Municipalities close public spaces to help flatten curve

Municipalities close public spaces to help flatten curve

Municipal officials have followed a quick succession of closures of all non-essential services in an effort to flatten the COVID-19 curve. This week, all libraries, arenas, the youth centre, and community halls have closed. Clearview council met Monday to make a few...
Councillor undergoes surgery

Councillor undergoes surgery

Sunnidale Corners Councillor Connie Leishman says that despite a paring down of non-elective surgeries at hospitals, her surgery will go ahead. Leishman has bladder cancer and is going in for surgery on March 31 to have a kidney removed. She said the prognosis is good...
Derelict house demolished

Derelict house demolished

Demolition of a derelict house on Wellington Street West in Creemore was completed this week. “In September, council passed a bylaw to make our property standards bylaw proactive,” said Clearview’s bylaw enforcement officer Joe Paddock. “We sent a letter to the owner...
Convenience store thief sought

Convenience store thief sought

Police are looking for an unknown suspect who robbed Circle K convenience store in Stayner on March 14. Police say, at 3:56 a.m., an unknown suspect wearing a black balaclava entered the store and tried to open the till before the clerk returned to the counter. When...
New positive case of COVID-19

New positive case of COVID-19

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is following up with known contacts of its fifth confirmed case of COVID-19. A man in his 60s presented to Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) on March 16, and is self-isolating and recovering at home. All...