Midhurst is offering Margaret Atwood autographed books. Margaret Atwood is MRA’s biggest sponsor and we are deeply grateful for her support. The following books are available: Paperbacks: $30The Heart Goes LastStone Mattress Hag-Seed Alias Grace Hard Cover: $50Stone Mattress Alias…
A Celebration of Rural Living Fundraiser
The MRA organized a fundraising event to help our cause to stop the Springwater Sprawl. After exceeding a challenge to obtain 5000 signatures to stop the Springwater mega development, by non other than novelist and environmentalist Margaret Atwood, we were…
Ratepayers Unite
A recent collaborative event with Environmental Defence Canada was a great success. It is about time that ratepayers and organizations recognize the power and level of influence they have – if they work together. In Simcoe, there are many communities…
Where Did All The Farmland Go?
Ever driven through Simcoe County or your own community and nostalgically mused, “Remember when this was just a farm field”, as you pass another strip mall or subdivision? Such a comment means you’re noticing how your community is growing, how…
Meet Midhurst
Springwater’s sprawl problems are just beginning. The tipping point for Springwater’s sprawl future lies initially with the fate of Midhurst, a small village of 3,500 people. Plans call for upwards of an additional 25,000 people with very little existing infrastructure. …
Bring people first, jobs will come after.
The title of this blog post is a paraphrase of a quote from Springwater Township Mayor Linda Collins from the May 14, 2013 public information session. It was in regards to a series of citizen questions about the economic…
Valuable farmland disappearing
This is a very thought-provoking letter published in the Barrie Examiner Dec. 27, 2012 How can we save our best farmland? Is this not a question we should be asking of our elected representatives at all levels? Let us consider…
Map showing areas of MSP the Province will not dispute
On Nov. 29, 2012 the Province of Ontario announced that it will not dispute some parts of the Midhurst Secondary Plan at the OMB hearings. This map shows the areas within the Midhurst Secondary Plan boundaries which the Province will…
Province approves part of the MSP – CTV news clip Nov. 29 2012
Click on this link to view a youtube video of a CTV news item (Nov. 29) which announces the Province’s plans to contest only part of the Midhurst Secondary Plan. The item describes the decision as a “compromise”. This means…
Signs of Midhurst
Click here to take a tour around Midhurst to see the sign displays. Is your street on the tour? It may take about 20 – 25 seconds for the video file to download and then you need to click on the…