Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

Working collaboratively with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), the Town of Gravenhurst has confirmed that a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. The Town says it is working cl...

The Prime Minister has introduced a new loan program aimed at helping small businesses survive the pandemic. Justin Trudeau says the government has partnered with Canada's largest financial institutio...

Four more residents have died from COVID-19 at the Roberta Place long-term care home in Barrie. The latest death brings the death toll at the facility to 45. The outbreak at the south-end facility has...

The Ontario government is accelerating the vaccination of residents in long-term care, high-risk retirement, and First Nations elder care homes. It has issued a new target date of February 5, due to a...

The Town of Gravenhurst has launched the Snow Fun Road Map. It is your guide to snow masterpieces within the Town of Gravenhurst! The map will feature some of the best snow creations in town, similar ...

The Proud Boys may soon be designated a terrorist organization in Canada. Members of Parliament unanimously agreed yesterday to call on the federal government to make the declaration, following a prop...

Barrie city Council has approved its lowest tax increase in 20 years After many amendments, it includes a 0.92 per cent tax increase for 2021. For the average Barrie home (includes town homes, apartme...

Impaired driving charges have been laid, following a collision in Ramara Township. On Monday morning, police were called to crash on Concession Road FG, where officers initiated an impaired driving in...

The OPP say two burglars have been caught in the act in Orillia. On Saturday night, police say they received an urgent call from a resident on Isabella Drive who believed two men were trying to break-...

A vehicle parked on top of a snowbank in Tay Township with its driver asleep inside, has led to impaired driving charges. A citizen on Pine Street in Waubaushene reported the vehicle to police on Sund...