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In Agriculture
Nov 26th, 2011
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By Valerie Hauch Toronto Star November 25 2011 Justice Peter Tetley told a courtroom Friday he knows there are many people in the province and country and “in my own family who consume raw milk.’’ And there may be “frailties in the current laws as far as the distribution of raw milk is concerned,” Te...
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In Tay
Nov 26th, 2011
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press November 25 2011 VICTORIA HARBOUR -An application to amend Tay Township’s official plan and to rezone a vacant residential build lot to allow expansion of Queen’s Cove Marina has received a mixed reaction. Read more ...
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In Tay
Nov 26th, 2011
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Councillor constantly outvoted By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press November 25 2011 VICTORIA HARBOUR -A former councillor has called on Tay Township Council to ensure that a review of the ward system provides Waubaushene with equal representation. Read more...
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In Midland
Nov 26th, 2011
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press November 25 2011  Town staff have been asked to look for more ways to cut spending so the over-all increase in the cost of running the town in 2012 is kept to two per cent. Read more ...
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In Simcoe County
Nov 26th, 2011
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By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Nov 25, 2011  BARRIE –  As a local business manager, Steve Thompson knows the importance of shipment deadlines. “A lot of our shipments come by truck and we’re finding more and more it’s plus one day or two days,” said the vice-president of manufacturing for Canpl...
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In Simcoe County
Nov 26th, 2011
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Barrie Advance November 24 2011 SIMCOE COUNTY – Simcoe County is getting glowing marks when it comes to being green. Recently the county picked up three awards for its diversion programs and education initiatives. Read more ...
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In Governance
Nov 26th, 2011
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By Stuart Trew Council of Canadians November 23 2011 What the Conservative government hailed last week as a major WTO victory, U.S. consumer and public advocacy groups mourned as yet another attack on democracy by corporate trade deals. Read more ...
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In Water
Nov 26th, 2011
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By Colin Perkel The Canadian Press Novemver 15 2011 More than a decade after the Walkerton disaster, much of Canada’s tap water remains at risk from contamination despite initial progress in front-line monitoring and treatment, a new report concludes. Read more ...
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In Quarries
Nov 26th, 2011
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AWARE Simcoe November 22 2011 The following resolutionwas adopted at the annual meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. “Whereas the province of Ontario has an ongoing responsibility to protect and preserve food producing land for future generations and whereas the Ontario Federation ...
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In Innisfil
Nov 26th, 2011
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By MIRIAM KING QMI AGENCY November 18 2011 Innisfil’s International Plowing Match needs a bigger field. Officials were told earlier this week that the IPM will require 600 to 1,000 acres for the September, 2014 event. Read more ...