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Jul 22nd, 2015
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From the Green Party of Ontario Meet Gord Miller, who served as Environment Commissioner of Ontario for the past 15 years. Some have called him the Lorax, the one who speaks for the trees, guardian of our ecology. Last month, Gord made the move from public service to an active political bid to be a [...
Jul 13th, 2015
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From Pamela Fulford Change.org Thank you so much to all of you. Our Change.org plus hand signed petitions totalled over 1500 people! The petition to protect Strawberry Island was presented to Ramara Township Council on June 15 with a huge supporting crowd of 200 people. The speakers for Strawberry Is...
Jul 6th, 2015
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Former Springwater DM applies for audit of mayor’s election expenses Note: An earlier posting stated that the committee would meet Thursday July 9 at 1 pm and 3 pm. That has now been changed to Monday July 20 at 9 am and 10 am, with time held in reserve Tuesday July 21 if required. AWARE News [...
Jul 5th, 2015
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From the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture’s 75th Anniversary Celebration will be held Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the Farm of Jim and Nancy Partridge, 192 Line 4 North, Oro-Medonte, ON Celebration begins at 4 p.m. Cost: $25/person, includes Dinne...
Jun 7th, 2015
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from 350.org Canada needs an energy economy that respects Free Prior and Informed consent of Indigenous frontline communities and creates good, green jobsfor workers. It is morally indefensible for us to continue to pursue an economic growth strategy that brings our climate closer to an irreversible ...
May 27th, 2015
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May 9th, 2015
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AWARE News Network David Featherstone, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority’s manager of watershed monitoring is the guest speaker at AWARE Simcoe’s Annual General Meeting. His topic: Protecting and Restoring our Natural Heritage Systems – with a focus on re-building these ...
May 4th, 2015
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from Pamela Fulford Pamela Fulford, who started an online petition will be giving a deputation to Council on Strawberry Island. She is opposing a proposal by Trans America Group, a real estate company from Alberta, to build 120 condominium units on small Strawberry Island in Lake Simcoe. When: Monday...
Apr 30th, 2015
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From the City of Orillia The City of Orillia is hosting author, innovative thinker and TED talks speaker Don Tapscott at the Orillia Opera House on Tuesday May 5 at 7:30 pm for a free community presentation. Registration is required.  For more information, call the Economic Development Office at 705-...
Apr 28th, 2015
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from the Elmvale Foundation Leave a legacy, plant a tree. The Elmvale Foundation’s Isiaragui restoration project will take place Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3 on properties located in the Wye River watershed in the vicinity of Elmvale. Isiaragui will restore approx. 4,500 m (linear – one side...