107 people charged with child exploitation
Police have charged 107 people and identified 121 child victims and potential victims during Project Maverick, part of the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and [...]
Bill 23 protestors buoyed by support
A multi-generational crowd encompassing young children with their handmade signs through to young-at- heart elders with their walkers gathered this past Saturday to show their opposition to the [...]
Health team opens respiratory care clinic
The South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team (SGB OHT) is opening the South Georgian Bay COVID-19, Cold, Flu and Respiratory Care Clinic providing assessment and care for people experiencing [...]
Historic Creemore building sustains heavy fire damage
A fire broke out at 157 Mill St. in Creemore early Thursday morning, displacing several residential tenants and the one restaurateur. A resident living above Home Hardware called in the fire at [...]
Bill 23 threatens farmland: OFA, McArthur
Creemore area councillor-elect Robert McArthur says he believes Bill 23 would be a giant step backwards for Clearview Township. McArthur, a lifelong Cashtown Corners farmer, is supporting the [...]
Police investigate break-in at Stayner Tim Hortons
Huronia West OPP are investigating a break-and-enter incident at the Tim Hortons in Stayner. At about 1 a.m. on Nov. 17, police responded to a break and enter call for service at Tim Hortons [...]
Bill 23 would upend planning approval process
Bill 23 proposes to alter 10 provincial laws in order to accelerate the construction of new homes in Ontario. The More Homes Built Faster Act, tabled to the legislature on Oct. 25, aims to [...]
Education workers serve five days’ strike notice
CUPE given five days’ notice of a potential province-wide strike, meaning a strike is possible starting on Monday, Nov. 21. CUPE’s Ontario School Boards Council of Unions (OSBCU) central [...]
School board hires well driller for Primrose school
Upper Grand District School Board has secured the well drilling company and is committing to regular communication with the community after parents began actively campaigning for action to be [...]
Health unit strongly recommends mask use as layer of protection
Simcoe Muskoka District Health (SMDHU) is seeing higher and earlier than normal rates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza in our communities, in addition to the ongoing spread of [...]
