Opinion

As a business, we wholeheartedly support the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit’s request that those with indoor public spaces ask visitors to wear face coverings. The decision sets a standard and helps to remove some of the ambiguity around mask use, and will help us create further good [...]

Editor: I am disappointed to see Simcoe Muskoka Health Unit cave to COVID-19 hysteria by requiring masks in indoor public spaces. We tolerated our economy to be back-burnered to “flatten the curve” allowing our healthcare system time to facilitate the expected caseload. Four months later, [...]

Editor: On behalf of Canadian Blood Services, I’d like to take this opportunity to provide an update on our blood donation events in Stayner and surrounding communities. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been suspending whole blood collections at select mobile and fixed donor [...]

The CEO belongs to a very exclusive club called the Creemore Cemetery Board. This past Father’s Day was the annual Decoration Day, where the living family members go and “decorate” past ones’ headstones and have a general jovial affair. I guess you could say that it is a played down version of [...]

The parade of Nottawasaga Creemore’s Grade 8 graduation, June 24, was the highlight of my week. Indeed, it was the highlight of my life since the virus hit. Watching the excited and happy young people made me feel happy and excited, too. It put me on a high that saw me through an hour and a [...]

Bring on the summer heat and sun! Finally, we are experiencing true summer weather. Here are my recommendations for a safe and healthy summer. First off, how to keep your body healthy and nourished in extreme heat: Important minerals are lost through sweat, use these supplements to replace [...]

Editor: Two months ago, we at St. John’s United Church sent a letter entitled, An Offering to Help and Help with an Offering. It was directed both to our members and to the wider community, the latter reached in part by publication in The Echo in mid-April. Responses have been varied and [...]

Editor: The provincial government is proposing to make amendments to the Greater Golden Horseshoe’s growth plan. Not only would the new plan remove limits on development in many areas of the GGH (including Simcoe County), no doubt leading to further urban and suburban sprawl, it would also [...]

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Seniors in Canada have experienced some of the most negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, staying safe at home has meant added expenses. Deliveries come at a premium and some groceries are costing more. Prescription dispensing fees have increased in many provinces. The Government [...]