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Jul 11th, 2011
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‘Death of a thousand paper cuts’ By Jim Rankin Toronto Star July 9 2011 AGIOS NIKOLAOS, GREECE—The Tahrir’s run for Gaza is over, for now. Mired in paperwork that would delay a possible departure by at least another two days – and expecting more tie ups after that – organizers decided Saturday...
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Jul 11th, 2011
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By Marg Bruineman Barrie Examiner 2011 June 29 Barrie July 5 RVH July 5 Georgian...
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Jul 11th, 2011
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Letter to Simcoe.com Jul 07, 2011 SHANTY BAY – I am very disappointed that Simcoe County couldn’t wait to sell the farmland adjacent to Site 41 until Dr. William Shotyk had time to come up with a detailed business plan like he had requested. Read more...
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Jul 11th, 2011
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Eco-tax, shmeco-tax Editorial By Miriam King Bradford Times July 7 2011 So, Tim Hudak, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario has announced that he will eliminate the “sneaky eco-taxes” on a range of products, implemented by the McGuinty Liberals. … What we want to ...
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Jul 9th, 2011
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By Antonia Zerbisias Toronto Star July 8 2011 Just below the soaring Scarborough Bluffs, 17-month old Piper Clark scoops the fine sand into gloppy pies. Her brother Reed, 4, bravely ventures deeper into the water. Around them on this hot summer day, bikini-clad girls frolic and tease boys in the wave...
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Jul 9th, 2011
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Comment on Environmental Registry closes Monday – make sure your voice is heard AWARE Simcoe July 8 2011 Emma Ruby-Sachs (daughter of activist lawyer Clayton Ruby) posted a petion against the megaquarry on Avaaz.org two days ago and within 24 hours, 70,000 people had signed! Keep it up! Sign th...
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Jul 9th, 2011
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Strangers become allies… NDACT meetings always run out of chairs BY TIM SHUFF In the Hills June 16, 2011 This spring, when The Highland Companies filed its application for a 2,316-acre limestone quarry, a small rural protest caught the big wave. Remarkably, Carl Cosack is not angry. Naturally, ...
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Jul 6th, 2011
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Grassroots groups urge province to protect farmland, stay the course on controlled growthNews release from AWARE Simce July 5 2011BARRIE – Representatives of two grassroots organizations stressed the need to preserve farmland in a meeting with Provincial Development Facilitator (PDF) Paula Dill last ...
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Jul 5th, 2011
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Waste Diversion Needs Support from All Political PartiesCanada NewsWire June 30, 2011The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) challenges all Ontario political parties to demonstrate how they will support waste diversion strategies that ensure that industry cleans up after itself, property t...
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Jul 5th, 2011
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Portion of north Simcoe lands retained for consideration of proposal News release from Simcoe County — June 29, 2011 On June 28th, County Council unanimously passed a resolution which recognizes Council’s existing commitment to return the former North Simcoe Landfill lands to agricultural use, ...
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