Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

One of the first environmentally conscious real estate brokerages in Canada has opened in Barrie this week. Pine Tree Real Estate Brokerage Inc. is implementing a wide range of initiatives to earn its...

UPDATE: The OPP says William Fortune has been located safe and sound. == Original Story: A man has been reported missing in Midland and could be in the Barrie area. The OPP says 48 year old William Fo...

The United Way Simcoe Muskoka is running "The Month of Hope" campaign in support of its Urgent Needs Fund (UNF). It was created to fill a gap in existing services, providing timely, modest grants to t...

A virtual public information session is being held on drainage improvements in a portion of Wasaga Beach. The town says the focus will be an environmental assessment in the Constance Boulevard, Thomas...

More than a dozen people have applied for the vacant councillor seat in Collingwood. The Town of Collingwood is pleased to announce that there has been great interest in the community to fill the vaca...

Suspect descriptions have been released following an assault with a weapon in Cumberland Beach. Orillia OPP say a man and woman knocked on a door in the Cumberland Road area on Sunday night and were a...

The ice surface on Georgian Bay is starting to show that spring is not far away! Uniform members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Christian Island Detach...

We need to stay cautious and keep our masks on. That's the message from the SMDHU. Our Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Charles Gardner, said yesterday that as restrictions and capacity limits continue ...

Voting is now open for the Blues Backyard Rink Contest! There are nine rinks in the finals and you can vote for your three favourites online. To vote on the finalists, please click here. https://twitt...

Barrie's Holly Community Centre, located at 171 Mapleton Avenue in southwest Barrie, has been renamed the Peggy Hill Team Community Centre, as part of an eight-year sponsorship agreement. On January 1...