Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
Some Retail Stores, Hiking Trails And Conservation Areas Reopening Today
The province's reopening plan continues today with Ontario retailers that have street-facing storefronts being able to open and offer customers curbside pickup. Hardware stores reopened on Saturday, a...
May 11, 2020
Premier Doug Ford's Office Confirms Easter Cottage Visit
Premier Doug Ford's office has confirmed that he visited his cottage on Easter Sunday. The news comes amid an intense debate about whether Ontarians should be allowed to visit their vacation propertie...
May 08, 2020
New Pot Shop Application In Midland
There could soon be a new legal pot shop in Midland. An application for a new cannabis retail store at 542 Bay Street has now entered the 15-day public notice phase. That means the Registrar will cons...
May 08, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC
RVH Conducting In-House Testing For COVID-19
To more quickly diagnose and appropriately care for some COVID-19 patients, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre's (RVH) laboratory is now conducting in-house testing for COVID-19. RVH is one of abou...
May 08, 2020
Orillia Business Testing Out Body Temp Scanner
A new body temperature scanning system has been introduced at an Orillia business--the first to use this innovative technology. The Divorce Centre on Front Street North has the new scanning system whi...
May 08, 2020
Burning Restrictions Lifted In The Blue Mountains
The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise residents that open-air burning restrictions have been lifted. However, residents are reminded that the open-air burning guidelines must be followed...
May 08, 2020
Police Appealing For Witnesses After Pedestrian Struck In Downtown Barrie
A 57-year-old man has suffered life threatening injuries, after being hit by a car in downtown Barrie. The accident happened yesterday afternoon on Maple Avenue by the Barrie bus terminal. Police say ...
May 07, 2020
Ontario Is Once Again "Yours To Discover"
The provincial government says it will not continue with the redesign of Ontario licence plates and will return to the white "Yours To Discover" plates. The blue redesigned plates created by the Ford ...
May 07, 2020
Missing Child Goes Shopping For Mother's Day
An eight-year-old Bradford boy sparked a missing person search after he took a secret trip to the store to shop for a Mother's Day gift. On Tuesday afternoon, a Bradford woman contacted South Simcoe P...
May 07, 2020
Premier Releases Statement To Cottagers
Premier Doug Ford has released a statement today, following a phone call with mayors in cottage country. It happened yesterday afternoon. Ford says "With the Victoria Day long weekend and cottage seas...
May 07, 2020