Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

A blind wine-tasting from the comfort of home? Where can I sign up?! The 2nd annual virtual blind wine tasting experience by DeafBlind Ontario is taking place Friday, June 11, 2021. Explore your sense...

The 23rd annual Walk for Alzheimer's is underway all this month. The theme of the virtual event is "Walk 10,006 steps for 10,006 people living with dementia in Simcoe County". The goal this year is to...

An erratic driver has been arrested, following complaints in Orillia. The OPP received a call about a possible impaired driver yesterday morning in a parking lot on Memorial Avenue, where officers fou...

A new market has opened in Port Severn. The Bressette House Market will be located on Lone Pine Road and open every Tuesday, from 9am until 1pm until Oct. 5. It will provide an opportunity for residen...

Students and staff at 17 Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) schools have earned Healthy Schools certifications from Ophea for the 2020-2021 school year, That's more than 25 percent of the cer...

A man has been arrested in connection with two armed robberies in Collingwood. Police say during the incidents earlier this year, an armed man entered two area businesses and demanded cash, before fle...

Construction is set to begin on a portion of Mapleview Drive East this summer The city says the work will reduce traffic to one lane from Madelaine Drive to Yonge Street and drivers should expect sign...

Happy May 2-4 weekend! It will be easy to tell how many people are obeying the province's stay-at-home order later today, by judging the long weekend traffic. Even though this is considered the first ...

An online fundraiser has been set up to help the family of a Muskoka man injured in a workplace accident. According to the Go Fund Me page, 49 year old Port Carling resident Christopher Reeds fell fro...

Hospice Orillia has taken the annual Garden of Remembrance ceremony virtual, for the second year in a row. Traditionally, flowers have been planted in the Garden of Remembrance, directly behind the Co...