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In Orillia
Jun 15th, 2010
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City politicians asked to rescind plastic bag bylaw By NATHAN TAYLOR THE PACKET & TIMESA motion to rescind the city’s plastic-bag bylaw was barely defeated Monday night. Representatives with the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) and local industry asked that the bylaw be rescin...
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In Water
Jun 14th, 2010
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Simcoe.com June 3 2010We have reason to cheer and reason to worry.It’s good news the federal government is promising to help municipalities across the country to upgrade water delivery systems and rebuild more than 25 per cent of our wastewater treatment infrastructure.Environment Minister Jim Prenti...
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In Simcoe County
Jun 14th, 2010
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Barrie ExaminerThe Site 41 community monitoring committee is not about to roll over and play dead, says its chair. Ron Cobbett says he has been told by Rob McCullough, Simcoe County’s director of environmental services, that now the Site 41 certificate of approval (C of A) has...
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In Simcoe County
Jun 14th, 2010
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“I feel my home and farm were stolen from me”By Kate HarriesThere were heartfelt tributes and bitter-sweet memories as, after a tumultuous decade, the Site 41 Community Monitoring Committee disbanded yesterday.CMC Chair Ron Cobbett noted that the job is not complete, but residents will continue to en...
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In Midland
Jun 14th, 2010
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By Douglas Glynn Midland Free Press May 20 2010“Take me on, but be factual!” That’s Mayor Jim Downer’s response to comments made in a statement issued last week by Ward 2 councillor Gordon McKay who announced his candidacy for mayor. “I won’t get critical of any in...
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In Midland
Jun 14th, 2010
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN June 2 20101The race for mayor wasn’t listed on town council’s official agenda last week. But in a bizarre, Twilight Zone kind of twist, it became part of a discussion under “news business.” (In case you hadn’t heard, Coun. Gordon McKay is challenging Ma...
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In Waste
Jun 14th, 2010
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The Toronto Star June 8 2010Disposal of what we no longer want or need — our garbage — tends to follow the path of least resistance: cost. Greener alternatives would never see the light of day if not for government regulations that push people beyond the cheapest, dirtiest options.So it’s disappointi...
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In Adjala-Tosorontio
Jun 14th, 2010
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Simcoe.com June 8 2010It’s truly amazing the great things a group of motivated individuals can accomplish when they unite with a common goal.It was 10 years ago that a handful of Adjala-Tosorontio residents came up with the idea of holding Diversion Day events.Their motivation was great. For th...
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In Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Jun 14th, 2010
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By Laurie Watt Simcoe.com Sept 29, 2009Bad blood that has been flowing between Essa Township and the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority for years could soon come to the boiling point, says one of Barrie’s NVCA reps.Longtime Coun. Barry Ward said the relationship between the pair has been strai...
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In Innisfil
Jun 14th, 2010
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Simcoe.com June 2 2010INNISFIL – Coun. Bill Van Berkel kicked of his campaign to become Innisfil’s next deputy mayor Monday, emphasizing that he will treat the position as a full time job. “The buck has to stop somewhere, and I believe the mayor and deputy mayor have to be there full time for t...
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