Letter to Simcoe.com January 18 2011I was dismayed and disappointed to find out Gord McKay, mayor of Midland, was not named to the County of Simcoe’s waste management committee. ...
By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Jan 18, 2011SIMCOE COUNTY - Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop discovered this week just how little new municipal councillors understand about Places to Grow. ...
Town not deemed rural or small enough for bigger slice of partnership fundBy Nicole Million Simcoe.com Jan 17, 2011 PENETANGUISHENE – Penetanguishene council is displeased with the amount of money the town has been allotted for 2011 under the Ontario municipal partnership fund (OMPF). ...
Barrie Advance Jan 14, 2011Barrie needs to start thinking about being cool and hip, said a branding specialist paid to help revitalize downtown.Roger Brooks paid another visit to Barrie this week and has many ideas to fix the problems.An amphitheatre in the vacant Five Points spot and a ‘public marke...
By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance January 18 2011BARRIE - With a view of Highway 400 and good access that could get even better with a possible interchange at Big Bay Point Road, a former toilet-seat factory could see a new lease on life in 2011. ...
Letter to the Topic January 6 2011Re: Councillors take issue with interchange reportOn Jan. 4, I attended the environmental assessment presentation by McCormick Rankin Corporation with regard to the 5th Line/Hwy. 400 interchange.I am concerned the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury might take the lead...
By Jay Gutteridge Bradford Topic Jan 06, 2011 Some Bradford West Gwillimbury council members expressed concern over a proposed interchange at Hwy. 400 and 5th Line at a meeting Jan. 4.Council met to hear a presentation on the class environmental assessment study completed to determine the best option...
Letter from Steven Kaasgaard 23 Skidoo January 15 2011Re: Smart growth - or outsmarted? (Toronto Star)Who are we kidding?Brampton, Bolton, Caledon, Halton, Alliston, Mississauga, Orangeville, Milton, Vaughn, Whitby, Markham, Aurora, Newmarket, Barrie etc...were all once former bastions of prime foodl...
Critics say province caved on Innisfil and BWG industrial zonesBy Phinjo Gombu Toronto Star January 14 2011Smart growth — or outsmarted?Ontario won international kudos four years ago for Places to Grow, a revolutionary scheme to curb urban sprawl. But it’s the nitty-gritty decisions made in places li...
By Jennifer Bain Food Editor Toronto Star January 15 2011Food is so plentiful in Canada that even our garbage cans are full of it.We throw away 40 per cent of our edibles every year according to most recent estimates. If wasting food is shameful, then why aren’t we ashamed? ...