Author Archives: Jill Charlebois
Parts Of Highway 400 Closed Tonight
A portion of Highway 400 south of Barrie will be closed overnight tonight. The overpass at highway 89 has been replaced, and tonight the old bridge will be demolished. That means all lanes, northbound...
Oct 01, 2022 Construction road sign against a blue sky (image via iStock)
Owen Sound To Host Last Two HHW Events Of The Year
The city of Owen Sound has two Household Hazardous Waste events for the month of October. The events will also be the last two of the calendar year. The first one is on October 1st at the Public Works...
Oct 01, 2022 Alachua County / CC
Caledon To Nurture Relationship With MCFN
The town of Caledon says they'll be doing significant actions in recognition of the Day for Truth & Reconciliation. Yesterday started with Mayor Allan Thompson helping raise the flag of the Missis...
Oct 01, 2022 chris robert / Unsplash
Toronto Man Charged With Sexual Assault In Muskoka
A Toronto resident is facing charges of sexual assault after an investigation by the Muskoka Crime Unit of the OPP. 62-year-old Michael Thompson has been charged with two counts of sexual assault. Las...
Oct 01, 2022 From: OPP West Region Twitter
Bruce County Hosting Planning Meeting Tonight
Bruce County is holding a virtual public open house this evening to get input regarding the county's official plan. The first phase of the project is to establish an updated growth management framewor...
Sep 29, 2022
Muskoka GeoHub Goes Live With All Permit Info
The Township of Muskoka Lakes has launched a new building permit map on The Muskoka GeoHub. The new tool gives the public a place to view all info relating to completed and open building permits issue...
Sep 25, 2022
Orillia Seeks Local Artists For Installation At The Stack
The city of Orillia is looking for artists to display their work at the Stack Gallery at the Orillia Recreation Centre. The art in public places committee is seeking artists to interpret the theme 'Re...
Sep 25, 2022 An art installation at The Stack from 2021. (Image via ORC)
Three Pride Crosswalks Installed In The Town Of The Blue Mountains
The Town of the Blue Mountains is happy to announce three new Pride Crosswalks have been installed across the municipality. The crosswalks have been installed at: Beaver Valley Community School (Bruce...
Sep 25, 2022 The new Pride Crosswalk installed at Beaver Valley Community School (image by Jason Petznick)
Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre Celebrates Region's Farming Roots
The Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre is celebrating the Fall season and is announcing a new exhibit coming in October. They're announcing a new exhibit called Farm Fresh, which explores the h...
Sep 25, 2022 (image via Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre)
OPP Remind Everyone To Be Vigilant Of 'Grandparent Scams'
OPP are reminding everyone to be careful of Grandparent Scams. Police explain that such scams are well-planned and well-executed by the perpetrators, but calling unsuspecting people and pretending to ...
Sep 25, 2022 Smartphone in the hand (image via istockphoto)