By AWARE Simcoe
In Council Watch
May 27th, 2021
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The Friends of Simcoe Forests Inc (“FSF”) won a major court challenge against the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (“Minister”) in the ongoing dispute over locating a waste facility in the Freele County Forest. FSF had filed a challenge before the Ontario Divisional Court of the Minister’s d...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Council Watch
May 27th, 2021
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From Orillia Matters May 26 2021 By: Nathan Taylor ‘The good people of Oro-Medonte deserve and demand better from all of you,’ resident says before his microphone was cut off Oro-Medonte council voted Wednesday against reprimanding a member who was found by an integrity commissione...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Energy
May 27th, 2021
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From Friends of the Earth May 26 2021 By: Erik Stolpmann May 26, 2021 (Ottawa) – For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous climate change. Today, as a result of legal action brought by Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie) together with 17,...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Council Watch
May 25th, 2021
2 Comments
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Cathy Keane From Orillia Matters May 25 2021 By: Dave Dawson Citizen is calling on council to force resignation of Cathy Keane, saying Integrity Commissioner’s call for a reprimand ‘is wholly inadequate’ Oro-Medonte Township’s Integrity Commissioner (IC) is recommending a “formal re...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agencies
May 24th, 2021
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Bill French From the Springwater Citizens Forum May 24 2021 By Bill French There are multiple municipal drains throughout the township and many date back well over a century. They are intended to prevent flooding on some of the richest farmland in the Township especially in what I call the Minesing f...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Uncategorized
May 23rd, 2021
5 Comments
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Vickie Kee By Letty and John McNeil Our heartfelt sympathy to Theo, Julie, Jamie and all those who loved and cared about Vickie. Vickie was a good friend and a great listener, and I will miss our chats in person and on the phone We will never forget the important role Vickie played in the […]...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
Apr 28th, 2021
11 Comments
3555 Views
‘There are no shades of grey on this. This is a matter of right versus wrong’ By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Two of Canada’s leading hydrogeologists appeared before Tiny Township Council last week to sound the alarm about the threat to the uniquely pristine groundwaters of North Simco...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Council Watch
Apr 14th, 2021
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University of Alberta professors William Powell and William Shotyk presented their groundwater study proposal to Tiny Township ‘This water I’m talking about is not just great water, it’s absolutely exceptional water,’ says university professor in asking township to collaborat...
Major study of “exceptional” water planned – but will it survive “disaster” of aggregate extraction?
By AWARE Simcoe
In Council Watch
Apr 13th, 2021
7 Comments
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It’s not known why or by whom these decades-old spruces along a kilometre stretch of Highway 27 were cut – but the loss is just one part of ongoing disruption to the French’s Hill recharge area. AWARE Simcoe photo By Kate Harries AWARE News Network The water that gushes out of artes...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Environment
Apr 6th, 2021
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David Crombie From the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation Join Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Heritage Champion and former Mayor of Toronto, David Crombie, for a new educational series of virtual talks focused on heritage, city planning, community involvement, education and the future of Toronto. In each ...
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