Nottawa boil water advisory lifted

A boil-water advisory that was issued for the McKean Subdivision Drinking Water System in Nottawa has been lifted. The advisory was issued by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit on August 2. Township officials say bacteriological water samples taken throughout the...
Daycare space limited due to COVID guidelines

Daycare space limited due to COVID guidelines

Even as the province continues to ease restrictions on licensed child-care centres, Teddy Bears Picnic Children’s Centre in Creemore is currently operating at just over one third of pre-COVID-19 capacity. According to Teddy Bears Director, Shannon Hatherley, before...
Talk of ATV conflict of interest off the table

Talk of ATV conflict of interest off the table

Clearview Township staff has been instructed to draft a bylaw that will give greater access to township roads for All Terrain Vehicles (ATV’s) and Side by Sides (SxS). The original motion, calling for access to all Clearview roads, was proposed by Councillor John...
Real estate market ‘incredibly robust’

Real estate market ‘incredibly robust’

With most of Ontario now into Stage 3 of the province’s plan to re-open the economy, real estate open houses are once again permitted, but that does not mean a return to business-as-usual, according to Mike Scholte, President of the South Georgian Bay Association of...

Police crack down on speed racers

Since July 20, police working the night shift began proactively patrolling municipal, township, and county roads and have since caught a number of drivers going more than 50 km/h over the posted speed limit. At 8:58 p.m., an officer stopped a vehicle on Highway 26, in...
Assume the best: public health doc

Assume the best: public health doc

The health unit continues to field calls about its instruction that people wear masks when frequenting indoor public spaces. Simcoe Muskoka’s medical officer of health Dr. Charles Gardner reminds there are exemptions due to age, religion, medical conditions, physical...