Students: Apply for Township jobs

About 20 years ago, a Grade 11 Stayner Collegiate Institute student named Todd Patton took a job with Stayner Hydro for one semester, which led to a summer position with the Town of Stayner. From there, he started working in Public Works. Today, Patton (pictured on...

Duntroon Bowling League says goodbye

After 57 years in the lanes of the Duntroon Hall, the Duntroon Bowling League disbanded at the end of 2013. Originally a league of numerous teams with members from the area, it only had enough participants to form one team of six last year. “There was no one to play...

Tibetan interplanetary singing bowls

When Lisa Kristine Arlt took her 10 Tibetan interplanetary singing bowls to Pine River Institute in Mulmur last month, she had no idea what kind of effect they would have on the kids there. Pine River is a residential treatment centre for youth struggling with...

New team of auctioneers in town

After more than three decades steering local estate sales in Creemore, auctioneer John Simpson (pictured on home page) is leaving the business to a new crew. This Saturday will mark the first sale for Phoenix Auctions and Appraisals, run by Ted Myers, Steve Mattice...

Black History Month

Award-winning historian, Jane Cooper-Wilson will speak in Stayner this month about the migration of African-Canadians in this area –including seven generations of her own family – in honour of Black History Month. The lecturer and author, who won the Ontario...

House fire provides training ground

The owner of a house in Avening that caught fire last week graciously allowed the site to serve as a training ground for new fire inspectors. At 11:30 pm on Thursday, January 23, Clearview Fire Department received a call about a structure fire at a residence in...