Increased COVID-19 testing now available

Increased COVID-19 testing now available

The Ministry of Health has given Assessment Centres the green light to increase COVID-19 testing to anyone who wishes to be tested. To help enable increased access to routine symptomatic testing, people will no longer need a referral to go to any of the 130+...

Drugs seized during Collingwood manhunt

On Friday May 29, shortly before 10:30 a.m., members of the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP and Huronia West OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) were assisted by members of the Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) and the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE)...

Fountain sculpture moved to storage

On Tuesday, Creemore’s iconic Children’s Dress-up Dance bronze sculpture by Ralph Hicks was removed from its fountain base to allow for site prep work on the Village Green. The sculpture will be kept in storage until it can be replaced on the fountain in its new...

Masks now recommended when shopping

Wearing cloth masks and finding a new kind of normal life are all part of learning to live with COVID-19, says Dr. Charles Gardner, Medical Officer of Health, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. It is now recommended that people wear masks when interacting with...
Library goes curbside

Library goes curbside

Clearview Public Library will be offering curbside service at its Creemore and New Lowell branches as of June 10. Curbside service for pick-up and drop-off will be available Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.  Materials can be requested by phone to the Creemore...

Protocols in place as retail stores open

On Tuesday, Denise Kacarevich could be found installing a doorbell at her store, Seasons in Creemore. It is one of the measures she is taking to control the flow of traffic through her Mill Street store as retail opens in Ontario. With 1,900 square feet of retail...