by Trina Berlo | Jan 31, 2020 | News
Creemore educators joined forces with those at New Lowell Central Public School Monday during a full day strike. It was the first rotating strike by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) to impact Simcoe County. The union announced later on Monday that...
by Trina Berlo | Jan 31, 2020 | News
Local sewers have answered the call for support from Australia’s wildlife rescue community. Creemore House of Stitches hosted two charity sewing days, making koala mittens one day, and joey pouches on the other. It is estimated more than one billion animals have been...
by Trina Berlo | Jan 31, 2020 | News
The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) held its 60th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Jan. 24 resulting in Essa Township Councillor Keith White being elected chair, and Collingwood Councillor Mariane McLeod being elected as vice-chair. “For the last 60...
by Trina Berlo | Jan 31, 2020 | News
While the risk of the new coronavirus remains low for our region, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is putting in place measures to protect residents should the virus appear. “The virus has not been identified in Canada, but we know that diseases don’t respect...
by Trina Berlo | Jan 27, 2020 | News
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) announced this morning that educators in Simcoe County will be on strike Feb. 5 and 6, if labour agreements are not reached by the end of January. During the third week of rotating elementary school strikes throughout...
by Trina Berlo | Jan 24, 2020 | News
Clearview council and staff were at the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference in Toronto from Jan. 19-21 where municipal officials have a chance to rub elbows with provincial bigwigs. Clearview was granted a delegation with Minister of...
