November 26, 2008 / News

Town plans DC meeting

A public meeting to review the Town of Innisfil's development charge bylaw will take place Dec. 3. The meeting will take place at the New Town Hall, beginning at 7 p.m. More...

Building boom for Essa

Essa Township has seen a flurry of building permits issued over the past couple of months, council learned last week. More...

Craft workshop planned

A meeting of the Simcoe County Arts and Crafts Association will be held on Monday December 1 at 1 p.m., at the Simcoe County Museum. Speaker Gladys Fieldhouse will lead a paper angel ornament workshop. More...

A breakdown of the budget

Here is a list of some of the projects that received approval in the 2009 Capital Budget: Roads and Related Services • Innisfil Beach Road reconstruction and urbanization, $6 million • Work on the 6th Line between County Road 4 More...

Teaching children to do their chores

Is it time for your child to begin doing a few chores around the house? Responsibility for regular chores helps children learn self-discipline, apply themselves to a job and run the household. More...

County may rename bypass

Simcoe County has taken the first step to renaming the new bypass between Highway 89 and the Tottenham Road as Industrial Parkway. The county's corporate services committee gave its approval to the change in the name at a recent meeting. More...

Manufacturing forum in Bradford Thursday

The Bradford West Gwillimbury Office of Economic Development and Nottawasaga Futures are coordinating a South Simcoe Manufacturing and Exporting Forum on Thursday November 27th, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. More...

County passes 3.4 per cent tax increase

Yesterday, Simcoe County council approved their 2009 Budget, which focuses on providing residents with essential services, investing in needed capital infrastructure and meeting the challenges this region faces due to growth. More...

Essa residents can adopt parks

Essa council has given final approval to the procedure which will allow township residents to adopt a municipal park. The project will allow local residents to assist in spring and fall clean-ups of their local park. More...

Election sign bylaw debate resumes tonight

A bylaw aimed at reducing the number of election signs posted within the municipality will only impede democracy, according to a local resident and former political campaign advisor. More...

Dog camp proposed to Essa Township council

Essa Township council and staff will review a proposed dog camp planned for a property on County Road 56 in the coming weeks. More...

Save lives by giving 'red' during the holidays

During this season of giving, Canadian Blood Services is encouraging residents to give the gift that can save a life by donating blood. More...

Public PD Day planned Friday

On Friday November 28, Simcoe County District School Board elementary teachers will be participating in a Professional Development Day. This PD Day is allocated to teachers and administrators to conference with parents. More...

Cell tower gets support

Essa council has given its support to a new cellular tower proposed by Bell Mobility on the township's 6th Line. Council passed a motion of support for the tower, to be located at 5264 6th Line, west of the hamlet of Egbert, last week. More...

Nearly $11 million in projects passed

After approving nearly $8.7 million in roads projects early this month, Innisfil council passed the remainder of its 2009 Capital Budget last week. More...

Town targets substance abuse

The Town of Innisfil does not have policies in place to specifically deal with substance abuse and inappropriate workplace behaviour, yet, according to the municipality's human resource manager. More...

Library provides serveral government services to town residents

The Innisfil Public Library and ServiceOntario are helping to make it easier for town residents to access a wide range of provincial government information and services. All Ontarians want convenient and integrated service from government. More...

Library expansion approved

Essa council has given its approval to enlarging the square footage of the new proposed library in Angus, in order to make it more attractive for the latest round of provincial infrastructure funding. More...

Council looks at intersection safety

Nearly one week after a fatal collision at the 9th Line and 20th Sideroad intersection, Innisfil council has agreed to look into the feasibility of increasing traffic safety measures in the area. More...

Organic collection targets being reached

County of Simcoe residents are quickly catching onto the region's new organics collection program, putting green bins at the curb and diverting approximately 36 tons of organic waste from landfill sites each day. More...