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In Water
Dec 13th, 2011
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Citizens, cities and provinces must continue to lead on solutions to climate change By Dale Marshall and Ian Bruce David Suzuki Foundation December 13 2011 Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Environment Minister Peter Kent have broken Canada’s commitment to the Kyoto Protocol. This reckless deci...
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In Innisfil
Dec 13th, 2011
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Dec 13, 2011 INNISFIL – Alcona will be home to thousands more people, in denser neighbourhoods that are connected with trails, says Innisfil’s interim planning manager. Read more ...
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In Simcoe County
Dec 13th, 2011
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By Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press  Dec 12, 2011 OTTAWA – Rahim Jaffer’s attempt to build a post-MP business with a local lawyer friend might not have been lucrative but the pair still should have registered as lobbyists, says a parliamentary watchdog. Read more ...
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In Indigenous
Dec 13th, 2011
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It will take a paradigm shift in our relationship with First Nations to solve the ills of the Attawapiskats By David McLaren December 12 2011Perhaps the most iconic irony of the whole crisis at Attawapiskat is the presence, a scant 90 km away, of the De Beers Diamond Mine at Victor Lake. The top 1% a...
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In Barrie
Dec 12th, 2011
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News release from City of Barrie December 12 2011Barrie City Council is pleased to announce that Carla Ladd has been hired to lead The City of Barrie as Chief Administrative Officer, effective February 27, 2012.  Carla’s experience spans nearly three decades of progressive leadership in the municipal...
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In Simcoe County
Dec 12th, 2011
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Orillia is top recycler By MIRANDA MINASSIAN, The Packet & Times December 10 2011 The Sunshine City and the County of Simcoe have once again topped the province’s list of recycling municipalities. Read more  Simcoe County places second Simcoe County news release December 9 2011 The County ...
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In Oro-Medonte
Dec 12th, 2011
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Letter to the Orillia Packet and Times December 9 2011 Re: Resident criticizes Oro-Medonte conservation agreement (Letter to the editor, Dec. 2)  Letter writer Sandy Agnew is correct in stating that the taxpayers of Oro-Medonte deserve to know the truth about the memorandum of understanding (MOU) rec...
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In Meetings, events
Dec 12th, 2011
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From SRC Council of Canadians December 11 2011 The Simcoe Region Chapter of the Council of Canadians meets Wed. Dec 14 th at a new time: 5:30 pm to 9 pm in the Angus Room of the Barrie Public Library. There will be a general assembly with Occupy Barrie. More info ...
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In Energy
Dec 12th, 2011
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By DON CROSBY Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin December 9 2011 Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker says he’s not surprised that a fellow Progressive Conservative’s private member’s motion to restore municipal planning powers under the Green Energy Act was defeated at Queen’s ...
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In Adjala-Tosorontio
Dec 12th, 2011
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By Brad Pritchard Barrie Advance Dec 08, 2011  ADJALA-TOSORONTIO – Adjala-Tosorontio Coun. Doug Little wants the township to have a permanent voice at the police services board. Read more ...