Across Simcoe County, voters make clear they want change By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Updated October 29, 2014 Anti-sprawl candidates have swept to office in two battleground municipalities in Simcoe County. Not even a message from Premier Kathleen Wynne could save the pro-development incumbent...
Township election page APOLOGY: Shira Harrison McIntyre returned the AWARE Simcoe questionnaire August 29 but it was missed and we omitted to post it until October 26. AWARE Simcoe sincerely apologizes for the oversight. Mayor – Rick Milne 705-435-6857 rickmilne4mayor@gmail.com – Bob Mar...
In Midhurst, residents say a ‘special rule’ allows sprawl and developers are preparing to put shovels in the ground, but the fight isn’t over By: Rachel Mendleson Toronto Star In a rural village in Simcoe County, concerned residents have turned the municipal election into a referendum on ...
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News release from AWARE Simcoe AWARE Simcoe is endorsing Rob Keffer as the best candidate for Mayor of Bradford West Gwillimbury. Rob Keffer understands the importance of protecting farmland and the natural environment. He is committed to fiscal responsibility and has already worked to rein in high r...
Who has the most credibility – citizens trying to protect the integrity of their community or developers who stand to make hundreds of millions of dollars by pushing through their development? Over 30 years ago I was involved in the fight to save a Carolinian woodlot in Vaughan from being leveled to ...
By Kate Harries AWARE NewsNetwork In a September 30 report to Mono Council, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority member Fred Nix details extraordinary features of the process used in an conducting an efficiency audit of the authority. Board members have not been allowed to have copies of the e...
From Sierra Club Canada Foundation Sierra Club Canada Foundation is calling on Ontario Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal to immediately ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on soybeans in light of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study that concludes the bee killing pesticides provide little ...
From Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority needs volunteers for the Sunday, October 26 community tree planting at the headwaters of Dyment Creek at 272 Ferndale Drive ( entrance to the landfill), Barrie. The planting will start at 10 am and end whe...
From Midland Cultural Centre “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret” is a film showing this Friday, October 24th at 7:30pm at the Midland Cultural Centre. It’s a critical look at large scale factory farming and its link to climate change. Cost is $10. more info...
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