Protecting Simcoe County wetlands proves to be a challenge
Biologists were trained to evaluate wetlands, writes Bob Bowles Bob Bowles Orillia Today Sunday, November 15, 2020 Wetlands are lands...
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Nov 6, 2021
A stop-work order has been issued after work was undertaken without a permit
‘I’ve never seen the devastation that I saw out there,’ says experienced wetland evaluator of clear-cutting near Ramara Airport By:...
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Nov 6, 2021
Wetlands in jeopardy, as province favours developers
MZOs pose threat to environment, writes Bob Bowles Bob Bowles Orillia Today Sunday, January 31, 2021 My concerns about the degradation of...
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Nov 6, 2021
Urban forests can improve the health of citizens
'What we're able to show with this study is just having trees around where people are living is really important,' says researcher Aug 3,...
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Nov 6, 2021
Wetlands for sale
Orillia Today Thursday, March 3, 2011 ORILLIA - A conservation society or the government would be ideal buyers for a massive wetland now...
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Dec 15, 2015
River Oaks Development update – December
Hello once again dear members and friends, It has been a while since our last newsletter and many of you have asked if there have been...
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Oct 8, 2014
Candidates speak about the importance of wetlands and no interest in any bid to change zoning…
“I support the VPRA position on the R-2 zoning, as I stated in my remarks last night” Joe Fecht Ward 1 “I stand by sustainability and...
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Oct 1, 2014
Ward 1 Candidates Respond with resounding support!
Sarah Valiquette David Campbell Mike Chatzikyriakos Douglas Winterburn Ted Emond John Swartz Joe Fecht Don Porter Wayne Gardy For contact...
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Sep 30, 2014
A Question of Support for Orillia Wetlands
With the all candidate meetings upon us we emailed a letter to each candidate. The response has been great, with emails and phones calls...
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Aug 26, 2014
An appeal to save Orillia wetlands
Most residents along Orillia’s Victoria Crescent have “Save Orillia Wetlands” signs on their front lawns. Now, Victoria Point homeowners...
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