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Jul 28th, 2010
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AWARE Simcoe — July 27 2010 — Environmental Pricing Reform (EPR) is a name given to a set of fiscal, tax and planning policy instruments that seek to use pricing to influence behaviour in support of environmental and economic policy objectives. Examples include subsidy corrections, proper...
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Jul 27th, 2010
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By Nathan Taylor Orillia Packet and Times July 26 2010 and the opinions even more so -- during a meeting Saturday in Coldwater, but one theme was consistent: Change is needed in Simcoe County. "We've been so complacent, and I include myself in this," Don Morgan told a crowd of about 50 that attended...
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Jul 27th, 2010
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News release from Environmental Defene March 17 2010Call for province to ban corporate and union donations to municipal election campaignsSimcoe County – The McGuinty government should ban corporate and union contributions to municipal election campaigns, says a report released today by Campaign Lake...
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Jul 26th, 2010
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By Kate Harries SDS41 July 26 2010Several hundred people gathered in the Perkinsfield Pavilion Saturday to look back on a tumultuous year of fighting Dump Site 41 and to celebrate victory – a series of victories. ...
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Jul 26th, 2010
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By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe July 26 2010They came from all over Simcoe County - around 60 people who attended a meeting held in Coldwater on Saturday morning – and their foremost concern was the amount of business councils conduct behind closed doors. ...
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Jul 26th, 2010
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By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe July 26 2010Archie Duckworth, candidate for Ward 1 in Essa Topwnship, has picked up on Mayor David Guergis's campaign against the N|ottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority ...
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Jul 26th, 2010
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News release from AWARE Simcoe -- COLDWATER ON, JULY 24, 2010 -- Incumbent Simcoe County councillors have been spending like there’s no tomorrow – leaving a legacy of crushing debt in a period of projected declining revenues.In addition, a projected downgrading of the County’s current AA credit ratin...
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Jul 26th, 2010
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Government looks at placing burden of blue box program solely on industryBy Tanya Talaga Toronto Star July 24 2010Plans to fully privatize the province’s blue box recycling program, saving municipalities up to $120 million a year, are in limbo due to the Stewardship Ontario fiasco, the Star has learn...
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Jul 26th, 2010
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By Gail Swainson Toronto Star July 23 2010A coalition of farmers, residents and green activists are suing the provincial government for shoving through a gas-fired power plant next to the Holland Marsh. ...
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