By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
May 21st, 2023
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Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark speaks at the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association conference in Thunder Bay on Friday, April 26, 2019. (Matt Vis, tbnewswatch.com) From OrilliaMatters, May 18, 2023 By Jack Hauen EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium,...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
May 21st, 2023
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Joint Statement from Ontario’s Farm Leaders on Bill 97 and Proposed Provincial Planning Statement All of the farm organizations in Ontario have released an unprecedented joint statement against Bill 97 with a focus on the lot severance rules for agricultural land. The core of their concern is that: &...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Bradford West Gwillimbury
May 21st, 2023
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Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks to reporters in the Foyer of the House of Commons as he arrives Question Period, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, April 20, 2023. | Justin Tang/The Canadian Press From MidlandToday, May 14, 2023 By Aidan Chamandy Federal Env...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Climate Change
May 21st, 2023
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Tanya Clark, far left, fundraising and engagement manager with the Couchiching Conservancy, enjoys a tour of the Morton property with, from left, Jane Bonsteel, Anne Barbour, Dorthea Hangaard, Quinlan MacDonald, Mark Bisset, Gord Ball, Carsten Wisch and Toby Rowland. | Kathy Hunt photo From OrilliaMa...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Penetanguishene
May 21st, 2023
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Waste management was a concern raised at a recent Simcoe County council orientation session, which Penetanguishene Mayor Doug Rawson noted was visible in municipal parks, such as Rotary Champlain Wendat Park, where recycle and organic collection bins weren’t available. | Derek Howard/MidlandTod...
By AWARE Simcoe
In About Us
May 20th, 2023
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The following Directors were elected to the AWARE Simcoe Board at the Sunday May 28, 2023 Annual General Meeting Ann Truyens at@iglide.net AWARE O-M – 705-721-7898 Dianne Russell newvoyager0217@aol.com AWARE BWG – 905-775-9562 Don Morgan jmorg@sympatico.ca AWARE Midland – 705-526-9883 Erik Schomann...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Climate Change
May 18th, 2023
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By Angela Bischoff, Director, Ontario Clean Air Alliance Ontario is officially getting gassier with the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) announcing it is contracting for almost 600 megawatts of new gas-fired generation projects in the GTA, the Niagara peninsula, Windsor and St. Clair To...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
May 18th, 2023
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Members of the Barrie-Huronia Rotary Club, Living Green Barrie and Pollinate Barrie recently planted “Trees for Bees” pollinator pods at Batteaux Park. – Living Green Barrie photo From Simcoe.com, May 15, 2023 By Chris Simon Barrie Advance More than a dozen members of the Barrie-Hur...
Nottawasaga watershed health report shows forests, wetlands in decline, stream conditions still poor
By AWARE Simcoe
In Adjala-Tosorontio
May 16th, 2023
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The health of forests and wetlands is in decline, but the quality of groundwater sources remain very good to good, according to a recent health check report of the Nottawasaga watershed From Simcoe.com, May 9, 2023 By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald A recent health check on local rivers, streams and f...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Governance
May 16th, 2023
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From Anita Nickerson, Executive Director, Fair Vote Canada Our voices are being heard! In the past week, MPs in favour of proportional representation spoke up for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform in Question Period in the House of Commons. While the Prime Minister continues to ...
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