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In Innisfil
May 15th, 2011
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Change proposed to address province’s lack of respect By Miriam King Bradford Times March 12 2011 Calling it a “monumental night in the Town of Innisfil,” Mayor Barb Baguley opened the special meeting of Council on May 11, to present a plan for implementing Inspiring Innisfil 2020, ...
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In New Tecumseth
May 15th, 2011
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online May 11, 2011 New Tecumseth has a $3.92 billion assessment base which it will tap to raise $19.2 million in property taxes for 2011 municipal purposes, plus $1.7 million to pay for waste management services from the County. Simcoe County will levy $10.1 million from New...
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In New Tecumseth
May 15th, 2011
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Levels exceed limit for discharge into watercourse – but not detected in the drinking water New Tecumseth Free Press Online May 12, 2011 A hydrogeological study as part of the process to expand the Parson Road Reservoir in Alliston has turned up “elevated levels of Trichloroethlene (TCE) ...
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In Governance
May 15th, 2011
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Trade deal with Europe would affect municipal right to prioritizeLetter to the Barrie Examiner May 13 2011New Tecumseth town council has passed a resolution asking the provincial government to negotiate a clear exemption from the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (the Canada-European Union t...
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In Meetings, events
May 12th, 2011
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Beverley Else, Jeff Monague, William Shotyk and Darren White to speak AWARE Simcoe May 12 2011The AWARE Simcoe Annual General Meeting will focus on WATER – A Vital Connection, featuring a panel of four interesting, engaged and knowledgeable speakers. They are:-Beverley Else, founder of Celebrate Lake...
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In Quarries
May 10th, 2011
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Video vividly illustrates scale of megaquarry proposal The American hedgefund proposal is to establish Canada’s largest open pit mine – roughly one third the size of Toronto and deeper than Niagara Falls – in an area of prime agricultural land, surrounded by escarpment and wetlands ...
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In Quarries
May 10th, 2011
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By Guy Crittenden Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine May 9 2011The Citizen’s Alliance United for a Sustainable Environment (“CAUSE”) and the North Dufferin Agricultural Community Task Force (“NDACT”) have issued a news release about a company controlled by Boston-based hedge fund The Baupost Group that...
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In Midland
May 10th, 2011
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And what about those plastic water bottles at Midland council meeting?Letter to Simcoe.com May 09, 2011 MIDLAND – During a recent walk through Tiffin Park, I noticed the garbage cans were full of empty water bottles and pop cans. These items should be recycled.The town could easily place recycling b...
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In Quarries
May 10th, 2011
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Gravel trucks will head through Alliston to Highway 400 By Brad Pritchard Simcoe.com May 03, 2011 ALLISTON – North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce (NDACT) spokesperson Carl Cosack is convinced the proposed 2,300 acre open pit limestone quarry in Melanchton Township will do irrepar...
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