Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

Collingwood has introduced two new $5,000 COVID-19 Relief Grants. They are available to local businesses that could benefit and use support in purchasing PPE, space renovations to ensure physical dist...

A motorcyclist who got into a single-vehicle crash in Barrie over a week ago has died in hospital. 38 year old Steve Makins from Orillia died Saturday after succumbing to injuries sustained in the cra...

An Orillia woman has been reported missing. Police say 36 year old Nicole Vivion was last seen on Sundial Drive on Saturday. Vivian has long brown hair and a slim build. She is 5'4" tall and weighs ab...

A number of things are reopening today. They include: The Town of Midland municipal office https://twitter.com/MidlandON/status/1301601332994940928 Tiny Township municipal offices https://twitter.com/...

A new school week has begun. For both elementary and secondary students in the Simcoe-Muskoka Catholic District School Board, the remote learning program starts today. Teachers will begin to engage el...

Tim Hortons charitable Smile Cookie campaign returns today. Customers can get Smile Cookies by visiting Tim Hortons locations until September 20th. Your full $1 will go to over 500 local charities and...

The fall semester begins at Georgian College today. It will run until December 18th with limited on-campus activities. Due to the pandemic, the college has issued the Georgian Learning Guarantee for i...

An inquest into the death of a man at a construction site in Huntsville begins today. Mark Lalonde (38) was killed on August 1, 2017 while working for Landscaping Muskoka and was cutting stone when th...

Starting today and for every two weeks, staff members at the Pines Long-Term Care home in Bracebridge will be tested for COVID-19. Based on the recommendation from Public Health, residents will only r...

Aline Chretien has passed away. The wife of former prime minister Jean Chretien died surrounded by family Saturday morning at her home in Shawinigan, Que. She was 84 years old. Aline and Jean Chretien...