Crime Stoppers helps clear 139 cases in 2014

Crime Stoppers of Simcoe-Dufferin-Muskoka received 1,896 new tips and 2,609 follow-up tips in 2014, a combination of calls to the tip line, web tips and mobile text tips. Tips assisted police in clearing 139 cases resulting in 108 arrests and 306 charges being laid...

Local woman saved by Mother Teresa

Sara denBok has been telling a story of salvation. Since penning Saved by Mother Teresa last year, the Collingwood woman has had more than 40 speaking engagements and has sold more than 1,000 copies of the booklet that tells the story of how she was rescued from the...

Boogie down at Dufferin Dance Weekend

The Dufferin Dance Network will present Dufferin Dance Weekend ’15 in conjunction with Dance Ontario’s Dance Weekend ‘15. The dance celebration will begin with opening night performances on Friday, Jan. 16 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with a Q&A to follow, at the...

Beaver leader dedicates three decades to Scouting

Volunteer of the year 2014 Cathy Traverse has hung up her wings. In June, Traverse retired from her role as Beaver leader after 32 years. The Creemore resident is known to many as Malak, named after the owl in the Friends of the Forest story, the basis for the Beavers...

Old Creemore school will most likely be sold

News story of the year 2014 It was the end of an era. The Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School’s annex, also known as the junior site, closed its doors in 2014 after being an important part of generations of local people’s lives during their formative years. The...

Medical officer of health declares widespread flu activity

Simcoe Muskoka’s Medical Officer of Health issued a declaration of widespread influenza activity in the region Monday. The declaration comes after assessing the flu activity in the community, a process that looks at emergency department visits, lab-confirmed cases of...