Singhampton teen accepted as legislative page

Aiden Campbell has been studying the names and faces of provincial members of parliament this March Break. In between hockey games and helping out at home, the 14-year-old Singhampton resident is studying up for a two-week stint as a legislative page at Queen’s Park...

Haircut helps cancer victims twofold

A spring haircut will result in two good deeds if all goes according to plan for Crystal Cousins and her daughter Megan. As Megan prepares to cut off her long blond ponytail, she and her mother are inviting people to make donations to a local woman who was recently...

Tourist info centre to open in Stayner

A tourist information centre is set to open in Stayner this summer. The centre will open this summer in the former Co-op building on Huron Street, which is now owned by the Township of Cleaview. Clearview Township community, culture and recreation coordinator Shane...

Blue House soap shop opens in Creemore

From the Blue House with Love comes a line of natural body care products to Creemore. Jenn Jansen has set up a retail space in the village, where she will make and sell her handmade soaps, bath salts, body butters, balms and bars, all infused with oils and herbs. Her...

Terry Fallis speaking in Creemore

Terry Fallis is speaking at a Creemore event benefitting My Friend’s House on April 25. Fallis, winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, will be discussing his work, self-publishing and finding his way to the top in Canadian writing. Fallis is the author of...

Police focus on distracted driving over March Break

The OPP’s Distracted Driving Campaign begins March 14 and continues until Friday, March 20. Anyone stopped using a handheld communication device will be fined $280. In 2014, the OPP investigated 73 road collision fatalities in which distracted driving was a causal...