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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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In Innisfil
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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In Innisfil
Jan 15th, 2011
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Several proposed road projects getting a second glance By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope January 12 2011Nearly $7.3 million in proposed funding for Precinct 2A of the Innisfil Beach Road reconstruction should be chopped from the town's 2011 Capital Budget, according to councillor Ken Simpson. ...
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In Bradford West Gwillimbury
Jan 15th, 2011
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By Miriam King editorial Bradford Times January 13 2011Bradford West Gwillimbury has been going through growing pains – in particular, the pain of road construction.Even though painful, the construction has been needed.Do we support the widening of Dissette and the 8th Line? Absolutely – ...
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In Bradford West Gwillimbury
Jan 15th, 2011
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By Miriam King Bradford Times January 13 2011There was good news for the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, on January 11. Both the new Public Library/Cultural Centre and Leisure Centre are on budget – and likely, on time.Andrew Gordon, of MHPM Project Managers, described the 42,000 sq. ft. Lib...
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In Collingwood
Jan 15th, 2011
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By MORGAN IAN ADAMS Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin January 14 2011COLLINGWOOD — Town councillors will be given the “next steps” on the future of recreational facilities — including the municipality’s commitment to the Collingwood YMCA — in another week-and-a-half....