Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
Two Staff Members Test Positive for COVID-19 at the Pines LTC Home
Two staff members working at the Pines Long-Term Care Home have tested positive for COVID-19. The District says both staff members are symptomatic and are isolating, but as a result, the home has now ...
Oct 30, 2021 Source: District of Muskoka
Bill Hooper Is 2021 Wasaga Beach Senior Of The Year
The Age Friendly Community Advisory Committee is pleased to announce that William (Bill) Hooper is the Senior of the Year for 2021. "On behalf of council and town staff, as well as our committee, I wa...
Oct 30, 2021 Source: Town Of Wasaga Beach
Orillia's Curbside Battery Collection Runs November 8 - 13
Residents are encouraged to place used batteries at the curb for special collection during the week following Daylight Savings Time. From Nov. 8 - 13, 2021, residents can set out spent household batte...
Oct 30, 2021 Source: City Of Orillia
Lakehead Profs Receiving $470K For Research Projects
Seven professors at Lakehead University are receiving a total of more than $470,000 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to fund their important research projects. Dr. Da...
Oct 30, 2021
Two Women Arrested Following Drug Bust In Midland
Two women have been arrested, following a drug bust in Midland. The OPP says a search warrant was executed at a home on Southwinds Crescent on Thursday, when officers seized a quantity of Cocaine, Can...
Oct 30, 2021 Source: OPP
Barrie Crowned National Gourd-Growing Champion Again
The City of Barrie is proud to announce that the municipality has been awarded the grand prize in this year's Compost Council of Canada's Great Pumpkin Growing Contest. The City's Solid Waste Manageme...
Oct 30, 2021 Source: City Of Barrie
COVID-19 Outbreak Declared At RVH
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), in consultation with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on its Transitional Care Unit (TCU). Three patients have tes...
Oct 30, 2021 Source: RVH
Rama First Nation CAO is Retiring
The long-time CAO of Rama First Nation is retiring. Dan Shilling has announced his retirement, after 26 years of community service. Since March of 1995, Dan has provided overall direction for the admi...
Oct 29, 2021 Source: Chippewas of RAMA First Nation
Grays Theatre Presents "Stageless In Muskoka", A Virtual Production
Amazing Grays Theatre presents "Stageless In #Muskoka", a virtual production featuring a collection of short plays and sketches put on by its WISE participants. You can check it out over Zoom on Monda...
Oct 29, 2021 Source: District Of Muskoka
Wasaga Beach Remembrance Day Ceremony
Wasaga Beach will hold its annual Remembrance Day service on Sunday, November 7th. The service will take place at the cenotaph at town hall, but due to capacity issues, the town is recommending the pu...
Oct 29, 2021 Source: Wasaga Beach Events