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In Agriculture
Nov 5th, 2011
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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 ...
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In Penetanguishene
Nov 5th, 2011
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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 ...
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In Governance
Nov 5th, 2011
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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 ...
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In Water
Nov 4th, 2011
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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...
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In Barrie
Nov 4th, 2011
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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...
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In Energy
Nov 4th, 2011
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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 ...
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In Wasaga Beach
Nov 3rd, 2011
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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...
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In Tiny
Nov 3rd, 2011
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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...
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In Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Nov 3rd, 2011
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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...
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In Energy
Nov 3rd, 2011
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... 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...