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Another court date has been set for the husband of Simcoe Grey MP Helena Guergis. Former Edmonton M-P Rahim Jaffer was in court in Orangeville today. The case has been put over to February 18th at 10:...

It looks like staff at Georgian College in Barrie, Orillia and Owen Sound don’t want to go on strike. Provincially, 57 percent of members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union voted in f...

A Queen to celebrate Willie is being sought again this year. The Wiarton Willie Festival is looking for high school age girls to participate in the Queen of the Festival Pageant. The pageant is Januar...

A teacher from OSCVI is going to the Olympics. John Fearnall has won the photography category in the Globe and Mail’s Journalism Dream Contest. That means the English and English Media teacher g...

2009 was a big year for building activity in Huron-Kinloss. Chief Building Official Matt Farrell says 161 permits were issued in 2009 worth over 18.4 million dollars — compared to slightly more ...

It’s some good news from the tragedy unfolding in Haiti following a 7.0 earthquake that hit that country. There had been concern about a group of local residents doing missionary work in that co...

The first phase of full day learning for kindergarten starts in September 2010 and the Bluewater District School Board will be part of it. Director of Education Mary Anne Alton says 313 students will ...

It’s been over a year but the long awaited opening of the new Bognor Bridge is finally just days away. Director of Operations Steve Vokes says the bridge will definitely be open next week and it...

A slow start led to a strong finish for tourism in Grey County for 2009. Tourism Manager Bryan Plumstead says that’s the wet weather made for a slow start to the season with summer not really st...

It’s full speed ahead as far as the rebuilding of Chapman’s Ice Cream factory in Markdale is concerned. Co-Owner Penny Chapman says they have made remarkable progress with the so called Ph...