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In Springwater
Apr 27th, 2012
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Special Report by Bill French Springater News April 26 2012A crowd of about 200 to 250 people overflowed the council chambers on Monday April 16th to have their voices heard. They were residents of Midhurst along with many other Springwater residents concerned about the direction of recent township c...
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In Simcoe County
Apr 27th, 2012
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By Brad Pritchard Innisfil Journal Apr 26, 2012 ESSA TWP. - Essa Township is flushing Simcoe County’s notion of allowing other municipalities to tap into its sewage infrastructure.The township’s stance is in response to a study commissioned by the county, the Water and Wastewater Visioning Strategy, ...
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In Environment
Apr 27th, 2012
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Email from Friends of NDACT April 26 2012Tuesday, Apr-24 was disappointing because the Ontario budget passed with only a few modifications to appease the NDP including a wealth surtax, extra daycare help and corporate tax cut freeze. The hidden environmental amendments were ignored. ...
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In Indigenous
Apr 27th, 2012
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By SARA ROSS Orillia Packet & Times April 26 2012A First Nation solidarity camp on Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum property must be removed, museum stewards say.Without permission, three Anishinabe men have occupied the privately owned property off Highway 12 for more than two weeks, taking a sta...
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In Indigenous
Apr 26th, 2012
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News release from the camp April 25 2012Coldwater Heritage Museum Board of Directors have requested to the organizers of an Anishinabek Oshkimaadzig Camp to pack up and leave the Museum's property as soon as possible in a show of good faith after setting up camp without permission....
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In Simcoe County
Apr 26th, 2012
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By Brad Pritchard Innisfil Journal April 26 2012SIMCOE COUNTY - A confidential email sent by Simcoe County staff to the planning departments of its 16 member municipalities with instructions to withhold information from councils was a bad move, County of Simcoe CAO Mark Aitken has admitted.The issue ...
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In Barrie
Apr 26th, 2012
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'People need to get recreation and exercise'By Bob Bruton - Barrie Examiner April 26 2012 It’s an old argument, but one which will affect service levels and their costs for years to come in Barrie.What should property taxes pay for? The answer used to be services for property, not people....
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In Meetings, events
Apr 26th, 2012
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AWARE Simcoe Annual General MeetingPosted April 26 2012AWARE Simcoe is hosting a public meeting in Barrie on energy and the cost to society of our current system, in financial, social and environmental terms....
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In Simcoe County
Apr 26th, 2012
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High hopes for critter videoBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 25 2012Simcoe County is counting on a gaggle of garbage- loving creatures to inspire residents to recycle more, using new, larger Blue Boxes designed to accommodate a wide range of low weight and high volume plastics. ...
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In Simcoe County
Apr 25th, 2012
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Marshall`s  `ìnsurance`argument failed to convince majorityBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 26 2012To no one`s surprise, Simcoe County council voted yesterday to award a seven-year waste collections contract to BFI Canada.  The vote was 19-7, a weighted vote of 70-25. ...