By AWARE Simcoe
In Bradford West Gwillimbury
Feb 11th, 2022
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By Margaret Prophet, Executive Director, Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition ‘Lake Simcoe abandoned by feds and province’ say organizers Simcoe County, ON – The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has announced it will not revisit its decision to deny a Federal Impact Assessment designation for t...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
Feb 11th, 2022
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Virtual public open house Feb. 22 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
Feb 9th, 2022
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Naturalist Bob Bowles is shown on the Inch Farm property, which is slated for development of a subdivision and a business park. | Nathan Taylor/OrilliaMatters From OrilliaMatters, February 9, 2022 A Letter to the Editor The recent article by Nathan Taylor exposed the City of Orillia’s abysmal record ...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Energy
Feb 9th, 2022
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By Angela Bischoff, Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is preparing to take another stab at planning for the decarbonization of Ontario’s electricity system. The IESO’s first attempt to look at what it would take for Ontario to phase-out the ...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
Feb 8th, 2022
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The Inch Farm developments are proposed to happen near Highway 11, seen at right.Nathan Taylor/OrilliaMatters From OrilliaMatters, February 5, 2022 A Letter to the editor Mayor Clarke and Mr. Lauer may not be alarmed by the plans for the Inch Farm Development area, but I am, and so should anyone who ...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Environment
Feb 8th, 2022
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Marg. Bruineman/BarrieToday From OrilliaMatters, February 6, 2022 By Marg. Bruineman With the foliage largely buried under accumulated layers of the winter’s snow, hiking through the Strachan Tract off Line 8 North in Oro-Medonte Township can, at times, be more of a trudge. Its 637 acres just n...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Bradford West Gwillimbury
Feb 8th, 2022
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Stock Image From OrilliaMatters, February 8, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Road salt contamination of freshwater waters begs the question, can we make better use of the roads we have? A deep dive into the salt pollution of freshwaters has led me to some radical thinking. Lake Simcoe is on a trajectory ...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
Feb 7th, 2022
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More than 1500 people have signed the DAMN! petition (Demand A Moratorium Now!), calling for a moratorium on all new gravel mining approvals in Ontario. Have you? Sign The Petition Imagine the impact we could make together if we can get 5,000 people to show the Reform Gravel Mining Coalition some lo...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Development
Feb 7th, 2022
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Naturalist Bob Bowles is shown on the Inch Farm property, which is slated for development of a subdivision and a business park.Nathan Taylor/OrilliaMatters From OrilliaMatters, February 2, 2022 By Nathan Taylor A local naturalist is sounding the alarm about a proposed development near the Orillia-Sev...
By AWARE Simcoe
In Environment
Feb 7th, 2022
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FREELE FOREST GUARDIAN RAINBOW Credit: Bridle Tree Farms From Friends of Simcoe Forests Clothing and textiles continue to end up in our landfills when many could have been re-worn or repurposed. There are so many things we all can do to reduce our environmental footprint. Donating and buying thrifte...
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