Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
Orillia's No-Kill Cat Shelter Needs Donations
Orillia's no-kill cat shelter is in need of donations. The Comfie Cat Shelter has taken in almost 200 cats this year, but all of its fundraisers have been cancelled. The shelter does not receive fundi...
Apr 03, 2020
Investigation Report Released In Fatal Orillia Plane Crash
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report into a fatal plane crash in Orillia last summer. In August, an amphibious Cessna, carrying six family members and ...
Apr 03, 2020
Police Looking For Thornbury/Meaford Man In 1980's Investigation
Detectives from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the OPP are asking for the public's assistance in locating a possible witness in an ongoing criminal investigation. It pertains to ...
Apr 02, 2020
Fewer Essential Workplaces To Be Announced: Premier
Additional businesses and services will soon be forced to close as the fight escalates against the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Doug Ford said yesterday that the provincial government is going to be adj...
Apr 02, 2020
Some Beer Store Locations Will Accept Empties Next Week
The Beer Store has announced that it would be begin accepting empty bottles again on Monday, April 6, but only at select locations to start. It says, "To facilitate an orderly restoration of the recyc...
Apr 02, 2020
Collingwood Launches #RallyPoint In Wake Of COVID-19 Isolation
The Town of Collingwood has launched an online portal called RallyPoint that aims to continue facilitating active living for all ages and abilities through community inclusion, culture, art, and socia...
Apr 02, 2020
More Line-Ups Expected At Barrie Assessment Centre
It's going to be another busy day at Barrie's first COVID-19 assessment centre. It opened yesterday at the back of the complex at 490 Huronia Road and had a line-up all the way around the building. Of...
Mar 17, 2020