By AWARE Simcoe
In Agencies
Nov 19th, 2020
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Mike Walters Amendments to Conservation Authorities Act ‘disconcerting’ and not reflective of feedback from consultations, says LSRCA official By: Nathan Taylor Barrie Today The CAO of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) sounded the alarm in a recent letter to municipali...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
Nov 19th, 2020
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A sustainable and just food system for Canada as proposed by the National Farmers Union will mitigate and prevent multiple cascading crises and provide the foundation of a good life. La Via Campesina The COVID 19 pandemic is showing us where our current food and agriculture system is vulnerable, as ...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
Nov 18th, 2020
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Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk – Link to video Auditor General finds EBR dysfunctional, public denied appeal rights for 197 environmentally significant permits and approvals, including forestry management changes to remove endangered species protection News release from the Ontario Auditor Gener...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Collingwood
Nov 17th, 2020
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Collingwood Mayor Brian Saunderson ‘We will do everything in our power to ensure the Province acts on the recommendations to change the Municipal Act and the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act’ AWARE News Network The following are Collingwood Mayor Brian Saunderson’s notes in addres...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Collingwood
Nov 17th, 2020
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Collingwood town council Each member of Collingwood council reacted to the findings in the final report of the Collingwood Judicial Inquiry By: Erika Engel Collingwood Today Members of Collingwood’s current council didn’t hold back as they condemned previous town officials for their ̵...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Indigenous
Nov 17th, 2020
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Former Grand Chief Max Gros-Louis News release from the Conseil de la Nation huronne-wendat Nov 14, 2020 It is with sorrow and great sadness that we have just learned of the death of the former Grand Chief of the Huron-Wendat Nation, Mr. Max “One Onti” Gros-Louis. Our first words are addr...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Environment
Nov 16th, 2020
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Young Ontarian clients -David LeBlanc photo The Applicants in the case, 7 young people, are arguing that the Ford government’s climate policy, which weakened Ontario’s climate targets in 2018, violates their Charter-protected rights to life, liberty, and security of the person. from the National Unio...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Council Watch
Nov 16th, 2020
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Site of a proposed shooting range on Concession Road 5 in Ramara. Township considering ban on shooting ranges, but it wouldn’t impact current ones; ‘These people are being shamefully disrespectful to their neighbours and friends’ By Nathan Taylor Orillia Matters Ramara is looking a...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Council Watch
Nov 16th, 2020
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Site of a proposed shooting range on Concession Road 5 in Ramara. By: Nathan Taylor Orillia Matters The unanimous decision was made at Monday’s committee-of-the-whole meeting and will be up for ratification at next Monday’s council meeting. The committee turned down the application for the property a...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Adjala-Tosorontio
Nov 14th, 2020
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NVCA chair Keith White News release from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority November 13 2020 On November 5, 2020, the Ontario government released changes to the Conservation Authorities Act and Planning Act in the provincial budget. The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) has ...
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