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In Quarries
Apr 26th, 2011
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AWARE Simcoe April 25 2011 Dufferin Federation of Agriculture submission to MNR No extension coming for quarry comments Locals fight to preserve fresh water (NOW) Activists embark on five-day walk Caledon joins opposition to Melancthon pit Huge quarry plan raises water concerns Southgat...
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In Quarries
Apr 26th, 2011
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Release from Ontario NDP - April 21 2011 NDP Leader Andrea Horwath today urged the McGuinty government to extend the period of consultation on a controversial mega-quarry north of Shelburne....
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In Simcoe County
Apr 25th, 2011
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By Cal Patterson County of Simcoe Warden Innisfil Scope April 20 2011 The County of Simcoe is engaging in a local food revolution aimed at promoting a sustainable system across the region. Read more ...
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In Bradford West Gwillimbury
Apr 25th, 2011
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By Miriam King Bradford Times Spril 21 2011 Architect Joseph Bogdan and Project Manager Andy Gordon were in BWG Council on April 19 with good news: the $16.175 million Bradford West Gwillimbury Library & Cultural Centre is not only “almost ready for business,” it’s on budget an...
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In Bradford West Gwillimbury
Apr 25th, 2011
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By Miriam King Bradford Times April 21 2011 Work on the Holland Marsh Drainage Improvement project – dredging or relocating 27.8 km. of canals, at a cost of about $26 million – is currently ahead of schedule, despite the challenges, Drainage Superintendent Frank Jonkman Jr. told an audien...
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In New Tecumseth
Apr 25th, 2011
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online April 19, 2011 Simcoe County has confirmed the tax ratios lower tier municipalities use to allocate the “tax burden” between the various assessment classes, and for New Tecumseth ratepayers, the overall average tax bill will increase by $55.04 or 1.9 per ce...
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In Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Apr 25th, 2011
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online April 19, 2011 The first large scale, non-Honda related industrial development proposal in several years in New Tecumseth, has struck a financial hurdle installed by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) which is demanding $156,750 as its Plan of Subdivi...
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In Simcoe County
Apr 25th, 2011
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press April 21 2011 PERKINSFIELD -Tiny Tow nship mayor Ray Millar says Simcoe County has to be seen to be being non-partisan when it comes to dealings with the province. He was commenting on a report tabled at the recent county council per-for mance management committee ...
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In Water
Apr 24th, 2011
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Water Remunicipiliization Tracker April 24 2011 In 2004, a decade-long fight against water privatization ended in a major victory for the citizens of Hamilton in Canada. In September of that year, the city council voted to take back the operation and maintenance of the city’s water and wastewater tr...
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In Quarries
Apr 24th, 2011
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Farmers and First Nations on third day of a five day march against hedge fund mega-quarryOrangeville - Shelburne - Jim Black's potato farm, Melancthon 24 April 2011 Orangeville, ON-A group of protestors on a five day march against a proposed mega-quarry passed the half-way mark of their 119 kilometre...
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