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In Midland
Dec 23rd, 2011
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press Dec. 22 2011 After swapping its scalpel for an axe, town council has chopped an additional $173,073 from the proposed 2012 budget to keep spending increases to two per cent. Read more Unions rebuff cap ...
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In Midland
Dec 23rd, 2011
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press December 22 2011 PENETANGUISHENE -Mayor Gerry Marshall says the OPP contract team did tell his Task Force the municipal policing cost formula was under review, but “made it very clear to us that any such change would take effect Jan. 1 in the following year (...
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In Orillia
Dec 23rd, 2011
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By Frank Matys, Don Campbell, Thana Dharmarajah Barrie Advance Dec 22, 2011 ORILLIA – Orillia is an award-winner when it comes to diverting trash, garnering industry accolades for steps it has taken to lighten the load on its municipal landfill. Yet despite implementing a slew of programs to e...
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In Water
Dec 22nd, 2011
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North Gwillimbury development threatens wetlands and forestsThe Scoop - Environmental Defence -Dec 21 2011 A new development being proposed for the south shore of Lake Simcoe will have a large impact on one of the watershed’s largest forested areas. Metrus Developments proposed Maple Leaf Estates wil...
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In Governance
Dec 21st, 2011
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‘We’ve been asleep at the switch,’ says NDP’s Pat Martin By Kathryn May, Ottawa Citizen December 21, 2011 Seven agents of Parliament have twice made an “unprecedented appeal” to Commons committees to do a better job of scrutinizing and overseeing the watchdogs an...
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In Innisfil
Dec 20th, 2011
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Residents concerned about impact of infrastructure By Christy Burton Barrie Advance Dec 19, 2011 ALCONA — While Leslie Drive won’t be extended through the Leonard’s wetlands, a service road may still venture into the provincially significant area. Read more ...
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In Water
Dec 19th, 2011
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Why is it that even when we know the right thing to do, we don’t do it? By Joseph Heath Literary Review of Canada December 2011 A couple of years ago, while contemplating the dandelions running riot alongside the road in front of my house, I decided it was time to get a weed whacker. […]...
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