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In Tiny
Sep 4th, 2012
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Report of Tiny Township Council Meeting August 27, 2012By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny September 3 2012Deputy-Mayor Lawrence chaired the meeting. Mayor Millar is absent.Dominic Mifsud has made a request for leave of council to make an oral submission re: "Right of Passage on the Great Lakes"....
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In Tiny
Aug 30th, 2012
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By Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny August 30 2012 The first annual Tiny Deputy-Mayor's Memorial Golf Tournament and Dinner, in memory of Gord Leonard, took place on FridayAugust 24, 2012. The Lynn-Stone Funeral Home was the corporate sponsor with other businesses supporting, as well. There was also donations a...
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In Simcoe County
Aug 30th, 2012
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All authority on public’s requests for information is delegated to wardenBy Kate Harries AWARE News Network August 30 2012Midland Deputy Mayor Stephan Kramp pointed to a curious divergence within the county’s policy on accountability and transparency at this week’s county council meeting.But nothing ...
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In Severn
Aug 29th, 2012
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Persistent Severn mayor was 'misled' by province, enlists county support in quest for transparencyBy Kate Harries AWARE News Network August 30 2012Severn Mayor Mike Burkett has got some upper-tier backing for his campaign to ensure that solar projects don’t take place on good agricultural land. Simco...
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In Simcoe County
Aug 29th, 2012
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Infrastructure costs for water, waste water estimated at $65 millionBy Kate Harries AWARE News Network August 29 2012Simcoe County Council has voted 21-9 in favour of supporting a 65-hectare expansion of the Innisfil Heights employment lands between the 7th and 5th lines. (Details of recorded vote be...
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In Simcoe County
Aug 27th, 2012
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AWARE Simcoe August 26 2012 This is the text of the petition that was posted on the Environmental Defence website August 15-22 and signed by 295 people. August 22 was Simcoe County’s deadline for public comment on its Official Plan, made public June 26. The petition is now closed. Take Action t...
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In Lakes
Aug 26th, 2012
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By KIM MACKRAEL The Globe and Mail August 25 2012WAUBAUSHENE, ONT. - Jim Thomas has given up on using the 15-foot sailboats he keeps propped against the dock behind his cottage. In the 12 years since he and his wife, Pat, bought a bungalow on the edge of Georgian Bay, they’ve watched their shoreline ...
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In Agriculture
Aug 26th, 2012
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Marketwire news release - Aug. 24, 2012Central Ontario will be able to enjoy more of its own home grown produce with the help of a new Harper Government investment. Member of Parliament Dr. Kellie Leitch (Simcoe-Grey), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today an investment for a ...
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In Simcoe County
Aug 23rd, 2012
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'No intrabasin transfer of water in the Great Lakes'Letter to Simcoe County Clerk Brenda Clark August 22 2012 We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Draft Proposed Modified Official Plan for Simcoe County. Sierra Club Ontario agrees with the AWARE Simcoe comments on the Plan available online...
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In Quarries
Aug 21st, 2012
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By Michael Gennings Barrie Advance Aug 20, 2012 DUNTROON - The Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) voted 9-3 on Thursday to ask the provincial court to rule on the Consolidated Hearing Board’s decision that Walker Aggregates is allowed to expand the Duntroon Quarry....