Storm-stayed at the Honeywood Arena

Storm-stayed at the Honeywood Arena

The community of Honeywood pitched in and provided great hospitality to 18 people stranded on County Road 124 during last Saturday’s storm. Mulmur Mayor Paul Mills declared a State of Emergency on Saturday morning after being informed of the situation, and the OPP and...
Late in the game, budget numbers climb

Late in the game, budget numbers climb

Members of Clearview Council met for a sixth working session on the 2012 budget Monday afternoon, intending to discuss ways of whittling the proposed 4.9 per cent combined tax increase down a few notches before the budget is presented in draft form at a public town...
Beating Parkinson's, one joke at a time

Beating Parkinson's, one joke at a time

Winston Ferguson does not use the phone like ordinary people. But then, Winston Ferguson is far from ordinary. “Where can someone find a henway around here?” he’ll ask as soon as the person he is calling picks up the line. “What’s a henway?”, the inevitable retort...
Local liberals claim voter suppression

Local liberals claim voter suppression

The Simcoe-Grey Federal Liberal Riding Association has added its voice to those in 56 other Canadian ridings who allege they were the target of voter suppression during the last federal election. While no phony “robocalls” are alleged to have taken place here, Nathan...
Two meetings, two solutions

Two meetings, two solutions

On Saturday afternoon, 50 people gathered at the Station on the Green making plans to write letters to the Ontario government, in hopes of staving off Simcoe County’s plans to replace the 99-year-old steel truss Collingwood Street Bridge with a two-lane concrete plan....