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Apr 12th, 2012
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Groundbreaking agreement between Simcoe County and Ontario Farmland TrustNews release from the Ontario Framland Trust April 12, 2012Guelph – Over 250 acres of prime farmland in Tiny Township, once designatedas the North Simcoe Landfill (Site 41), have officially been returned to agriculture. Thanks t...
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Apr 12th, 2012
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By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 11 2012Simcoe County’s corporate services committee voted today to accept a staff report recommending that BFI Canada be awarded the waste collections contract, for $10.7 million in the first year. The bid is $2.6 million less than is budgeted for 2012. The decisi...
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Apr 10th, 2012
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By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe April 10 2012Today, members of Simcoe County’s governance committee met to consider how to proceed on changes that would completely remake the county system of government. ...
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Apr 10th, 2012
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Massive call-in needed to NDP and PCs to urge rejection of amendments to environmental legislationAWARE Simcoe is passing on two alerts about the Liberal government's Omnibus Bill 55 which amends a number of environmental bills while circumventing normal posting under the Environmental Bill of Rights...
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Apr 9th, 2012
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What's growing around you?AWARE Simcoe news release - April 8 2012A meeting being held this Saturday April 14 at the Elmvale Arena is aimed to be the start of a county-wide effort to control and eradicate invasive alien plant species. ...
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Apr 9th, 2012
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Bike powered by vegetable oil assembled by Midland machinistBy Nicole Million April 7 2012MIDLAND – While it might smell like a french fry truck, Eckhard Schulz’s latest creation is much cooler.Read more...
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Apr 9th, 2012
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Posted April 9 2012A small but vibrant movement that began in France in 2001, and has now crossed the ocean into Canada, challenges the hitherto unquestioned belief that endless economic growth is sustainable, that any and all constraints can be overcome, and that producing and buying more is the roa...
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Apr 9th, 2012
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1000s to run/walk/bike through stunning countrysideNews release from NDACT - April 8 2012The grassroots movement to halt a proposed mega quarry north of Toronto is holding a top-calibre sporting event to raise money this summer. ...
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Apr 9th, 2012
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Posted April 9 2012VOLUNTEER FAIR & COMMUNITY INFORMATION DAY on Sat Apr 28, 10am - 2pm at Orillia Square Mall, Orillia....
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Apr 9th, 2012
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Review board rules no evidence nearby wind turbines devalued homesCBC News Apr 7, 2012An Ontario couple who launched a case arguing that nearby wind turbines devalued their waterfront home and should be a factor in their property assessment has lost the challenge.Read more...
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