By Laurie Watt Simcoe.com May 16, 2012 BARRIE - Home sales in Barrie are outpacing the blooming of spring flowers, says the president of the Barrie and District Association of Realtors....
Won't change Police Services Act to reflect balance on local boardBy Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com May 16, 2012 ESSA/ADJALA-TOS/NEW TEC - The province says it’s unwilling to make change legislation allowing the three municipalities under contract to the Nottawasaga OPP to each have a permanent seat on th...
New Tecumseth Free Press May 14, 2012 New Tecumseth’s solicitor is seemingly busier these days as “legal matters” come in bunches on tonight’s in camera portion of the council agenda. Four separate items are identified as a “Legal Matter” which is justification to ...
But county, province say overall number of 667,000 still appliesBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe May 16 2012Simcoe County politicians have been told they don’t need to worry about the population numbers the province has allocated to each municipality as part of its plan to keep growth to a maximum of 667...
Farmers and Friends Unite! Email from Midhurst Ratepayers Association May 14 2012On Monday May 28th farmer Rob Wright hopes to make a presentation to Springwater Council to outline how the Midhurst Secondary Plan will impact his farming operations. He hopes other farmers and those concerned about whe...
From Springwater Township May 9 3012 The Council of the Township of Springwater would like to thank the Midhurst Ratepayers’ Association for their presentation to Council on the Midhurst Secondary Plan. During the presentation there were several questions that were posed. The following points conta...
By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press May 9 2012MIDLAND - An environmentalist who played a role in establishing the Severn Sound Environmental Association has urged five SSEA member municipalities to consider joining a conservation authority. Sandy Agnew, a former Oro-Medonte council member, says Midla...
By Brent Patterson Council of Canadians May 6 2012The Canadian Press reports, “The federal government’s new budget bill sets out a controversial two-step approach to how industry should deal with fish and their habitat — with the second step much more far-reaching than the first. ...
Midland Free Press May 5 2012 A First Nation encampment at the Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum has packed up and moved on. The group has moved their protest to near Penetanguishene. ...
Green Party leader calls for investigation into Jaffer dealsNews release from Green Party of Canada May 7 2011OTTAWA– Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands, today filed a complaint with Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson, calling for an ...