The Canadian Press Nov 4, 2011 Raw milk crusader Michael Schmidt abandoned a five-week hunger strike Friday after a brief, impromptu meeting with Premier Dalton McGuinty. Read more ...
By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press November 3 2011 A Midland bid to provide 2012 policing services to Penetanguishene was altered after a final meeting to discuss costs, according to the chair of Midland’s Police Services Board. Read more ...
New Tecumseth Free Press November 4, 2011 In her final year in office, former Simcoe-Grey MP Helena Guergis spent $522,469 according to the 2010-2011 Member’s Expenditures Report, about $23,000 more than she did in 2009-10. Read more Expenditure reports for all MPs ...
A proposal to replace the beaver with the polar bear as our national emblem causes fur to fly by Anne Kingston Macleans Friday, November 4, 2011 …William Shotyk, a geochemist and professor at the University of Alberta, has endured pesky beaver encroachment on a project replanting thousands of t...
Barrie Advance Nov 04, 2011 Barrie council wants public input once again on proposed changes transit service. In the spring, the city had a public display at the downtown transit terminal to show off its idea of what future bus routes could look like. Read more...
By Angela Bischoff Ontario Clean Air Alliance November 2 2011At a time when the province is struggling with a soaring deficit, Ontario’s new Energy Minister, Chris Bentley, needs a new plan. Instead of blowing the budget on expensive new nuclear units, the Minister should be harnessing the power of ...
West end residents concerned about how proposed OP amendment will affect their development plans By Trina Berlo Barrie Advance Nov 01, 2011 WASAGA BEACH – A watercourse and a few small wetlands identified during the West End Natural Heritage Study have left several property owners asking how an Offic...
Tiny Township Report - October 31 Council meetingBy Vickie Kee AWARE Tiny November 3 2011Staff Sergeant Andrew Ferguson of the Southern Georgian Bay Provincil Police (Midland) presented to Tiny Council their new policing contract. He gave a brief explanation of the services that are provided by the O...
Oro-Medonte gets its way on an environmental services refund – but at what cost?By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe November 3 2011It’s a dispute that has dragged on for two years and cost the taxpayers untold thousands of dollars in staff time as well as more thousands on legal and consultants’ fees.In the...
... but you have a chance to comment on review of solar and wind projectsBy Nancy Robinson Simcoe Solar Farm Awareness Project November 3 2011After reading the news articles written about solar and wind projects being reviewed, I searched the Environmental Bill of Rights and found that the Ontario Mi...