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By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
May 14th, 2022
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Tomatoes at a Barrie-area farm. Ian McInroy for BarrieToday From BarrieToday, May 8, 2022 By Drew Spoelstra For decades, farmers have been losing prime farmland to urban sprawl. I have seen several productive farms turned into housing developments, soccer fields, shopping malls, movie theatres, and h...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
May 14th, 2022
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Lynne Gibson shows her concern for the disruption and destruction of the Elmvale Water Kiosk, Friday, May 6.Shawn Gibson/BarrieToday From MidlandToday, May 6, 2022 By Shawn Gibson Ontario Liberal candidates Aaron Cayden Hiltz (Simcoe North) and Jeff Lehman (Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte) met with re...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Climate Change
May 14th, 2022
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Lake Simcoe is shown in this file photo.Nathan Taylor/OrilliaMatters From MidlandToday, May 11, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Many of you are planning on planting a tree this year, maybe with your kids, maybe as part of an environmental activity. And that’s a good thing. Trees store carbon...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Barrie
May 14th, 2022
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From left are Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte candidates Jeff Lehman (Liberal), Elyse Robinson (Green) and Beverley Patchell (NDP). All three took part on Wednesday night’s accountability assembly at Grace United Church.Shawn Gibson/BarrieToday From BarrieToday, May 12, 2022 By Shawn Gibson Edit...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Agriculture
May 14th, 2022
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The ending of The Tree Seed Plant still needs to be written.Supplied image From BarrieToday, May 13, 2022 New Book Tells Unfinished Story of the Ontario Tree Seed Plant Ontario’s Political Candidates Urged to Save Important Community Asset for EcoTourism, Local Job Creation & Community Developmen...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Barrie
May 14th, 2022
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Photo Credit: John & Danny on a Sacred Water Walk with Becky Bigcanoe, 2015.  From Sierra Club, May 10, 2022 By Dr John Bacher and Danny Beaton, Mohawk of the Turtle Clan In Memory of Alicja Rozanska. From John Bacher: Critical environmental indicators, which should send warning signals at the po...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Environment
May 11th, 2022
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The heritage forest on the 7th Line of New Tecumseth has reopened or public use. – Brad Pritchard/Metroland From Simcoe.com, May 6, 2022 By Brad Pritchard If you need to reconnect with nature, then you might want to check out the new trail in the Beeton heritage forest. The 100-plus acre forest...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
May 8th, 2022
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Virtual Rally May 17 at 7 pm...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Governance
May 6th, 2022
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pexels.com Before the upcoming provincial election, hear what your candidates intend to do to generate well-being in our communities. Join a Virtual Debate in your Simcoe riding! Find the dates and times here...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Environment
May 4th, 2022
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A large flock of sandhill cranes descends on a local farm field In 1993 the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center initiated what has now become a worldwide celebration on World Migratory Bird Day to focus public attention on the dire need to protect, maintain, and enhance food sources and habitat for bir...