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Report on Council
Report on Council MEMBERS OF COUNCIL: Mayor Peggy Breckenridge Deputy Mayor George Lawrence Councillor André Claire Councillor George Cornell Councillor Nigel Warren ADMINISTRATION CHANGES: Doug Luker joined the Township staff as CAO/Clerk at the beginning of December. Steve Harvey became the Township’s Chief Municipal Law Enforcement Officer at the beginning of [more]
The Environment
Low Water Levels in Georgian Bay
Low Water Levels in Georgian Bay By Judith Grant Low Water: Water levels in the Bay continue to be alarmingly low. In December the level came within a whisker of dropping below the 20th Century record low of 1963, but then the winter’s plentiful snowfall throughout the Great Lakes Basin rescued [more]
Beach Issues
We Need Your Help!
We Need Your Help! By Dorene Trunk There is an invader on our beaches, and most of us allow this clever, attractive survivor to establish itself and destroy our land. We complain about low water, high water, and who owns what while our beaches are being stolen by this aggressive [more]
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The President’s Message
The President’s Message By Judith Grant It’s been a long winter, and all of us are glad of the prospect of sunny pleasant weather and another summer at the beach. One benefit of all the snow is that the experts expect that all the melt water should have made its [more]
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Vern Owen Remembered in BGW Park
Vern Owen Remembered in BGW Park L to R Behind: Murray Owen (brother), Stacey Rayburn (daughter), Scott Owen (son), Sandy Owen (wife), Nicole Mortsen (niece), Shelley Owen (niece), Front – Dorothy Owen (mother) Bluewater Georgina Wendake Beaches Association (BGWBA) held its 56th annual field day on August 2, 2007. One [more]
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Concerned about the Tax Bite from Simcoe County?
Concerned about the Tax Bite from Simcoe County? –want to help? A third of municipal taxes collected by Tiny support our upper tier municipal government — Simcoe County. Yet we know remarkably little about how it operates and have made no regular attempt to influence its decisions. We would like [more]
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Woodland Beach Master Plan
Woodland Beach Master Plan By Judith Grant Woodland Beach Park is much loved by residents in the area. But for some time there has been serious concern about the Park’s well-being. Heavy use, not only by residents but by people from as far away as Toronto, has had a negative [more]
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Habitat for Humanity ReStore Opens
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Opens Opening Day at the ReStore, September 22, 2007: L to R: Bruce Stanton (MP, Simcoe North), Scot Lowes (Chair, ReStore Committee), Tina Goodwin (ReStore Manager), Henry Pauls (ReStore Co-ordinator, Habitat Canada) and David Hughes (President & CEO, Habitat for Humanity Canada). Do you have a [more]
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Tiny’s Population Is Growing Much Faster – And Getting Older Too.
Tiny’s Population Is Growing Much Faster – And Getting Older Too. By John Grant The 2006 Census has revealed that the permanent population of the Township increased from 9,035 to 10,785 between 2001 and 2006, an increase of 19.3%. In contrast, it had grown only 4.6% during the previous five [more]