Grade 3, 6 EQAO tests cancelled due to teacher strike

As a result of work-to-rule job action by elementary school teachers, no Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) students in Grades 3 and 6 will be writing the EQAO assessments this year. The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has notified the...

Ernie Pledger, always young in spirit

Ernie Pledger, the man with the winning smile, has died. A loving family man, jokester and veteran, Pledger was laid to rest in Creemore on May 21. “It’s hard to believe. He just turned 96 but he was never an old person. He was always a young person in spirit. We’re...

Creemore Springs to serve flights of beer

The original copper kettle, where the magic began for Creemore Springs, will be incorporated into the brewery expansion. It will be the focal piece of a new retail store and tasting bar, where people will be able to order beer by the glass or in a flight – a sampler...

Creemore photographer has eye to the sky

While most people are taking refuge from the storm, Creemore photographer Alicia Lawson is watching through the lens of her camera. Lawson is showing nine stormscapes taken last summer and this spring at the Curiosity House Books gallery. “With all the crazy weather...

Clearview radio plans to broadcast council meetings

Clearview Community Radio plans to broadcast council meetings once it is fully licensed. Sandra Green was before Clearview council recently seeking permission to record meetings beginning in September, which will be broadcast live and unedited. “This has been a tough...