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Reports on Council: 2007-2010

Council Reports: October 27, 2008

REPORT ON COUNCIL October 27, 2008 Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:03 a.m. 12:38 p.m. and 1:08 p.m. – 4:22 p.m. Regular Evening Meeting: 7:05 p.m. – 7:29 p.m. All Members of Council present. CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: 3:36 p.m. – 4:22 p.m. SEPTAGE: Deputy Mayor George Lawrence reported on [more]

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Reports on Council: 2007-2010

Council Reports: July 2, 2008

REPORT ON COUNCIL
 July 2, 2008 Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:03 am – 12:55 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 3:47 p.m. Regular Evening Meeting: 7:08 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. All Members of Council present. CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: 9:13 a.m. – 11:16 a.m. and 11:54 – 12:55 p.m. and [more]

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Reports on Council: 2007-2010

Council Reports: May 26, 2008

REPORT ON COUNCIL
May 26, 2008 Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:02 am – 12:38 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. – 3:56 p.m.
Regular Evening Meeting: 7:00 p.m. – 7:16 p.m.
All Members of Council present. CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: 1:10 p.m. – 3:53 p.m. HISTORICAL DESIGNATION FOR CONCESSION 2 RAILWAY BRIDGE? At the [more]

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The Environment

Site 41: Where Are We?

Site 41: Where Are We? Permit to take water: The County of Simcoe has applied for a Permit to Take Water at its proposed Site 41 waste facility. The imminent construction of the first cell requires a massive withdrawal of water from the aquifer under Site 41. So does the construction [more]

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Reports on Council: 2007-2010

Council Reports: January 28, 2008

REPORT ON COUNCIL
January 28, 2008
Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:05 a.m. – 12:27 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 3:29 p.m. 
Regular Evening Meeting: 7:00 p.m. – 7:13 p.m.
All Members of Council present. CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: 11:23 a.m. – 11:59 a.m. PERMIT TO TAKE WATER / SITE 41: Council had [more]

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Tiny Cottager Articles

WORK BEGINS ON SITE 41

WORK BEGINS ON SITE 41 SITE 41 AUTHORIZED BY COUNTY: Although hundreds of citizens turned out to oppose Site 41, the Simcoe County Council authorized $659,000 at its June 26 meeting so that berms, temporary roads and the first “cell” for garbage could be constructed. The vote was close –16-15 on [more]

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Reports on Council: 2007-2010

Council Reports: September 24, 2007

REPORT ON COUNCIL September 24, 2007 Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:00 a.m. – 8:47 p.m. Regular Evening Meeting: 7:00 p.m. – 8:31 p.m. All Members of Council present. CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: 5:22 p.m. – 6:20 p.m. and 8:31 p.m. – 8:47 p.m. MARK AITKEN, CAO SIMCOE COUNTY, SPEAKS [more]

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Reports on Council: 2007-2010

Council Reports: August 27, 2007

REPORT ON COUNCIL
August 27, 2007
Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 
Regular Evening Meeting: 7:10 p.m. – 7:32 p.m.
All Members of Council present. CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: 11:45 a.m. – 12: 27 p.m. and 4:16 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The closed session involved Doug Christie and Russell [more]

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Reports on Council: 2007-2010

Council Reports: July 30, 2007

REPORT ON COUNCIL
July 30, 2007
Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:00 am – 3:07 p.m. 
Regular Evening Meeting: 7:01 p.m. – 7:28 p.m.
All Members of Council present. CONFIDENTIAL / CLOSED SESSION: 11:45 a.m. – 12:27 p.m. and 2:24 p.m. – 3:06 p.m. SITE 41 AGAIN: On July 9, Council agreed that [more]

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Tiny Cottager Articles

Dump Site Musings

Dump Site Musings By Christine Dow I have been thinking about an article by Martin Mittelstaedt that appeared in the Globe and Mail on Saturday, December 16th, 2006 entitled “Earth’s cleanest water creates thorny issue.” The sub-title, “In Tiny Township a precious resource faces threat from proposed garbage dump” generated [more]