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In Meetings, events
May 21st, 2011
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“We have to start moving away from policies of consumption”AWARE Simcoe news release May 20 2011Melancthon Deputy Mayor Darren White is one of the featured panelists at the AWARE Simcoe Annual General Meeting, to be held on the morning of Saturday, May 28 at the Big Bay Point Golf and Country Club,, ...
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In Simcoe County
May 21st, 2011
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AWARE Simcoe May 20 2010As reported on this website last month, the user-pay plan for Simcoe County's waste collection has been put on hold, with only Tiny Mayor Ray Millar and Oro-Medonte Deputy Mayor Ralph Hough dissenting. However, a number of councillors were absent. For the record, here's the of...
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In Tiny
May 20th, 2011
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Comments must be submitted to Tiny Township by Friday (today) Email from Tiny Township resident – May 20 2011 Tiny Township Council has submitted a proposal for parking changes and a parking strategy for Balm Beach that in essence makes all parking in Balm Beach paid parking and eliminates park...
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In Meetings, events
May 20th, 2011
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Water warriors encouraged to attend  AWARE Simcoe May 20 2011 Dr. William Shotyk will be giving his presentation ‘Celebrate Water’ – a proposal for a water innovation centre on the Site 41 property – to Simcoe County Counccil on Tuesday, May 24, at 9:00 a.m. at the Simcoe Coun...
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In Indigenous
May 19th, 2011
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'We are Anishinabek,' says Grand Council Chief Patrick MadahbeeNews release from Union of Ontario Indians May 18 2011 The new Conservative majority government has started its term in office by slighting First Nations citizens, says Anishinabek Nation leader Patrick Madahbee.“We are not aboriginal – w...
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In Quarries
May 18th, 2011
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'With respect to the proposed quarry, our government's goal is to ensure an open and transparent process' An email from Premier Dalton McGuinty to a concerned resident May 17 2011 Thank you for your online message regarding an aggregate license application by The Highland Companies to develop a quarr...
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In Energy
May 18th, 2011
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'Stop the plan in order to protect our Great Lakes Commons'News release from Council of Canadians May 16 2011The Council of Canadians is warning of the risks from a proposed nuclear waste repository on Lake Huron. The Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has submitted a proposal for a deep geologic disposa...
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In Energy
May 18th, 2011
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Chernobyl material will be dangerously radioactive for thousands of years By Stephen Leahy IPS May 6 2011 The nuclear energy industry only exists thanks to what insurance experts call the “mother of all subsidies”, and the public is largely unaware that every nuclear power plant in the wo...
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In Lakes
May 16th, 2011
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News release from the IJC May 16 2011The International Joint Commission (IJC) invites public comment on progress to reduce the impacts of transboundary air pollution under the 1991 Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement. Achievements in both countries to meet Agreement goals are described in the ...
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In Simcoe County
May 16th, 2011
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So why do critics use that as an excuse to not even try?News release from Zero Waste Simce May 16 2010Zero Waste Simcoe co-founders Ray Millar and Gord McKay have heard the words…. 'I would like to change, but' ….  one too many times. That's why they decided to establish their local grassroots organi...