Creemore Vertical Challenge

On Saturday, nearly 200 ultra runners will descend on Creemore for the ninth annual Creemore Vertical Challenge (CVC). There will be three different races run along a combination of private trails and roads – a 25-km, 50-km or 75-km. The 25-km is part of the Ontario...

Cybergnomes launch all-girl robotics team

Cybergnomes Robotics, a non-profit organization focused on developing technical skills and thinking in students in Simcoe County is launching a new team for girls ages 11-18. To increase the number of girls on the team Cybergnomes Robotics is launching an all girls...

Ruby the tractor finds a sister in Allis

Ruby has found a loving home. The 1959 Massey Ferguson tractor belonging to Jeff Shearer was put up for adoption in the spring when he and his wife Reet decided to leave Sweetwater Farm north of Creemore on Fairgrounds Road and move to Nottawa. “Moving to town, we...

Local radio aims to air in fall

Clearview Community Radio has been granted its broadcast licence. The station will broadcast as CKAW 90.1 FM in September. Sandra and Steve Green applied in October for a broadcasting licence to operate a low-power, English-language developmental community FM radio...
Hendry hired on merit: Mayor

Hendry hired on merit: Mayor

At the opening of Clearview Township’s council meeting July 13, Councillor Robert Walker moved to go in camera at the end of the meeting to discuss a personnel matter. Just before 9 p.m., council and staff began a two-hour closed-door session to discuss the employment...

Draft horses strut their stuff at exhibition

In Ontario, there is a long-standing tradition of excellence in draft horse exhibitions. After a very successful show in 2014, the committee members of the Essa Canadian National Draft Horse Exhibition (ECNDHE) and the Essa and District Agricultural Society are...