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In New Tecumseth
Mar 13th, 2011
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New Tecumseth Free Press Online March 8, 2011New Tecumseth council approved a 2011 municipal budget last night that, combined with County and education levies, will increase the average property tax bill by $57.87 or 1.99 per cent on a residential home assessed at $283,477....
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In New Tecumseth
Mar 13th, 2011
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New Tecumseth Free Press online March 8, 2011 The Parsons Road reservoir in Alliston will undergo a $7.7 million expansion that will permit Tottenham to be connected to the water pipeline between Collingwood and Alliston. Financing the project, which was still short on details this morning, will come...
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In Energy
Mar 12th, 2011
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Nukefree.org    Beyond Nuclear    Union of Concerned Scientists (link updated March 13) World Nuclear News (nuclear industry) ...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 10th, 2011
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New voucher system should include transportation component, Kramp says By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe March 10 2011 An impassioned plea by Midland Deputy Mayor Stephan Kramp to go slow in eliminating collection of bulky/metal item split the Corporate Services Committee right down the middle yesterday.K...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 10th, 2011
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Full user pay program puts power in your hands Simcoe County news release February 25, 2011 The more you divert, the more you reduce, the more you save. While this is the basic principal behind a full user pay system—less waste means more money in your  pocket—the program signals a shift in attitude ...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 10th, 2011
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Another step is needed Editorial in the Midland Mirror March 9 2011 We like the County of Simcoe’s decision to go to a user-pay garbage system. For those who are already doing a good job recycling it makes sense…. Still, what the pending change by the county won’t address is the mas...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 10th, 2011
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Here we go again Letter to the Midland Free Press March 9 2011 Well here we go again.. More proof as to the incompetent people running our county. In their brilliance they have decided to cover the country side with garbage. Yes this is what will happen. People will not pay $2.00 per bag of […...
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In Meetings, events
Mar 9th, 2011
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Springwater Mayor Linda Collins and Deputy Mayor Dan McLean will be guests on Politically Speaking hosted by Bill French a live phone in show on Rogers TV Collingwood Cable 53 Wednesday March 9th at 8:00 P.M. Phone in questions to 1-800-929-1475 or email questions to pscollingwood@rogerstv.com. The f...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 8th, 2011
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A couple of suggestions for future use of the Site 41 property are on the agenda of this week’s Performance Management Committee meeting.-Dr. William Shotyk, President and CEO of the Elmvale Foundation, will be giving a presentation on his idea to use the site for research and education. ...
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In Meetings, events
Mar 8th, 2011
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News from Mountain Equipment Coop Barrie and Sierra Club OntarioPaddle - Drink - Protect: the confluence of water in Simcoe County.Join with us as we explore issues, challenges and solutions around water quality and quantity in and around Simcoe County....