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In Simcoe County
Apr 1st, 2011
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AWARE Simcoe April 1 2011Thirty Simcoe County employees made Ontario's "sunshine" list of public employees making over $100,000 a year. One, CAO Mark Aitken, clocks in at $205, 227.21 with $1,123.92 in taxable benefits. There has been pressure on the government to raise the $100,000 minimum it takes ...
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In Springwater
Mar 31st, 2011
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Springwater's flat rate policing tax adds to burden of less fortunate Letter to the Springwater News March 31 2011First of all the mayor and councillors did a thorough job of vetting the budget for Springwater and did so in a prudent manner. I have no quarrel with the process or the results for the m...
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In Energy
Mar 31st, 2011
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News release from Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility March 31 2011Three Mile Island taught us all that nuclear power is inherently dangerous. With Chernobyl the whole world witnessed the awesome power of a total nuclear meltdown. At Fukushima we are seeing simultaneous partial meltdowns ...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 31st, 2011
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By Maija Hoggett Simcoe.com Mar 31, 2011SIMCOE COUNTY – Mixed messages from Simcoe County on user-pay garbage tags and the general direction of the county’s waste management strategy aren’t sitting well with some county councillors....
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In Quarries
Mar 31st, 2011
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Minister of Natural Resources tells Melancthon they can "get a nice golf course" out of project By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 31 2011Highland Companies has filed an application for what would be the largest and deepest quarry in Ontario, in the headwaters of five major rivers – the Pine, the Gra...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 31st, 2011
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Environmentalists See Potential in McGuinty Government Review of Simcoe Growth Plan News release from Environmental Defence March 30 2011 Toronto, ON – Environmental groups around Lake Simcoe are cautiously optimistic about the McGuinty government's decision to refer future population and employ...
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In Collingwood
Mar 31st, 2011
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By Morgan Ian Adams March 30 2011 Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin COLLINGWOOD — The developer of a residential and commercial project in the heart of the downtown says he wants to “launch as fast as possible.” On Monday night, councillors approved a ‘separation’ of the site d...
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In Essa
Mar 31st, 2011
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By Richard Blanchard Innisfil Scope March 23 2011 After going without an increase in its water rate for seven years, Essa Township council has approved a jump of four per cent. Read more Essa water/sewer rates increasing 4 per cent Simcoe.com March 22 2011 ESSA – Just as council finishing pa...
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In Midland
Mar 31st, 2011
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By Nicole Million Simcoe.com Mar 24, 2011 MIDLAND – A new recycling plant could soon be calling Midland home, a little birdie has told The Mirror. Mayor Gord McKay recently “tweeted” online about that possibility and confirmed Tuesday that there is currently a proposal before the Planning and Develop...
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