By Bruce Hain Innisfil Journal Jan 27, 2011INNISFIL — An Innisfil Heights company once thought to be symbolic of the town’s emerging industrial growth strategy is now in the hands of a court-appointed receiver.Poraver North America Ltd. opened a multi-million dollar plant in June 2007 in the Doral Bu...
Residents would pay about 1% more if plans not changedBy Jay Gutteridge Bradford Topic Jan 27, 2011Bradford West Gwillimbury homeowners will pay about 1 per cent more in property taxes this year if draft municipal budgets are approved as they stand.That increase equates to about $40 more per year on ...
By Jay Gutteridge Bradford Topic Jan 27, 2011 It appears as though the lengthy process of drafting a new sign bylaw for Bradford West Gwillimbury is nearly complete.Town council spent a special meeting in the evening of Jan. 25 combing through the bylaw and fine-tuning several points.The proposed sig...
Letter to the Bradford Topic January 27 2011Re: Politicians need to get with program, Jan. 20The Topic was right in pointing out local municipal politicians will try to lure developers to their area, despite all rational arguments against this approach. ...
By Tracy Kibble Bradford Topic Jan 26, 2011 Georgina fishing enthusiasts, experts and those who earn a living from the popular sport welcomed Ontario’s environment minister Tuesday afternoon to Bonnie Boats in Jackson’s Point.John Wilkinson came to North America’s touted fishing capital to officially...
Pellegrini supports motion out of Scugog King Sentinel January 26 2011Mayor Steve Pellegrini has attended his first meeting of the Greater Toronto Countryside Mayor’s Alliance (GTCMA), and he said he came away with the good impression of the group. ...
Editorial Simcoe.com Jan 20, 2011 The northern GTA isn’t the place it used to be.And a generation from now, it will be something entirely different again. ...
AWARE Simcoe January 28 2011Did you get taken in by the salesman who precipitated the iron and other minerals out of your water, told you it was disgusting, and sold you a treatment system for a couple of thousand dollars – or more? Tonight at 8 p.m., CBC TV’s Marketplace goes undercover ...
Letter from Cindy Hillard Severn Township January 28 2011re: Simcoe Solar Farm Awareness Project Symposium - this Saturday, 11am-1pm.The Ontario government is making a huge error in contracting large scale solar "farms". This issue is not just about the sites within Severn Township. In total, 800 acr...
Good news is the new open session for public to ask questionsLetter from Bill French, Grenfel, Springwater January 27 2011I was pleased that a few more people were out for the January 24th Springwater Council meeting. You can see that the councilors are beginning to build their confidence and taking ...