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In Simcoe County
Mar 12th, 2010
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NDP alleges new law benefits Barrie investors who attended fundraiserBy Rob Ferguson Toronto StarQueen’s Park Bureau New Democrats charge that Barrie-area developers who attended a $5,000-a-plate fundraiser for Premier Dalton McGuinty got a lucrative deal that could make them millions through a...
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In Water
Mar 11th, 2010
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Toronto – The Council of Canadians is deeply concerned with the McGuinty government’s support for policies that put water in Ontario and abroad at risk, following today’s Throne Speech and is questioning whether the Premier is actually committed to protecting water, given his emphasis on privatizatio...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 10th, 2010
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End of legislature session kills bill to withdraw approvalBy Gail Swainson Toronto StarOpponents of a controversial garbage dump north of Barrie are warning that Premier Dalton McGuinty’s prorogation of the legislature — which killed a private member’s bill that would have permanently revoked approva...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 9th, 2010
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By Travis Mealing Midland MirrorMIDLAND – When Bill 32 passed second reading in the Ontario legislature in November, Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop trumpeted the moment as a triumph for Joe Public.Now, he’s worried Joe Public is about to be stepped on by Premier Dalton McGuinty.By proroguing the le...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 9th, 2010
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WaterWatch report Last night’s suddenly called special meeting of Midland council (councillors were not advised it was happening until late Friday) provided few answers regarding the toxic plume leaching from the North Simcoe waste transfer station (a former dump) on Wilson Rd.However questions prepa...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 9th, 2010
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Bill 32 has been consigned to oblivion with Premier Dalton McGuinty’s prorogation of the Legislature. This is a matter of great regret.Bill 32 could have been included in a House Leader’s motion that allowed government bills – and some private members’ bills – to be carried forward to a n...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 5th, 2010
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Budget process convinced councillor there should be a review By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner March 4 2010All city agreements for services provided by the County of Simcoe will get a second look. Barrie council gave final approval Monday to a motion to have staff review the service delivery agreements. ...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 5th, 2010
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He will re-introduce killed billMidland Free Press Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop has lost his battle to have the landfill Site 41 certificate of approval revoked. Dunlop’s private member’s bill to revoke the certificate died last Thursday on the Order Paper after Premier Dalton McGuint...
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In Simcoe County
Mar 5th, 2010
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By Kate Harries WaterWatchStantec has little faith in the ability of Simcoe County residents to effect change.The County’s consultant predicts that, with a “significant” change in behaviour, the most Simcoe County residents can hope to divert is 70 per cent of their waste within 10 years (the present...
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In Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Mar 5th, 2010
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By Kate Harries WaterWatchEssa committee of adjustment members were working themselves up into a fine old lather as they considered the roadblock the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority had placed in the way of Leesa Turnbull’s application for a severance of her lot at 305 Mill St.Turnbull is t...
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