Unfair chase: The spring bear hunt is bad policy founded on bad science The Ontario government is proposing a five-year extension of the spring bear hunt across 88 of the province’s Wildlife Management Units, including some in Simcoe County. From Ontario Nature The Ontario government is proposing to...
By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Simcoe County councillors voted yesterday to collect $5,000 in legal costs from AWARE Simcoe in the Beeton Woods case. Mayor Rick Milne of New Tecumseth, where the woodland that is to be clearcut is located, urged his fellow councillors to “move on” and waive the co...
AWARE Simcoe Action Alert On Tuesday, November 24, county councillors will decide whether or not to pursue the $5,000 in legal costs a judge has awarded in the Beeton Woods case. The item is on the Committee of the Whole (COW) agenda. COW meetings start at 9:30 a.m. at the Simcoe County Administratio...
Dark-eyed Junco, victim of window collision – Mary Barber photo Ontario Environment Ministry proposing to give up key power to protect songbirds From FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Project) Canada Millions of birds are killed in collisions with windows each year across Canada. FLAP Canada has doc...
Council of Canadians’ Maude Barlow condemns judge’s decision as “perversion of justice” AWARE Simcoe news release A massive costs award against a watchdog environmental group could have an adverse impact on citizens’ ability to protect their communities and natural herit...
Ontario Parks’ Healthy Beaches Speaker Series Wednesday November 25 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Wasaga Stars Arena 425 River Road West Wasaga Beach Speakers include David Featherstone, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority; Ashley Wallis, Environmental Defence; Dr. Allan Crowe, the Coastal Centre; Will Ro...
AWARE Simcoe recommendations to promote transparency and public participation Text of submission to Simcoe County Governance Committee November 5, 2015 Meeting. AWARE Simcoe respectfully submits the following recommendations to the Simcoe County Governance Committee with the intention and hope of fur...
AWARE Simcoe The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario has recognized the efforts of the Midhurst Ratepayers Association. Save Midhurst Village, represented by Sandy Buxton, David Strachan, and Margaret Prophet (Midhurst Ratepayer’s Association), has been awarded the Margaret and Nicholas Hill C...
AWARE Simcoe Comments on Simcoe County OPF/MMF Site Selection AWARE Simcoe is pleased to submit comments on the Site selection process for the Organics Processing Facility and Materials Management Facility. We see these new facilities as a necessary step in the progression toward a zero waste economy...
100 per cent clean economy by 2050 is 100 per cent possible from the David Suzuki Foundation With the federal election behind us, it’s time to show our newly elected government that we expect bold action on climate change at the December UN climate summit in Paris. Please join us in Ottawa on Novembe...
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