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1 Growth plan strikes a blow against democracy 133
2 Minister urged to reconsider plans for energy-from-waste 73
3 Amendment 1 - a failing grade in Huffington Post 128
4 Challenging the growth myth 35
5 Text of Midhurst petition 25
6 How did Day 1 of Midhurst Petition Blitz work out? 86
7 Message from AWARE Simcoe's Angus meeting: get involved 141
8 North Simcoe welcomes changes to Growth Plan 73
9 Just what exactly did county waste committee vote for? 141
10 Waste group fired up about incineration 49
11 New Simcoe growth plan a little more flexible 46
12 Housing gap widening for local residents: study 30
13 Walton's vision for New Tecumseth, 'generational' 65
14 County ready to move forward with made-in-Simcoe Growth Plan 15
15 Amendment 1: County councillors, staff on a high 170
16 Openness and transparency at county council 170
17 AWARE Simcoe meeting in Angus 68
18 Ontario gives Simcoe a plan 33
19 AWARE Simcoe tackling urban sprawl Saturday 68
20 Mississauga waking up to a new reality 73
21 Harvard’s stand for nature 64
22 Developers like Simcoe growth plan 85
23 Amendment 1 - confusion reigns 95
24 Amendment 1 - a numbers game 327
25 Growing scared 57
26 Petition days in Midhurst - opposing proposed development 79
27 Minister should stick to guns, control development 86
28 'Give us back our rights' 96
29 Which government really directs Ontario's growth? 113
30 AWARE Simcoe suggests another look at closed meetings investigator 147
31 Growing nowhere 70
32 OPP decision could get a rethink 59
33 Some county councillors balk at $60 cost of Chiarelli announcement 285
34 Growth announcement likely good news: mayor 51
35 Selling timber nets County close to a million dollars 25
36 County committee approves four acre clear cut in Adjala-Tosorontio 47
37 MPPs left in the dark over ‘new vision’ for county 73
38 Sprawl: the Monster that’s Consuming Simcoe County 162
39 Shotyk bows out 360
40 Madness in Midhurst 229
41 Province to make growth announcement in Alliston 82
42 Smaller is Better for Springwater 244
43 County hiring project consultant - food and agriculture charter 55
44 County hiring communications co-ordinator 66
45 Flyer for meeting on Sprawl – Print and Post 101
46 Sprawl: the Monster that’s Consuming Simcoe County 282
47 Chiarelli to reveal vision for Simcoe County Jan. 19 214
48 County diversion rates stink 43
49 Ex-Tory MP Jaffer and business partner broke lobbying rules: watchdog 377
50 Orillia, Simcoe County are tops for diversion 338
51 Midhurst: When worlds collide 83
52 Saving small-town charm a very contentious issue 77
53 Warden's column in Examiner 57
54 Places To Grow: Still Unsustainable 159
55 Former Simcoe County manager lodges Human Rights complaint 1197
56 Midhurst standoff costs jobs: developer 521
57 Dufferin County opts for Ombudsman 508
58 Midhurst residents voice opposition to growth plan 246
59 Midhurst Secondary Plan: Township communique 292
60 Rail line might attract industry 70
61 County getting top marks for being green 71
62 Innisfil Heights study okayed despite New Tec opposition 629
63 Marshall fails in bid to pass ODSP savings on to taxpayers 170
64 County first out the gate with 2012 $400 million budget 102
65 London firm preferred to Ombusdman for county’s closed-meeting investigations 229
66 Six parties appeal Midhurst Secondary Plan to OMB 174
67 Council Approves 2012 County of Simcoe Budget 92
68 Join mailing list for Midhurst Secondary Plan updates 107
69 Midhurst residents shocked by approval of massive expansion 254
70 Patterson: economic strategy stresses tourism 77
71 York, Simcoe partner on Bradford bypass 69
72 New Tecumseth mayor opposed to County funding Innisfil study 74
73 How To Really Fight Sprawl 80
74 Video: Simcoe County’s asphalt shingle recycling pilot project 111
75 PDF focuses on growth distribution, oversupply of development land and intensification targets 137
76 Who, me, give up my raise? Not a chance 190
77 Kelly Clune: Open Letter to Simcoe County Council 120
78 Technologies, siting to be assessed for central composting facility 124
79 County councillors balk at $375,000 Beeton noise barrier 89
80 County to impose load limit on 'deficient' Alliston Bridge 61
81 What impact does Province’s appeal of Midhurst secondary plan have on the rest of Springwater? 219
82 Public largely in favour of DEEP project 84
83 County of Simcoe launches new textile diversion partnership 76
84 County takes first look at budget 65
85 Markham has crush on recycling technology 63
86 Province appeals Midhurst plan to OMB 120
87 AWARE Simcoe welcomes Province’s appeal of Midhurst Secondary Plan 207
88 Growth should bolster existing communities 41
89 AWARE Simcoe urges appeal of Midhurst plan 209
90 Is the city planning an appeal? 114
91 County councillor prevented from discussing Midhurst Secondary Plan 187
92 Ban on import or export of waste rescinded 152
93 Dispelling the myth of land scarcity in the GTAH 110
94 Midhurst: A Pawn in a Game of Chess with the Province of Ontario and Simcoe County 239
95 How to really fight sprawl 91
96 Decision time on waste for Simcoe County Council? 187
97 TRASH TROUBLES: Province on brink of waste crisis 181
98 County council set to remove barriers to exporting waste 115
99 Midhurst to grow 80
100 New Tec council to Simcoe County: build the wall 66
101 Midhurst decision: Which level of government decides how Ontario grows? 135
102 Waste plan ‘not bold,' says group 238
103 Has County wasted a year on waste issue? 225
104 Warden's column in Examiner 243
105 Rally to Preserve Farmland tomorrow at Queen’s Park 130
106 No change to trash pickup 213
107 County's Warden leading move to bi-weekly garbage collection 1390
108 ZWS recommends phased in garbage tag fees 259
109 A Sprawling Future for Simcoe County? 501
110 County council puts Site 41 on the market 158
111 September deadline for decision on waste collection 199
112 No time to waste: county 148
113 County development charges to spike 49% 118
114 Petition on deposit returns 125
115 Disputed Site 41 land up for grabs 134
116 Former MP should have known better 132
117 4 Steps to Get Your Business On the Path to Zero Waste 148
118 Residents may not want extra garbage costs 151
119 Wetland worries 151
120 Study finds enough development land for decades 183
121 Site 41 research centre: ‘Why is this so backwards?’ 252
122 Food and Agriculture Charter begins to take root in Simcoe County 213
123 Wetland loss in the Lake Simcoe watershed costs more than water quality 210
124 Guergis denies wrongdoing 178
125 Reduce, reuse, revamp? 185
126 Roots of mass recycling can be traced to Kitchener man 122
127 Guergis breached federal ethics guidelines: Report 182
128 Affordable housing situation has reached the crisis stage 152
129 County’s move to sell Site 41 disappointing 123
130 AWARE Simcoe, Ontario Farmland Preservation first to raise agricultural concerns to PDF 416
131 AMO challenges political parties on waste diversion 211
132 County news release on Site 41 195
133 Millar: Positive Direction for Former Site 41 Lands 291
134 Ontario Still Landfills 10 million tonnes of Waste Every Year 169
135 Environment ministers to reduce product packaging 171
136 County council splits up Site 41, ignores Shotyk’s request 541
137 Planning for Site 41 a go 163
138 County council discusses disposition of Site 41 on Tuesday 375
139 Site 41 could be sold 161
140 Site 41 sell-off contemplated 210
141 Agriculture a key component of Bill Shotyk's "living laboratory" 253
142 Site 41 lands declared surplus and disposable 327
143 County preparing to sell portion of Site 41 287
144 Committee, county council to vote this month on Site 41 property sale 360
145 Ontario funds expansion of Sarnia plastics recycler 256
146 Simcoe County mobile education unit video 162
147 Canadian Geographic features the purest water in the world 281
148 Forest fires - they're a natural process 178
149 James: How Toronto can achieve 70% waste diversion 188
150 Scientist eyes Site 41 for water research centre 179
151 Water research centre would investigate county’s unique natural purification processes 519
152 Recorded vote on the user-pay issue 240
153 Zero Waste Simcoe knows that zero waste is not here today 191
154 Patterson pleased at meeting with PDF on growth 261
155 County plans to widen Yonge Street in BWG 89
156 Simcoe County waste program in need of wise leadership 229
157 County councillors scolded for low attendance 224
158 User-pay reaction 217
159 User pay garbage tendering delayed 207
160 No "User Pay" Trash Collection - for now 276
161 Teaching tool cuts waste 94
162 County eyes huge spike to development charges 238
163 User-pay on hold; Import/export policy stands; Tories promise to scrap growth plan 357
164 Patterson: County promoting a local food revolution 171
165 Keep County non-partisan, Millar urges 190
166 Take action locally for greener growth in the Simcoe area 209
167 Trash talk on the agenda 92
168 Three Tory MPPs to discuss growth plan with County Council April 26 368
169 Workshop on waste issue scheduled for next week 348
170 Zero Waste Simcoe asks...Do Ontarians understand “Our taxes are subsidizing the generation of waste”? 280
171 County moves to relax exporting residential waste policy 229
172 Mayors launching economic initiative to attract business 224
173 Essex-Windsor landfill to stop accepting Toronto garbage 223
174 Simcoe County CAO updates Innisfil Council 224
175 Your tax dollars at work 382
176 County councillors frustrated by garbage confusion 234
177 Simcoe Process to Create Sustainable Planned Growth 186
178 County’s plan for user pay garbage stinks 147
179 Province takes aim at development 220
180 Zero Waste Simcoe says eco fees lead to waste rewards 223
181 Ontario government bounces growth plan amendment 1 to provincial facilitator 294
182 Communication on waste strategy should go both ways 338
183 Clara Anne Ritche 296
184 Warden blames media for user pay's poor reception 245
185 Annexation affects conservation authority funding 206
186 Shotyk offers water innovation centre presentation to all of county council 240
187 Pure water, naturally 739
188 User pay: Another step is needed 154
189 Corporate services committee split on bulky collections 310
190 County news release on user pay 117
191 User pay: Manufacturers need to clean up their act 221
192 Letter writers object to user-pay for garbage pickup 240
193 Dr. William Shotyk to present ideas for future use of Site 41 322
194 Public, town council left out of loop by county vote 187
195 Trash fees - outrageous or fair? 258
196 Bring on user-pay garbage pick-up 234
197 Zero Waste Simcoe backs user-pay plan 349
198 Spending has to be smart 105
199 Action urged on sound growth plan 113
200 County moving toward user-pay garbage system 393
201 County going to full-pay system for trash 245
202 Simcoe County invited to a Genivar freebie 302
203 Shared services the future, North Simcoe forum told 323
204 'Urban node' tag urged for Alcona 134
205 Seven year waste collection contracts not supported in Adjala-Tosorontio 178
206 Site 41: County council must not ignore past mistakes 306
207 County's waste efforts hailed 249
208 Candidate supporters think they have the write stuff 243
209 County can't get any respect from province 322
210 Effort to add McKay to waste committee fails 327
211 Ontario Works caseloads level off 222
212 Continuing to Promote Sprawl in Simcoe County 457
213 Province proposes targets for growth, employment areas, new boundaries 501
214 Retraction demand dropped 257
215 Patterson provided signature to Leitch campaign 279
216 Connections: Strategic planning for a County-wide trails network 245
217 RVH gets big boost from county 121
218 Province permits Simcoe County sprawl 238
219 Places to Grow: Politicians need to get with program 213
220 Midland mayor nixed for waste subcommittee 386
221 County warden furious with Leitch endorsement letter 408
222 They paved paradise 295
223 County council setting a new course in 2011 259
224 Brampton councillor wants sprawl debate 251
225 Places to sprawl 249
226 Town preparing response to provincial growth plans 253
227 New manager to maintain confidentiality - but who's responsible for transparency? 293
228 McKay deserves spot on waste management committee 268
229 Growth plan amendment: Dunlop calls for more time 248
230 Places to Starve 272
231 Paradise saved? GTA growth plans aim to rein in sprawl 308
232 Simcoe County councillors propose 0.5 per cent budget cut 364
233 Simcoe County Targeted For New Growth 365
234 Accessing the County of Simcoe draft budget 301
235 A New Year, a new way of doing things 355
236 Aitken faces down county councillors’ budget concerns 688
237 Dunlop slams county spending, Liberal HST 345
238 Waste a challenge for county 242
239 County of Simcoe’s credit rating remains solid 126
240 Simcoe County inaugural: Orsi backs down on dump site remark 331
241 SPECIAL REPORT: Four fatal flaws in Places to Grow legislation 291
242 Midland, Penetang have much to lose under growth plan 215
243 Warnock, Hughes, Patterson present platforms 295
244 Warnock, Hughes in running for deputy warden of Simcoe County 259
245 Wilson "cautiously" optimistic on medical services 162
246 County pleased input on growth plan heeded 175
247 New breed of councillor emerges in 905 224
248 Can council rookies comprehend Growth Plan? 207
249 County approves new deputy warden position 201
250 Geranium projects in Simcoe County 250
251 Environmental Defence misses boat on job zone 244
252 Compromise Plan Contains Sprawl But Leaves Status Quo Unchanged 280
253 Protect our water, our forests, our pocketbooks - in the open 289
254 Midland, Penetanguishene added as growth nodes 288
255 Site 41 leaders trashed in election 275
256 Ballots cast in large numbers throughout county 297
257 Consultation: It's all in the convincing delivery 243
258 Guergis family loses in 3 election races 309
259 Change comes to Simcoe County 2549
260 County drops suit against protesters 237
261 Be sure to vote! 454
262 Finding information on your candidates 586
263 North Simcoe Mayor and deputy mayor candidates address county issues 391
264 No place for plastic fruit baskets in blue boxes 209
265 Governance recommendations would blow up county system 270
266 Growth stalled 3 117
267 AWARE Simcoe: It’s time to elect councillors committed to sustainable development 355
268 Growing pains 199
269 Waiting game as Simcoe growth stalls 217
270 Consider track records before casting vote 243
271 Alliston hospital on receiving end of county cash injection 158
272 Simcoe County Conservation Authority committee postpones meeting 271
273 Consultant recommends ousting deputy mayors from county council 358
274 County retains consultant for economic development and tourism strategy 242
275 Warden Responds to AWARE 302
276 Province responds to county Official Plan request 217
277 County injects cash into Collingwood hospital 221
278 County councillors weigh-in on long-term waste strategy 183
279 .Diversion target unambitious 160
280 Yes we could! Site 41 group celebrates victory 296
281 Councils hold too many secret meetings , AWARE Simcoe meeting told 623
282 Hard times ahead for County taxpayers, AWARE Simcoe warns 746
283 Greater waste diversion should be county's goal, Zero Waste: chair 168
284 County targets 77 per cent diversion by 2030 297
285 Zero Waste Simcoe for higher waste diversion goals 317
286 County OKs new waste management plan 277
287 'Moose under table' impedes change at county 275
288 Major changes proposed for county government 147
289 Councillors 'embarrassed' by Ramara mayor's comments about people on welfare 302
290 Zero Waste group withholds support for waste strategy 263
291 County's waste targets touted 240
292 Former dump site land being appraised 264
293 Council moves toward sale of Site 41 267
294 Special county council meeting on governance 259
295 Zero Waste - really 148
296 Site 41 committee has unfinished business 154
297 CMC disbands but cizens will continute to hold county to account 146
298 Gone, but not forgotten 177
299 Site 41 laid to rest 155
300 Garbage issues can't just be thrown away 142
301 Burying Site 41 141
302 Shred dump document: county 159
303 Province buries Site 41 dump site in Simcoe 151
304 Council votes to revoke C of A for Site 41 169
305 Site 41 a centre for education, sustainability? 166
306 Site 41 landfill clearly wasn't the answer 169
307 Site 41 group applauds committee vote to revoke the C of 154
308 Helena Guergis as an opponent of Site 41? 205
309 Site 41 moves closer to permanent burial 170
310 CDC seeks common ground on garbage 151
311 Garbage drop due to organics program 144
312 There's no shame in admitting to a mistake 153
313 Wright Tech responds 167
314 Guergis touted firm linked to husband 169
315 County's legal bills in Modflow dispute said nearly $60,000 155
316 County's legal bills raised in CMC letter 146
317 $240,000 and Rising: Cost of Withholding Modflow Revealed! 155
318 Site 41 COA issue best dealt with now 149
319 Simcoe County votes for Site 41 C of A revocation 168
320 Dunlop to re-introduce bill to kill Site 41 this week 183
321 Tab for IPC fight exceeds $240K 231
322 Spring into action! March 20 meeting to discuss municipal election 286
323 Barrie-area developers didn’t get special deal, premier says 219
324 Site 41 dump still not quite dead, say opponents 219
325 Back to square one for Site 41 legislation 180
326 Many questions, few answers at Midland special council meeting on toxic plume 299
327 Loss of Bill 32 unnecessary and disappointing 173
328 Barrie to review agreements with county 214
329 Dunlop's Site 41 bill dies as Legislature prorogued 199
330 Stantec sets the bar low on diversion 232
331 Environment Minister's confidence in Site 41 misplaced 184
332 Waste strategy: most options still on the table 191
333 Report sees potential jobs in zero-waste practices 209
334 A road map to job creation in the industry of zero waste 217
335 Attempt made to draw Site 41 backers into the open 213
336 Dump must be trashed in order to rebuild trust 181
337 Residents voice opinion on waste management 201
338 Spotlight on Zero Waste Simcoe 183
339 Waste Strategy – Consultation and Consensus 215
340 Waste debate a matter of trust 182
341 Are we being pushed down the road to an incinerator? 232
342 Anger, doubt at County Waste meeting 178
343 Mistrust dominates waste debate 174
344 Packed House for Wasaga Beach Waste Meeting 205
345 County vision, leadership questioned at waste consultation session 220
346 Is the consultation designed to "divert" our attention from Site 41? 198
347 County seeks input on waste strategy 179
348 County lambasted for past record and present direction on waste 203
349 Garbage crunch: Ship it, divert it, transform it? 220
350 County residents call on neighbours to get involved in waste strategy 211
351 County announces details of waste strategy consultation sessions 210
352 Fears surface that old landfill may be leaking 204
353 Combination open-house and public meeting set on waste strategy 192
354 Ministry stands by Site 41 189
355 County unveils waste tactics 196
356 Politicians say $250K contract not about PR 192
357 Ensure transparency at public meetings on waste, warden urged 167
358 Danny Beaton receives NAAA 187
359 In a league of their own: Karzai, Harper, Guergis 199
360 Guergis accuses Carroll of “cheap politics” 183
361 Midland council to discuss leaking landfill 189
362 180 citizens sign call for public meetings on waste strategy 169
363 Simcoe County's new warden 'settling in' 194
364 Simcoe eying Dufferin DEEPly 183
365 Old landfill focus of new water worries 200
366 Critic believes Site 41 door still open 179
367 No more landfills? 201
368 Site 42 no longer an option: county warden 177
369 MOE acknowledges Site 41 data problem 192
370 Site 41 could be transfer site, says Lawrence 180
371 Beausoleil FN appoints Brass Elson as rep on waste strategy committee 196
372 CMC indemnity issue remains unresolved 190
373 County's bid to 'stay' IPC order to be challenged 199
374 County 'maintaining' direction with Site 41 certificate 188
375 Senior planner's damning comments on county growth plan 284
376 Input wanted for new waste strategy 190
377 Now is time to choose waste management direction 190
378 For Simcoe County, Genivar relationship trumps transparency 255
379 Guergis: Moving ON 180
380 New warden eager to tackle full workload 212
381 Stantec's view of Simcoe County's waste options 301
382 Access to Genivar data an issue in transfer station leak 232
383 Patterson fuzzy on contract - but what contract? 227
384 New warden stands on platform of trust and transparency 219
385 County headed to court to challenge privacy watchdog 248
386 Mayor tells planner to mind his own affairs 235
387 Fight continues over Site 41 data 236
388 Groundwater survey at centre of Site 41 dispute 209
389 Vision holds little appeal for county waste committee 232
390 Mayors skip PR tips 217
391 Privacy Commissioner calls on county to act 193
392 County position on Site 41 MODFLOW creates an 'information firewall' 224
393 Ghosts of dump site linger 203
394 Privacy Commission sends e-mail to wrong person 178
395 Time to let voters pick warden 184
396 Revisit the Simcoe plan 200
397 Path now clear for new leadership 211
398 Meet the new boss 184
399 Simcoe County get Dec. 18 ultimatum from IPC 254
400 Councillors select Patterson as Warden 199
401 BWG claims it's owed $18M in dump compensation 197
402 Guergis declines warden nomination 207
403 Beach mayor acclaimed as warden 184
404 Cal Patterson acclaimed as Simcoe County warden 216
405 County to Barrie: let’s start fresh 197
406 Simcoe County Council Moves Forward with Separated Cities 190
407 Toxic plume inching towards Georgian Bay 256
408 Expand Greenbelt to Mulmur, Mono and Simcoe County? 335
409 Crown backs down on Site 41 charges 231
410 Guergis’s oversight of secret ballot count: Process not ‘set out in stone’ 224
411 Barrie, Innisfil, County make peace while upper tier asks for more growth 191
412 Charges stayed against Site 41 protesters 181
413 Protesters relieved that charges stayed, still determined on the C of A 212
414 Guergis warden campaign: 'A bad day for Simcoe County' 276
415 Wauchope to lead county waste committee 218
416 Essa mayor lobbies for warden brother 211
417 Protester falls ill 171
418 Site 41 concerns continue to haunt Simcoe County 215
419 Medallion honours role models of peace 193
420 Ag Minister Leon Dombrowsky unaware Bill 32 passed 223
421 Time to restructure Simcoe County and start over again 187
422 Public reps slapped down at waste strategy meeting 416
423 Breckenridge rebukes Little for attack on SDS41 supporters 278
424 Bill to kill Site 41 for good proceeds 198
425 Case Closed? 190
426 Bill would revoke certificate of approval for landfill site 243
427 Dunlop pleased with all party support for Bill 32 201
428 People power! Ontario MPPs pass Bill 32 40-11 242
429 Stand up and protect the water, Maude Barlow tells MPPs 192
430 Five public members appointed to new waste steering committee 241
431 Site 41 backgrounder 454
432 MPP wants province to remove site's certificate of approval 218
433 Council gets a look at county services 177
434 No Water to Waste Road Trip to Queens Park 185
435 Sustainable living: let's start in Tiny Township 242
436 Little clings to C of A 186
437 Monday deadline for waste committee applications 189
438 Carrier, MacEachern back Patterson for warden 252
439 MPPs urged to support Garfield Dunlop's Bill 32 245
440 County hires Stantec to chart new waste management 237
441 Some still in dark over Site 41 177
442 Public members sought for waste steering committee 201
443 No action on DS41 at council, but drama in the gallery 183
444 County to consult on trash issue 193
445 Councillors consider Site 41 future 186
446 Wasaga Beach mayor first out the gate 177
447 Beach Mayor will run for warden's position 173
448 Site 41 puts the lie to citizen apathy 182
449 Involve citizens, forget PR, professor emeritus advises 174
450 Simcoe County councillors defer decisions on Site 41 issues 203
451 Zero Waste philosophy to guide new Simcoe County strategy 212
452 Waste strategies reviewed 193
453 Guergis advocates for Richmond Hill waste management company 174
454 Clearview mayor muses on Site 42 249
455 Green bins worth weight in gold: county 178