By Rick Vanderlinde Barrie Advance Oct 20, 2011 ALCONA — Leslie Street will not be extended through the Leonard’s wetlands, council unanimously decided Wednesday night. Read more ...
New tecumseth Free Press Online October 20, 2011 Simcoe County councillors are expected to vote on a Notice of Motion that seeks to rescind a 1990 policy that prohibited the importing/exporting of residential waste as part of a “short term vision” to extend landfill capacities. Read more ...
Jeff Lehman of Barrie one of the speakers at free public forum News release from University of Toronto’s Cities Centre October 20 2011 TORONTO – A coalition of academics, decision makers, community action groups and city planners is preparing for one of the largest public forums on trans...
Hughes seeks annual levy reduction, Agnew questions huge increase to SSEA By Frank Matys Orillia Today Oct 20, 2011 ORO-MEDONTE – Public works dumped “multiple loads of fill” on a provincially significant wetland when Oro-Medonte was without a regulatory authority in its north end, a for...
Bradley to Environment, Gravelle to Natural ResourcesBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe October 20 2011Jim Bradley returns to the ministry where he made his name - does he still have the drive he showed in the 1980s? It will be needed, to address the waste issue. The Liberals' failure to show leadership on...
By Mary Riley Kawartha Media Group Oct 20, 2011 LINDSAY — While the City of Kawartha Lakes may not be home to a lake as big as Lake Simcoe, the importance and challenges of maintaining such precious resources were highlighted at a special council meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 17). Read more ...
By Bob Bruton – Barrie Examiner October 20 2011 Single-family homes in a single-family neighbourhood. That’s what south-Barrie residents could now see built at the northwest corner of Big Bay Point Road and Hurst Drive. Read more...
By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Oct 20, 2011 MIDHURST – Simcoe County has done Barrie residents – and future Georgian College and Royal Victoria Hospital employees – an incredible favour, says a Midhurst Landowners Group spokesman. The county has approved the Midhurst Secondary Plan, a move that ...
Kimvar Enterprises president says resort site will likely carry his name, once it opens By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope October 19 2011 Earl Rumm may be leaving another permanent mark on the Big Bay Point area. The Kimvar Enterprises president has suggested the 235-hectare resort will be renamed either...
While road has met criticism, underground infrastructure work could be passed By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope October 19 2011 The Leslie Drive extension could be going back to the drawing board. It appears the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority will not lend support to the project, in its curren...