Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

Barrie wants to hear from residents on road safety in their neighbourhood and across the city, as well as how it might be improved. As part of Barrie City Council's strategic plan to create safer stre...

Inspector Joseph (Joe) Evans has been appointed as the Detachment Commander of The Southern Georgian Bay OPP. Inspector Evans has been a serving member of the Ontario Provincial Police since 1999 whil...

Habitat for Humanity (Ontario Gateway North) has chosen one of the new partner families for the 'Building Futures' project in Midland. It says the Sutton-Steel family is close-knit and has missed bein...

A month-long online art auction is being held in support of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition. Linda Wells has spent the summer meeting Lake Simcoe area artists. Some of the featured artists include: C...

Nominations are open for the 2021 Annual Business Awards & Recognition Ceremony in Wasaga Beach. You can submit your nomination(s) online and there are three new awards this year: The Inspire Awar...

The Green Party has announced Nick Clayton as its candidate for Simcoe Grey. Clayton is father of 3, who lives in The Blue Mountains, and works as a secondary school teacher in Simcoe County. He propo...

Today is the last day for Georgian students and staff to book an appointment for its COVID-19 vaccination clinic. It is being held in the J building, where the gym is located at the Barrie Campus, fro...

A motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries, following a collision with a vehicle in Ramara Township. Police say it happened on County Roads 169 and 46 on Friday night, when the motorcyclist was airl...

A man has suffered life-altering injuries after a crash on Milford Bay Road in Muskoka Lakes. OPP say the single-vehicle crash happened late Friday night and left one occupant trapped inside. Police s...

Clearview Township is hosting a public meeting today to get input on a bylaw that would dictate the rules for industrial-scale cannabis cultivation and production facilities. It will review two differ...