By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner October 30 2010I’m of two minds about having an open microphone segment at Barrie city council meetings. While I’m all for residents having access to the councillors they have elected, I’m not sure the rest of us — meaning me — should have t...
By Kathryn Mooij Alliston Herald Oct 28, 2010 Mayor Tom Walsh retained his seat as Mayor of Adjala-Tosorontio on Monday night with 500 votes more votes than Leo Losereit who conceded and congratulated Walsh late in the evening. The final count was Walsh 1,773, Losereit 1,145 and Jack Jordan 453. Kath...
By Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald Oct 28, 2010 ESSA -Essa Township residents made it clear they are ready for a new mayor Monday night. Outgoing deputy mayor Terry Dowdall had no problem ousting the controversial incumbent mayor David Guergis. Dowdall received over twice the support with 3,063 votes,...
By Phinjo Gombu Toronto Star October 28 2010The province has unveiled a plan for Simcoe County to create a major employment zone along Highway 400 in Innisfil, which it says is necessary for job creation in tough times.But critics say the plan will contribute to urban sprawl....
However, the town's anticipated population growth projections have been lowered By Chris Simon Innisfil Scope October 27 2010The Innisfil Heights industrial employment area is finally being recognized by the province.After years of failed negotiations and difficulty gaining the ear of the provincial ...
Editorial By RAYMOND BOWE Barrie Examiner October 29 2010Barrie’s new mayor isn’t much different than me, and probably a lot of other city residents as well. A young man, married with a child.Lehman embodies a large portion of the city’s population: young parents. He and his wife, J...
New Tecumseth Free Press Online October 27, 2010 Mayor-elect Terry Dowdall reasoned simply that Essa Township voters chose to go in a new direction when they elevated him to the mayor’s chair Monday night over incumbent David Guergis. “I think people just wanted a change,” wrote Mr....
By Miriam King Bradford TimesThe election in BWG was expected to attract a high voter turnout, with bitter Mayoral and Deputy Mayoral races.It was also supposed to wrap up by about 9 p.m., with the ballots cast in 7 polling stations being tabulated by machine, instead of by hand.Instead, a total of 7...
By Miriam King Editor Bradford Times October 28 2010In the days leading up to the election, there were some disparaging remarks made about the “White-Roughley administration.” We’d like to point out that the decisions made over the past four years were decisions of Council, not just...
By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Oct 28, 2010 SIMCOE COUNTY- Three-term Simcoe County Warden Tony Guergis knew he would lose – as would many other senior county politicians – when Toronto elected Rob Ford.Voters want change, he said. ...