Holiday with a Hero

Holiday with a Hero

Local heroes, lasting memories: United Way’s Holiday with a Hero brings holiday magic to local children United Way Simcoe Muskoka’s sixth annual Holiday with a Hero takes place this year on Nov. 21. The United Way in partnership with local heroes, including...
Radon may be a silent health risk

Radon may be a silent health risk

November is Radon Action Month in Canada. Radon is an invisible, colourless and odourless radioactive gas that occurs naturally when uranium in soil and rock breaks down and can enter your home unnoticed, posing a risk to your health. Because homes are typically more...
The Ghosts I Made

The Ghosts I Made

by Christopher Dodd I’ve never seen a ghost, but I know them well. For the last ten years I’ve been in their company. They’ve hovered constantly at the edge of my awareness, coming out of the shadows, interrupting my thoughts, and watching my every move. I have no one...
Haunted cabin yielded human remains

Haunted cabin yielded human remains

by Christopher Dodd It’s October again, and the leaves are restless. Do you hear them? Their steady whisper beckons a local ghost story, so here it is. Between Primrose and Orangeville, just west of Camilla, there was a log house beside a swamp. Locals called it “The...

Abuse threatens access to nature

Editor: There is a stretch of trail south of 30th Sideroad in Mulmur that should be a beautiful place to walk through the woods, appreciate a piece of local history and, for much of the year, enjoy a beautiful waterfall. Instead, what you increasingly see is...