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In About Us
Jan 1st, 2012
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AWARE Simcoe January 1 2012AWARE Simcoe. was founded in 2010 in the wake of the Dump Site 41 victory, with the aim of starting or uniting active citizen watchdog organizations in all of Simcoe County’s 16 municipalities and two separated cities. We are committed to transparency and accountability in ...
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In Simcoe County
Jan 1st, 2012
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Help get the word out about the Jan. 21 meeting in Angus AWARE Simcoe January 1 2012 Happy New Year! Our first public event in 2012 will target Sprawl, the Monster that’s Consuming Simcoe County. Help us get the word out to residents who want solutions to this looking threat to our farmland, natural ...
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In Meetings, events
Dec 31st, 2011
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Sprawl: the Monster that’s Consuming Simcoe CountyAWARE Simcoe December 31 2011Panellists: Claire Malcolmson of Environmental Defence, John Stillich of the Sustainable Urban Development Association and David Strachan of the Midhurst Ratepayers Association will discuss the development pressures facing...
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In Simcoe County
Dec 31st, 2011
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AWARE Simcoe public meeting in Angus - all are invited AWARE Simcoe December 31 2011Panellists: Claire Malcolmson of Environmental Defence, John Stillich of the Sustainable Urban Development Association and David Strachan of the Midhurst Ratepayers Association will discuss the development pressures f...
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In Simcoe County
Dec 31st, 2011
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Technical briefing with Provincial Development Facilitator scheduledAWARE Simcoe December30 2011 Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli will reveal the “shared vision” for growth in Simcoe County at a lunch to be hosted by the Alliston and District Chamber of Commerce on January 19....
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In Quarries
Dec 31st, 2011
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Anatomy of a quarry fight  By Jayme Poisson Toronto Star December 29 2011 MELANCTHON, ONT. — Here in Melancthon, farmers love the land so much they etch pictures of their homesteads on family gravestones. When they die in this township — an idyllic stretch of rolling farmlands that juts out of Shelbu...
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In Tiny
Dec 30th, 2011
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Blue community, Ombudsman appointment among first-term achievements  By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press December 29 2011 PERKINSFIELD -The book on the table says much about the man who wears the mayor’s chain of office in Tiny Township. The Ontario Municipal Act, A Users Manual is Ray Millar&#...
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In Innisfil
Dec 30th, 2011
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Store representatives would not commit to construction timeline, says Eastwood By Chris Simon  Innisfil Scope Dec. 28 2011 The building permit for Alcona’s proposed Canadian Tire has been revoked. Innisfil council will review a report from director of development Don Eastwood, during its Jan. 4...
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In Midland
Dec 30th, 2011
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Four local mayors putting heads together to maximize prosperity By Nicole Million Midland Times Dec 28, 2011  NORTH SIMCOE – Since being elected mayor in October 2010, Gerry Marshall has advocated the importance of economic development in Penetanguishene and the surrounding municipalities.  Earlier t...
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In Innisfil
Dec 30th, 2011
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Landowners face possible $3 million assessment  By Miriam King Bradford Times Dec. 28 2011 Residents whose properties are drained by the South Innisfil Creek drain – considered “benefiting landowners” of improvements to the drain – may have been lulled into a false sense of co...