Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
CEBA Expansion Delayed
The federal government is delaying the start-date for the expansion of the CEBA. Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced on Twitter late last night that the promised expansion of the Canada Emergency ...
Jun 19, 2020
Eviction Day For Campers At Milligan's Pond In Barrie
It's eviction day at Milligan's Pond in Barrie, where dozens homeless people have been living in a tent city for the past few months. Mayor Jeff Lehman had extended camping overnight at the park due t...
Jun 18, 2020
Visits To Long-Term Care Homes Resume Today
Visits to long-term care homes in the province resume today. Long-term care homes will allow outdoor visits of one person per resident each week, while retirement homes will resume indoor and outdoor ...
Jun 18, 2020
ParticipACTION Gives Kids D+ For Overall Physical Activity
ParticipACTION's newest Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, assigns a grade of "D+" to kids for their Overall Physical Activity It says Family screen time is on the rise. The repo...
Jun 18, 2020
Arrest Made In Human Trafficking Investigation In Midland
An investigation has been made in connection with a human trafficking investigation in Midland. Back in March, police were called about inappropriate activity towards paying guests at a local motel an...
Jun 17, 2020
Canada Loses Bid For UN Security Council
Canada won't have a seat on the United Nations Security Council. Canada's loss to Ireland and Norway came in the first round of voting Wednesday in a secret ballot of 193 member states of the United N...
Jun 17, 2020
Gravenhurst Car Show Launches Virtually Today
The Gravenhurst Car Show is set to officially launch virtually today. Starting this morning, residents can visit the Car Show website and vote for their favourites in several categories. Winners of th...
Jun 17, 2020
Barrie-Opoly Now Available For A Limited Time
A new version of Monopoly featuring Barrie is being released. Barrie-Opoly is hitting the shelves at both Walmart locations in the city and online, starting Friday. However, only about 1-thousand copi...
Jun 17, 2020
Ontario Hospital Workers Holding Day Of Action Today
Three unions representing 75,000 Ontario hospital staff members are holding a day of action today. They say the protest is in regards to the provincial pandemic pay fiasco. The unions say not a dime h...
Jun 17, 2020
Collingwood Council Votes To Ban Hate Symbols, Including Confederate Flag
No more hate in Collingwood. Collingwood council unanimously decided last night to approve a motion ordering town staff to find a way to ban the display of symbols of hate and racial intolerance in bo...
Jun 16, 2020