By AWARE Simcoe
In Energy
Nov 4th, 2021
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By Adriana and Maggie from Leadnow, November 5, 2021 UPDATE: Canada has committed to ending financing for international fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022. This is part of an international effort announced at COP26, the global climate summit, and includes countries like the US. [1] This is thank...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Uncategorized
Nov 3rd, 2021
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William G. Davis Ceremony to be held at Roy Thomson Hall will celebrate the life of the late Premier November 03, 2021 TORONTO — A memorial service to celebrate the life of the Honourable Premier William G. Davis, PC, CC, O. Ont, QC, will be held at Roy Thomson Hall at 11:00 a.m. on November [&hellip...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
Nov 3rd, 2021
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From 2016 to 2019, Canada’s emissions leapt 3.3 per cent, according to a new report. Trudeau photo / Twitter At the opening of the the United Nations climate negotiations (COP 26) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talked about the deadly heatwave that Canada experienced this summer, and about Lytton burn...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Council Watch
Nov 1st, 2021
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York-Simcoe MPP Caroline Mulroney, Bradford Councillor Jonathan Scott and Georgina Councillor Dave Neeson met with Minister of the Environment David Piccini last week to discuss how to move forward the stalled Holland Marsh phosphorus recycling facility in York Region. By Claire Malcolmson, Executive...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
Nov 1st, 2021
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PHOTO CREDIT: PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SUSAN KAO WITH PHOTOS BY STEVE RUSSELL, AMANDA PERSICO, VINCE TALOTTA, ANDREW From the Toronto Star, October 31, 2021 By Sheila Wang, Reporter, Emma McIntosh, Special to the Star In their rush to resurrect the Bradford Bypass, Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conse...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
Nov 1st, 2021
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By Margaret Prophet, Executive Director, Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition Statement from Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition and Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition on Toronto Star’s Investigation into the Bradford Bypass. Barrie, ON – Yesterday, the Toronto Star and the National Observer published an ...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
Nov 1st, 2021
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By Angela Bischoff, Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith will give the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) its marching orders for phasing out gas-fired power during a public online speech to the agency on November 3rd. We are counting on Minister S...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
Nov 1st, 2021
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Greta Thunberg and other inspiring youth leaders like Vanessa, Mitzi, and Dominika just signed this powerful open letter on the climate crisis — can you sign, too? Please sign here: https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/climate_action_now_loc/?kQAjMab To world leaders: “Betrayal.”Tha...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
Oct 30th, 2021
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Part two of the virtual Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing regarding the Environmental Resource Recovery Centre (ERRC) is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. The majority of part one of the hearing was comprised of the County’s expert witnesses followed by cross-...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Council Watch
Oct 28th, 2021
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County councillors voted 18-12 in favor of expediting smaller cart exchanges From Simcoe.com, October 26, 2021 By Janis Ramsay In a recorded vote Oct. 26, Simcoe County councillors agreed to allow residents to swap out the size of their garbage carts sooner than later. The cart exchanges will be avai...
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