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In Springwater
Jan 21st, 2011
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By Bill French Springwater News January 21 2011I attended the first Springwater Council Meeting of 2011 on Monday January 10. This is a different council and my impression from the meeting is that they are not a bunch of puppets as we witnessed in the previous council. ...
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Jan 21st, 2011
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By San Grewal Toronto Star January 20 2011A Brampton councillor held up a Toronto Star article at a planning meeting this week and demanded that staff explain why the city had been singled out for its failure to get in tune with the province’s anti-sprawl agenda. ...
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In Simcoe County
Jan 21st, 2011
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Toronto Star editorial January 19 2011Evidence that certain bulldozer-friendly municipalities are far less dedicated to limiting urban sprawl than others in the GTA should prompt the province to take a serious look at how well its long-term goals are being addressed. While some cities, like Markham, ...
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In Midland
Jan 21st, 2011
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Final vote on town budget scheduled for Jan. 24By Nicole Million Midland Mirror Jan 19, 2011 MIDLAND – After months of back and forth, Midland councillors will get down to voting on the town’s 2011 budget at their Jan. 24 meeting. ...
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Jan 20th, 2011
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NDACT appeals to public in quarry fight Ontario Farmland Preservation founder Bernard Pope to speakBy WES KELLER Orangeville Citizen January 20 2011Saying demolition of farm homes by The Highland Companies will cost Melancthon taxpayers an assessment loss of almost $7 million, North Dufferin Agricult...
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Jan 20th, 2011
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Email from Simcoe Solar Farm Awareness Project January 20 2010'Simcoe Solar Farm Awareness Project' is hosting a Symposium on the importance of preserving agricultural land from large scale solar facilities. ...
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In Water
Jan 20th, 2011
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By Melanie Redman Rabble.ca January 20, 2011Will the global community define water as a human right, available to all, or as a commodity to be bought, sold, traded, and ultimately out of reach from the poorest people on this earth? ...
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In Simcoe County
Jan 19th, 2011
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But calls for county-wide rejection of amendment are seen as unpractical By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope January 19 2011An Orillia-area MPP is calling on Simcoe County municipalities to outright reject the provincial Liberal government's growth plans for the region.But such an approach is unlikely, sin...
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In Innisfil
Jan 19th, 2011
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Months of delays surround board’s meeting minutes, says Lougheed By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope January 19 2011The South Simcoe Police Board needs to be more accountable to local residents and government, says Innisfil councillor Doug Lougheed.Lougheed, a retired 33- year veteran of the force, made th...
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In Simcoe County
Jan 19th, 2011
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AWARE Simcoe January 19 2011A recent Simcoe County posting for a newly created $140,000-$168,000 manager’s position specifies as one of the duties: "Ensures confidentiality is maintained in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or other related and applica...
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