Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
Celebrate National Poetry Month in Collingwood
April is National Poetry Month and the Town of Collingwood's Poet Laureate Claudia Ferraro invites you to celebrate with a few ways to work poetry into your day. Take a stroll through Harbourview Park...
Apr 12, 2021
Collingwood's Accessibility Advisory Committee Seeking New Members
Collingwood's Accessibility Advisory Committee is seeking new members. The town says if you are a person with a disability as identified by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)...
Apr 12, 2021
Legion Donates $5700 For Specialized Cataract Surgery Bed At OSMH
The Royal Canadian Legion has generously donated $5,700 for the purchase of a specialized stretcher bed to improve cataract surgeries at Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital. The funds were raised by t...
Apr 12, 2021 Cutline: John Cropper, Chair of the Poppy Fund at Orillia's Branch 34 of the Royal Canadian Legion and Brenda Watt, President of the Ladies Auxiliary, present a cheque to Brittany Wilson, Development Officer with the OSMH Foundation for $5,700 to purchase a cataract surgery stretcher.
Hospitals Begin To Scale Back Surgeries
Starting today, most hospitals across the province are scaling back elective surgeries. (Please see messages below from local hospitals.) Ontario Health has instructed hospitals to ramp down all elect...
Apr 12, 2021
Weapons, Drugs and Counterfeit Cash Seized From Orillia Home: OPP
Weapons, drugs and counterfeit cash have been seized by the OPP after a search warrant was executed in Orillia. Officers descended on a home on Isabella Drive on Friday morning, when two people were a...
Apr 12, 2021
Fun and Free Virtual Spring Break Activities For Kids
The Barrie Police Service has partnered with a number of community organizations to offer fun and educational virtual sessions for kids all spring break. Topics range from CPR basics to Yoga and story...
Apr 12, 2021
Simcoe County Leaf and Yard Waste Collection Begins
The County of Simcoe's curbside Leaf and Yard Waste Collection program is set to start this week in Zone One, running until the week of May 31. These bi-weekly collections include leaves, grass, branc...
Apr 12, 2021
Spring Break Finally Arrives...
Spring Break has finally arrived.. a month later than usual. The provincial government says it will begin offering registration for vaccinations this week to education workers who provide direct suppo...
Apr 12, 2021
Ontario Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Locations to More Pharmacies
The Ontario government is rapidly increasing capacity in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout with the addition of over 700 pharmacies across the province. These locations will start offering the AstraZeneca ...
Apr 11, 2021 SELF Magazine / CC
Fine Handed Out To Organizer Of Barrie's Anti-Lockdown Event
Barrie police have fined the organizer of this weekend's anti-lockdown demonstration at Meridian Place. Police say hundreds of people gathered downtown on Saturday despite provincial restrictions. The...
Apr 11, 2021