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By AWARE Simcoe
In AWARE News Network
Nov 21st, 2022
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From OrilliaMatters Nov 20,2022. Connor Earl Photo by Connor Earl More than 60 local protesters braved a brutal snowstorm to demonstrate outside Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop’s office Sunday morning as part of a province-wide peaceful protest over controversial Bill 23. If the proposed bill, also know...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
Nov 21st, 2022
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From OrilliaMatters Nov 20 2022 Letter to the Editor by Stan Mathewson, Sustainable Orillia Stan Mathewson, shown with his Tesla, has penned a letter to the province outlining concerns about the proposed Bill 23 Sustainable Orillia is a not-for-profit organization advocating for decisions that move u...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Climate Change
Nov 21st, 2022
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Stock image From OrilliaMatters Nov 15, 2022 ‘It seems surreal that at a time when most of the world is focused on how to mitigate and adapt to climate change, the government of Ontario is racing on the highway in the opposite direction with the pedal to the metal,’ reader says It is hard...
By AWARE Simcoe
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Nov 21st, 2022
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Midhurst subdivision.David Hawke Photo From Orillia Matters, Nov 13, 2022 A column by David Hawke Long-time readers of this column will know that I rarely rant political in this space, yet current matters cause me to write out loud. The provincially proposed Bill 23: The More Houses Built Faster Act ...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Environment
Nov 20th, 2022
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Premier Doug Ford is shown during a stop in Barrie in this file photo. | Kevin Lamb for BarrieToday From Barrie Today, Nov 18,2022. A letter to the editor. Hello, Mr. Ford. By now you will have received countless petitions and letters from hundreds of organizations and clubs throughout Ontario expres...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Governance
Nov 7th, 2022
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By AWARE Simcoe
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Nov 7th, 2022
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From Environmental Defence By Tim Gray, Executive Director The Ontario Government is trying to force another omnibus bill through the legislature before Christmas. They’re calling it the More Housing Built Faster Act, but in reality it’s a More Sprawl, Fewer Wetlands Act. BILL 23 WILL: Di...
By AWARE Simcoe
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Nov 7th, 2022
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From Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition By Claire Malcolmson, Executive Director www.RescueLakeSimcoe.org By now, you might have heard about Bill 23, a.k.a, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. We have put together a detailed list of resources to understand what Bill 23 means and what you can do about it. Pl...
By AWARE Simcoe
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Nov 7th, 2022
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Denmark’s election a powerful example of how proportional representation transforms democracy Denmark had an election yesterday. The contrast to Canada’s last election couldn’t be more stark. It isn’t just in the numbers―it’s in the politics. In Canada, with first-past-the-post, the pursuit of power ...
By AWARE Simcoe
In AWARE News Network
Nov 7th, 2022
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In the dead of winter 2002, visionary Grassy Narrows youth bravely laid down in front of logging trucks and sparked what is now the longest running blockade in Canada. Join us to honour 20 years of reclamation, alliance, ceremony, and freedom. On December 2nd tune in online to join Grassy Narrows peo...