Municipalities report no glitches with online voting

Officials in Clearview and Mulmur are reporting smooth sailing on Election Day. Both municipalities switched over to online and telephone voting for the first time. The voting system allowed for a vote count to be complete almost immediately after voting ended at 8...

Cybergnomes compete in Toronto Nov. 1

Five students with the Cybergnomes, Clearview’s competitive robotics team, travelled to Zeeland, Michigan for an off-season event this past weekend. The competition provided an opportunity for the new drive team to practice. Three of the members of the drive team are...

Couple finds new home at Curiosity House Books

Curiosity House Books has new owners. Rina Barone and Chris Dunk have taken over the Creemore bookstore as of today, Oct. 31. The couple has purchased the business from Ralph Hicks, who has owned it for two years. “We didn’t want to see it close. We thought we could...

Horner, Hawkins and Lowry take Mulmur council seats

Mulmur Township has elected Janet Horner, Earl Hawkins and Keith Lowry to council. There were four people running for three council seats. Horner got the most support with 945 votes. Hawkins got 846 votes and Lowry got 811 votes. Hawkins is the only incumbent returned...

Vanderkruys elected Clearview mayor

Chris Vanderkruys and Barry Burton have been elected to lead Clearview Township council over the next four years. Vanderkruys beat out Alicia Savage for the mayor’s seat by 669 votes. Vanderkruys got 2,856 votes and Savage got 2,187. Burton won over Larry Culham for...