Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre's (RVH) Auxiliary has recently announced the winner of its March 50/50 draw. Laurey Fawcett of Barrie was presented with a cheque for $30,665.00 This exciting mon...

Wasaga Beach Council has approved the Rockin' the River event for this summer. The event will involve groups kayaking or canoeing on the Nottawasaga River, from the Wasaga Sports Park to the Schooner ...

Wasaga Beach council has been busy at its latest meeting. Council has approved the Open Patios program for 2021 and has directed staff to examine the possibility of lowering the speed limit in town fr...

Seniors for Social Action Ontario (SSAO) is calling for an immediate halt to any plans to locate a long-term care facility on the grounds of the Huronia Regional Centre in Orillia. "Our plan is to sto...

The Ontario Fire College in Gravenhurst is set to be decommissioned today. It was opened in 1949 and every year, approximately 3-5 thousand full-time and volunteer firefighters have trained there. The...

Applications are now available for seasonal patios through the launch of the 2021 See You on the Patio program in Orillia. It includes a streamlined application processes for new and/or temporary pati...

After nearly 15 years as the Habitat ReStore Manager in South Georgian Bay, Dennis Wilson is retiring today. A Drive-By Retirement Party Parade is being held at the facility on Sanford Fleming Drive f...

Premier Doug Ford is telling people not to make plans for Easter weekend. They also reported the highest number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations since early February, with at least 1,090 patients ...

One more death and 32 new covid-19 cases have been reported in the latest update by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. The latest victim was a woman over 79 from Bradford West Gwillimbury, whose...

There has been yet another major shift in the weather. We're going from double digits yesterday to the chance of flurries tonight and tomorrow. The temperature is expected to drop to about 3-4 degrees...