 4 2009 SDS41 news release) AWARE News Network We have lost a friend. The Earth has lost a champion. And all those who fight to protect water, land and life have lost a passionate advocate [&h...
Mar 3rd, 2015
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Report of Tiny Township Council Meeting Friday February 27, 2015 By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny Beamish will not be requesting a second public meeting on their proposed quarry expansion until April or May because some of the key people have been away. They have been in discussion with some of the property ...
Feb 8th, 2015
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Report of Tiny Township Public Meeting, Monday January 26, 2015: Proposed Expansion of Beamish Aggregate Pit on Lot 80, Concession 1 a.s. (Baseline Road) By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny This application is for a license to produce 600,000 additional tonnes annually. Les Selby, on behalf of Beamish Construct...
Jan 14th, 2015
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From Peter Anderson Tiny Township Tiny Township is considering an official plan and zoning amendment to allow Beamish Construction limited to expand its existing aggregate operation on part lot 79 and 80 (40 Darby Road ) North to 2 Darby Road. To my knowledge no one has involved the Severn Sound Envi...
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Feb 15th, 2012
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Report from February 13 Tiny Township Council Meeting By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny February 15 2012 Les Selby Consulting Services, on behalf of K. J. Beamish Construction Company, gave their oral submission to council. They arehoping to expand their Aggregate Pit License, Class A, Category 3, on the nort...
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Feb 11th, 2012
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AWARE Tiny February 11 2012 There will be a presentation by Les Selby Consulting Services on behalf of K.J. Beamish Construction Company for their proposed  expansion of their Aggregate Pit Licence to Tiny Council at 10:00 AM on Monday February 13, 2012....
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Feb 2nd, 2012
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Tiny Township Meeting January 30, 2012By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny February 2 2012 Deputy-Mayor George Lawrence chaired the meeting because of the absence of the Mayor Ray Millar.Les Selby Consulting Services, on behalf of K.J. Beamish Construction Company Limited, made a request for leaveof council to m...