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In Simcoe County
Jun 13th, 2010
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN By Douglas Glynn Midland Free Press April 15 2010As of September 2009, Simcoe County had spent upwards of $60,000 on legal fees in the dispute over access to the calibrated computer model (Modflow) that was relied on to grant the certificate of approval for dump Site 41, a county off...
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In Simcoe County
Jun 13th, 2010
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By DOUGLAS GLYNN Orillia Packet and Times April 8 2010 A letter sent to the Site 41 community monitoring committee (CMC) suggests Simcoe County spent more than $112,000 on legal fees in a 20-month period in the battle over public access to the computer model (Modflow) of the hydrogeology at the mothb...
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In Adjala-Tosorontio
Jun 13th, 2010
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Orangeville Citizen April 1 2010 — Letter — I noticed in our newspaper that Adjala-Tosorontio Councillor Jack Jordan would like a meeting with the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority to clear up muddy waters around fill in the township. It is good to have dialogue to resolve any con...
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In Orillia
Jun 13th, 2010
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By TEVIAH MORO Orillia Packet and Times March 30 2010The plastics industry is pressuring Orillia city councillors to reconsider a bylaw that charges shoppers five cents per plastic bag. The policy, even in its preliminary stages, provoked howls of disapproval from those in the business of manufacturi...
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In Simcoe County
Jun 13th, 2010
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SDS41 April 3 2010Simcoe County has spent more than $240,000 to withhold the Site 41 Modflow calibrated computer model from the Site 41 Community Monitoring Committee and the public, a letter to the Site 41 Community Monitoring Committee from Tiny Township resident Hugh Anson-Cartwright reveals.The q...
National environmental group supports call for a time-out on massive hearings in Ontario’s Greenbelt
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In Clearview
Jun 13th, 2010
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News release — Toronto, Ontario – March 18 20101 – Environmental Defence is joining forces with the Niagara Escarpment Commission, Clearview Community Coalition and Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (PERL) to protect the Niagara Escarpment, which is under threat from two proposed quarries. One q...
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In Lakes
Jun 13th, 2010
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Georgian Bay Forever is raising the alarm about unexpected increases to the outflow of Lake Huron into the st. Clair River. The implications of a continuing drain from Lake Huron on the lake, its wetlands and islands, its native species and recreational facilities are ominous. Georgian Bay Forever is...
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In Clearview
Jun 13th, 2010
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The Clearview Community Coalition is holding a meeting Saturday March 27, Duntroon Hall, 10am-12pm about the massive new quarry on the Niagara Escarpment, Simcoe County’s behind-closed-doors give-away of a scenic County Road to private interests, and the threat to water and endangered species. Full d...
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In Simcoe County
Jun 13th, 2010
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Site 41 opponents shouldn’t be focusing on the next Simcoe County council to make sure the controversial landfill never opens. They should continue to pressure this group of county councillors. Last summer, under extreme public pressure, this county council decided not to go ahead with its plan...
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In Development
Jun 13th, 2010
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Developers play a disproportionate role in financing municipal politics. Through seeking out and funding pro-development candidates, they are able to fill municipal councils across the GTA with supporters of sprawl. Pro-environment candidates for municipal office do not have access to developer money...
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