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Jan 16th, 2011
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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...
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Jan 16th, 2011
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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...
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Jan 16th, 2011
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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...
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In Waste
Jan 15th, 2011
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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? ...
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In Simcoe County
Jan 15th, 2011
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No time to mess around on garbage issueBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe January 15 2010Simcoe County councillors, meeting in committee, have shaved a half percentage point off the 2011 cost to local taxpayers. The revised $355 million budget, comprising a 1.5 per cent levy increase compared to the 2 per ...
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In Collingwood
Jan 15th, 2011
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Council meal break gets the axe By MORGAN IAN ADAMS Collignwood Enterprise Bulletin January 14 2011COLLINGWOOD -- Councillors made their first budget cut, Monday night, chopping the pre-meeting meal that ate up $10,000 on an annual basis. ...
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In Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Jan 15th, 2011
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By NATHAN TAYLOR Orillia Packet and Times January 14 2011ORO-MEDONTE TWP. -- Environmental authorities have made their pitch for cash to Oro-Medonte Township.During a meeting Wednesday, council heard from the Severn Sound Environmental Association (SSEA), Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LS...
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In Bradford West Gwillimbury
Jan 15th, 2011
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By Miriam King Bradford Times January 13 2011Bradford West Gwillimbury Council received an update from consultant Graeme Burt, of PlanningAlliance, regarding the Downtown Revitalization Strategy now in the works....
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In Innisfil
Jan 15th, 2011
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Deputy mayor becomes latest council member to criticize province’s growth plan By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope Jnaury 12 2011Despite a new approach to doing municipal business, Innisfil is still being treated unfairly by the provincial government, says the town's deputy mayor....
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Jan 15th, 2011
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Proposed expansion would be costly and inefficient, says Environmental Defence By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope January 12 2011A well-known lobbyist group, and a member of an advisory committee overseeing the environmental assessment for the proposed expansion of the Lakeshore Water Pollution Control Pl...
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