GUEST COLUMN: World Water Day an ideal time to put Simcoe County water under microscope

GUEST COLUMN: World Water Day an ideal time to put Simcoe County water under microscope

Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition has released report which 'brings together local data and maps to surface some of the tensions many community development plans leave out'

World Water Day guest columnist stresses importance of groundwater

Orillia, Ont. – Groundwater is the primary source of drinking water for those living in the Barrie and Orillia areas. To celebrate World Water Day on Sunday, the executive director of the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition wrote a guest column for Orillia Matters, noting the area’s reliance on groundwater yet suggesting that those who turn on their taps don’t think about where there water comes from. She said therein lies the problem. The coaliti…