Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

The Muskoka Emergency Response Committee (MERC) has issued a message to seasonal residents, who may be choosing to spend more time at their cottage or even reside in it full time this winter due to CO...

The Elmvale & District Food Bank has officially opened its doors to clients at its new location. A small, physically distanced ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new facility located at 62 Yo...

The 9th annual Angel Tree Campaign has officially kicked off at RVH. It provides an opportunity for area residents to pause and think about the loved ones they have lost or who are fighting courageous...

A 32 year old Collingwood man and 15 year old girl are among 8 people charged in connection with a drug trafficking investigation by York Regional Police. It began earlier this summer, after police re...

The OPP wants to make sure a little girl battling cancer for the fifth time gets surrounded by birthday cards. Eleven-year-old Sarah Hamby from Beeton was diagnosed with leukemia when she was only thr...

Casino Rama is making plans to reopen safely. However, Rama First Nation Chief Ted Williams announced today that when it does, it will only be open by invitation, there will be no table games availabl...

Catch-up immunization clinics for current Grade 8 students who missed Grade 7 vaccines due to COVID-19 in the spring are now being offered by appointment only by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Uni...

Pfizer has announced today that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective, and protects older people most at risk of dying. Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech says after conducting the fina...

As the air turns cooler and fallen leaves swirl around our feet, it would be easy to lament the loss of the hot temperatures we had this summer and the brightness of autumn. But, the restaurateurs and...

Barrie City Council has approved $75,000 in new municipal funding for a one-year pilot partnership with Georgian College's Department of Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, aimed at delivering ...