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In Bradford West Gwillimbury
Mar 12th, 2012
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By Miriam King Bradford Times March 7 2012 Consultant concludes that the Town is not only ready for Transit – the ridership is there – but that public transit is feasible, that it is needed if the Town is going to continue to grow, and that it is doable, if the Town starts small. Full [&h...
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In Midland
Mar 12th, 2012
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Agreement helps pave the way for the first new development in the village in decades By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope March 7 2012 Cookstown developers could be allocated 235 sanitary sewer units, under a policy that is scheduled to be approved by Innisfil council later today. Council may endorse the lo...
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In Innisfil
Mar 12th, 2012
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But residents and some councillors showed dismay for the process By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope March 7 2012 Innisfil will be getting a new look, despite some obvious dismay expressed by residents and a few councillors. Following a two-week public survey, council voted 5-3 to adopt Option 2 as a new m...
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In Bradford West Gwillimbury
Mar 12th, 2012
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Simcoe.com Mar 08, 2012  Taking out the papers and the trash is poised to cost you more. At Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting, council voted to increase the residential waste management levy to $160 per unit. That means homeowners will pay an extra $20, or 2.29 per cent, for waste pick-up this...
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In Water
Mar 10th, 2012
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By Ellen Moorhouse Toronto Star March 3 2012 Trash Talk delves into some nasty stuff occasionally, but Toronto resident Maureen Reilly has been doing just that almost daily for 15 years. Her subject: sewage and sewage sludge. Read more ...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 10th, 2012
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By Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com Mar 09, 2012  ESSA TOWNSHIP – The municipality is sending a resolution to county council to object to the recent increase to tipping fees at county landfills. Read more    Force restaurants to recycle more Letter to Simcoe.comm Narch 8 2012 ESSA TOWNSHIP – I a...
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In Quarries
Mar 10th, 2012
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Highland, Walke, M.A.Q.: citizens in 3 townships fight quarry proposals By KRISTEN SMITH Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin March 9 2012 The Highland Companies, Walker Aggregates, and M.A.Q. Aggregates have all submitted applications to quarry areas within 30 kilometres each other, although they’r...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 10th, 2012
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By Michael Gennings Stayner Sun Mar 08, 2012 CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP – The County of Simcoe is looking at its waste management options for the next 25 years and one possibility includes re-opening a mothballed landfill site just east of Sunnidale Corners in Clearview Township.  Read more ...
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In Agriculture
Mar 10th, 2012
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By David Fleischer Simcoe.com Mar 08, 2012 The agriculture industry is rallying to change your thinking about how food gets from the farm to your plate. “The opportunities are endless here,” Greater Toronto Area Agricultural Action Committee executive director Janet Horner told members of the region’...
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In Water
Mar 9th, 2012
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World is eyeing Canada’s resources – and Harper government is ready to sellBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 9 2012Canadians should prepare for an unprecedented assault on our resources, Maude Barlow warned on Wednesday.“There’s a free-for-all coming, I feel it,” the chair of the Council of Canadian...