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In Innisfil
Nov 20th, 2010
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Lighting, drainage and road widening among proposed improvements By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope November 17 2010The County of Simcoe is proposing several improvements to its stretch of Innisfil Beach Road. Widening an 11 kilometre swath to four lanes, and upgrades to the 5th Sideroad and Yonge Street ...
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In Innisfil
Nov 20th, 2010
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Barrie builders have ‘competitive advantage’, claims Previn Court representative By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope November 17 2010What may be a competitive advantage for a developer would likely have serious implications for the town and its existing residents. ...
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In New Tecumseth
Nov 20th, 2010
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By Maija Hoggett Nov 19, 2010 NEW TECUMSETH – Bringing a medical lab back to Tottenham and reducing the lineup at the Alliston lab are on Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson’s to do list. Wilson recently met with the president of Gamma-Dynacare, a privately-run lab that offered blood testing and o...
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In New Tecumseth
Nov 20th, 2010
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By Maija Hoggett Simcoe.com November 19 2010Plans for a new Beeton subdivision will be the focus of a three-day Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing in February. ...
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In Orillia
Nov 20th, 2010
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By NATHAN TAYLOR, THE PACKET & TIMES November 20 2010Pete Bowen has withdrawn from the race to continue as part the Downtown Orillia Management Board (DOMB).Bowen’s decision comes as a result of his being elected as a Ward 2 councillor in the Oct. 25 municipal election.The ballots, with hi...
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In Barrie
Nov 20th, 2010
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By ALTHIA RAJ Barrie Examiner Bovember 16 2010OTTAWA -- The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling for a review of MPs' mailing privileges after a Conservative MP used his free House of Commons account to send flyers on behalf of a Barrie councillor who couldn't afford to send information out himse...
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In Waste
Nov 20th, 2010
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Letter to Simcoe.com November 14 2010PERKINSFIELD – Why do bean sprouts have to come pre-measured in a plastic bag? Same with sugar peas and snap peas. Why does cauliflower have to be wrapped in plastic, while broccoli doesn’t?I asked one of the store workers. The answer was, “It’s corporate. They de...
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In Development
Nov 20th, 2010
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"In nature, growth always slams up against non-negotiable constraints sooner or later"by Richard Heinberg postcarbon.org Nov 12, 2010 ...
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In Springwater
Nov 20th, 2010
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By RAYMOND BOWE Midland Free Press Nove,ber 17 2010SPRINGWATER TWP. –An Elmvalearea man says he now lives in fear of police more than a year after an officer gunned down his mentally challenged brother.“My blood pressure rises anytime I see a police car now,” said John Minty, a high...
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In Springwater
Nov 20th, 2010
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By Michele Henry Toronto Star November 9 2010 The Ontario Provincial Police Association and former OPP commissioner Julian Fantino are seeking $92,000 in court costs from the families of two men police shot and killed.Levi Schaeffer and Douglas Minty, one with psychiatric issues the other with intell...