Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
It's Groundhog Day! Wiarton Willie Predicts Early Spring
Do you know what day it is? It's Groundhog Day! Yes, it's the time of year we look to our country's famous furry forecasters, but due to the pandemic, festivities are going virtual today. Wiarton Will...
Feb 02, 2021
Ontario Confirms First Case of South African COVID-19 Variant
Ontario has its first positive case of the South African variant (B 1-351) of COVID-19. Ontario's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. David Williams, announced today that it has been detected in a person in Pe...
Feb 01, 2021 Photograph: NIAID/National Institutes of Health/EPA
Kindergarten Registration Now Open For SMCDSB
Kindergarten registration is now open for the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District Board. The board says it is preparing for a return to some normalcy for the 2021-2022 school year and is ready to welcome...
Feb 01, 2021
Thieves Using Keyless FOBs To Steal Vehicles In Barrie
Do you have a keyless fob for your car? Barrie police say overnight on Sunday, 5 vehicles in the Ardagh Rd. & Mapleton Ave. area were stolen, after thieves stole the RF signal from the fob & o...
Feb 01, 2021
Collingwood Cares Community Outreach Coat Drive
Collingwood Cares Community Outreach is hosting another coat drive due to the "massive need" in the community. The group is accepting winter coats and snow pants for all ages and genders, but NOT boot...
Feb 01, 2021
Impaired Driving Investigation In Penetanguishene Results in Two Arrests
Two people have been arrested, after police investigated a possible impaired driver in Penetanguishene. Police say an officer on patrol followed the vehicle into the parking lot of the local mall earl...
Feb 01, 2021
First-Year OPP Officer Charged With Impaired Driving While Off Duty
An OPP officer in his first year of service is facing impaired driving charges. Police say a traffic complaint on Friday night, led officers to stop a vehicle on Concession Road 15 in Tiny Township. A...
Feb 01, 2021 Photo: Ontario Provincial Police badge
SMDHU Monday COVID-19 Update Includes 129 New Cases And 11 Deaths
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has reported 129 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths related to the virus in its latest update from the weekend. A majority of the deaths involve residents from Ro...
Feb 01, 2021
Traffic Stop In Orillia Leads To Drug Charges
A traffic stop in Orillia has led to drug charges. Police say a vehicle was stopped on Saturday morning for a traffic violation on Barrie road, but the driver didn't have a license and further investi...
Feb 01, 2021 Image from Twitter via @OPP_WR
Police Appealing For Witnesses Of Fatal Snowmobile Crash
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision involving an SUV and a snowmobile in the Blue Mountains. The accident happened on the 10th Line on Saturday afternoon, when police say the snowm...
Feb 01, 2021 Image Via Twitter