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In Penetanguishene
Mar 31st, 2011
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Bottom line will remain the same after county, education levies tabulated By Nicole Million Simcoe.com Mar 25, 2011 PENETANGUISHENE – Penetanguishene residents will receive a pleasant surprise when they open their 2011 tax bills. Council officially passed the 2011 capital and operating budgets on Mar...
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In Barrie
Mar 31st, 2011
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“The only question is where the money is coming from” By Bob Bruton – Barrie Examiner March 30 2011 The high cost of political victory continues to climb. Jeff Lehman spent almost $115,500 last year on his successful campaign to be Barrie’s new mayor, more than twice as much a...
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In Bradford West Gwillimbury
Mar 31st, 2011
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By Miriam King Bradford Times March 23 2011 More than 70 people turned out for a Special Meeting of Council on Tuesday night, to discuss the future of public transit in Bradford West Gwillimbury. The session, held upstairs at the Bradford Community Centre, was chaired by Deputy Mayor Rob Keffer ̵...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 31st, 2011
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Letter to the Innisfil Scope March 30 2011 It seems there’s a lot of crap about garbage in Simcoe County. I’m writing in response to an article in the March 2 edition of The Scope, relating to user pay garbage collection. If this is what our newly elected officials are going to do for the...
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In Innisfil
Mar 31st, 2011
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Over 25 applications approved in latest round of municipal funding By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope Poorly set past precedent has prompted a review of the town’s Community Reinvestment Fund. Council approved 25 applications under the fund, totalling almost $49,000, during a recent meeting. Among t...
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In New Tecumseth
Mar 31st, 2011
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online March 29 2011 Gayla McDonald has hired local lawyer Kevin Kemp to sue New Tecumseth for wrongful dismissal. Ms. McDonald told Free Press Online last Tuesday morning she was “blindsided” by her termination on March 21, following the New Tecumseth council mee...
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In Meetings, events
Mar 30th, 2011
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March 30 2011 – Tonight’s guests on Politically Speaking hosted by Bill French will be County of Simcoe Warden Cal Patterson and CAO Mark Aitken. The 8 p.m. show is live and can be viewed on Rogers TV cable 53 in Collingwood, Elmvale, Town of the Blue Mountains, Wasaga Beach, Creeemore an...
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In Barrie
Mar 29th, 2011
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Increase whittled down to 2.63%; final approval of budget set for April 4 By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner March 29 2011 The knives were out for this year’s Barrie budget Monday. City councillors carved deep during a marathon session, cutting this year’s property tax increase to 2.63% from i...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 29th, 2011
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Mar 29, 2011 BARRIE – Years of development freezes and inadequate housing construction could get moving again, with the help of the provincial development facilitator. Read more   Simcoe County news release ...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 29th, 2011
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Like car repair the waste reality is 'pay me now or pay me later'News release from Zero Waste Simcoe March 28 2011Zero Waste Simcoe Board member Ray Millar doesn't think eco fees are a tax grab. "Looking at it that way its a laugh now, cry later scenario"....