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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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In Waste
May 10th, 2011
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Escalating volume of highly toxic mercury being disposed of in household trash By LARRY TUTTLE Counterpunch May 9 2011 Sesame Street broadcasts started nearly two decades after my elementary school years. So like many adults, I watched Sesame Street with my children and grandson. A favorite segment a...
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In Meetings, events
May 10th, 2011
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The Simcoe Region chapter of Council of Canadians meets Wednesday May 11 at the Barrie Public Library, starting at 7 p.m. Clay Lafleur is to present Georgian College Student Research Report “Tapped Out” water bottle issue our chapter is working on. For more information call 705 487 2220 ...
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In Simcoe County
May 8th, 2011
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Open letter to Simcoe County council from Kelly Clune, Orillia May 5 2011The county must implement a fair, effective waste collection system — one that places financial responsibilities on the people and industries that generate the waste....
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In Ramara
May 8th, 2011
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Animal cruelty case subject to charter challenge Orillia Packet and Times May 6 2011 Ramara Township Mayor Bill Duffy’s animal cruelty case will be heard in Orillia court on Oct. 26 for the continuation of a charter challenge. Read more ...
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