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Let Van Loan know how you feel about senate / PMO scandal PDF Print E-mail

By Meade Helman AWARE News Network May 24 2013
At the May 21 council meeting, James Leduc, supported by Raj Sandhu , bought forward  a motion to have our BWG council write to Hon. Peter Van Loan and ask him to urge the Prime Minister to call in the RCMP to investigate the current scandal that started in the senate and grew to include the PMO.  Council voted this down with only Councillors Sandhu and Leduc voting in favour.

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Conservation Authority asked to deny Metrus bid to build on wetland PDF Print E-mail

Board to consider - or ignore - letter from AWARE and other groups
AWARE Simcoe May 21 2013
Six environmental and citizens' groups have written to Mayor Robert Grossi, Chair of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, asking that an application for development by Metrus on a provincially significant wetland be denied. The letter is on the agenda for Friday's meeting of the LSRCA board
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Residents extract promise township will reconsider Midhurst plan PDF Print E-mail
By Kate Harries AWARE News Network May 20 2013
A meeting last week has resulted in a political shift that may affect the future of 300 hectares of farmland in Springwater Township, presently due to be paved over.
Under intense pressure at a three-hour public meeting on May 14, township officials agreed to take another look at the controversial Midhurst Secondary Plan.
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DEEP’s future gets fresh scrutiny PDF Print E-mail
By WES KELLER Orangeville Citizen May 15 2013
The fate of Dufferin Eco Energy Park (DEEP) appears to be up in the air following the recent request from energy-fromwaste (EFW) co-proponent Navitus that Dufferin invest $2 million in the proposed Westinghouse plasma gasification plant.
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Clear garbage bag policy sparks uproar in Dufferin County PDF Print E-mail
Privacy concerns over an environmental policy inspire councillors to allow even more plastic in the system
By Rachel Mendleson Toronto Star May 16 2013
Council meetings in placid Dufferin County are generally tame affairs, absent of the raised voices and name-calling that sometimes cast a pall over proceedings in bigger urban centres like Toronto.
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