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In Quarries
Aug 31st, 2011
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Message goes up at Airport Rd. and County Road 21News release from Citizens' Alliance for a Sustainable Environment August 30 2011  The Stop the Mega Quarry campaign is about to unveil its first billboard at Airport Road and County Road 21! ...
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In Quarries
Aug 31st, 2011
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Jones expresses confidence in fairness of Aggregate Resources Act By Mark Calzavara Council of Canadians August 30t, 2011 Over 120 people gathered in Orangeville, Ontario yesterday to hand over petitions against the mega-quarry to the local Conservative MP and MPP.  About a dozen municipal councilors...
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In Barrie
Aug 31st, 2011
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By BOB BRUTON, BARRIE EXAMINER August 30 2011 The province will chip in 80% of construction costs to expand and improve Barrie’s Highway 400/Duckworth Street interchange. Read more ...
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In Simcoe County
Aug 30th, 2011
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Environment: Research centre pitched By DOUGLAS GLYNN Orillia Packet and Times August 29 2011 Simcoe County council will begin the process Wednesday of turning the page on a dark chapter of its history. Read more ...
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In Quarries
Aug 29th, 2011
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Grand River Conservation Authority has also raised concerns by David Meyer Welington Advertiser August 12 2011 A proposed mega quarry for Melancthon Township is miles away from here, but three levels of government are indicating some major concerns about the project. Read more ...
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In Essa
Aug 29th, 2011
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A fair shake Simcoe.com editorial August 25 2011 A much anticipated decision was handed down last week by the Ontario Municpal Board giving the Barrie Agricultural Society (BAS) the right to move its fairgrounds to a site in Essa Township near Ivy at the 20th Sideroad and 10th Line. Read more  OMB ap...
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In Simcoe County
Aug 29th, 2011
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Too little, too late for Helena Guergis Barrie Examiner August 27 2011 The former Simcoe-Grey MP has denied federal Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson’s finding that Guergis broke Parliament’s conflict of interest code by sending a letter to Simcoe County officials, encouraging them to hear ...
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In Quarries
Aug 27th, 2011
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Petitions calling for environmental assessments to be presented to Governments of Ontario and CanadaNews release August 26 2011News conference: 10:00 am, Monday August 29, Monora Park, Orangeville, ONOn Monday August 29th NDACT (the North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Task Force) will present r...
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In Quarries
Aug 25th, 2011
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‘…the sort of scorched earth policy that they’ve got going for them… it works for them because it’s very intimidating’ Music Television News August 24 2011 The Cosack family talks about Highland Companies’ impact on their rural community. The company did not ...
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In Simcoe County
Aug 25th, 2011
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GM, Walmart among those to have made significant savings  By Jonathan Bardelline GreenBiz.com August 24 2011 Letting a revenue stream slip away from you, and actually paying someone to take it away, sounds like bad business. But that’s what companies do when they send their trash to get dumped ...