Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

There's a vacancy for a new councillor on Tiny Township Council. Council has issued a Call for Nominees for the position, and the appointment would be for the balance of the Council term until Novembe...

Unifor is calling on the Ontario government to enact legislation to ban anti-vaccine protests near hospitals, schools, daycares and COVID-19 immunization and testing clinics. "Anti-vaccine protests no...

The minimum wage in Ontario is going up today. It is increasing a dime from $14.25 to $14.35 per hour. Each year, Ontario's minimum wage adjusts for inflation. The minimum wage rates for other groups ...

The Town of Penetanguishene, in partnership with the Culture Alliance in the Heart of Georgian Bay and Midland Public Library and Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives will be hosting an ou...

The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) and the Town of Collingwood will begin maintenance activities along the Pretty River Dyke this fall. Since the town was built on a shallow flood pl...

The annual series of low-cost rabies clinics will be starting next week across Simcoe County. The clinics provide an affordable way to get rabies shots for dogs and cats over three months old. The fir...

The Ministry of Labour will again be conducting education and compliance visits to a variety of different businesses across Simcoe Muskoka next week. The visits will help ensure that businesses follow...

The OPP says it has safely located a man who was reported missing in Meaford. Police say 35 year old Jeffrey Zinn was reported missing on Monday night, but hadn't been seen or heard from since Saturda...

The Ontario government is investing $100 million through the new Tourism Recovery Program to help stabilize the province's tourism industry as it recovers from the impacts of COVID-19. The program wil...

Donald Woods of Gravenhurst is the winner of Soldiers' September 50/50 raffle, claiming a prize just shy of $21,000. Woods learned about the Soldiers' 50/50 through an advertisement he received in the...