Kids! Submit your art

Are you a creative kid? If so, submit your artwork to an upcoming exhibition at the Collingwood Public Library. Now in its 20th year, the Magic of Children has grown over the years along with its mission to inspire and encourage children to create, exhibit and...

Fundraiser for Tanzania

Named for the Swahili word for “success,” three women in the area are hoping an upcoming fundraiser for their not-for-profit Bahati Project to help support children’s initiatives in Africa is just that. On Friday, January 31, sisters Megan Kelk, age 23, Jenn Kelk, age...

Math Night for parents

Martina Leimgardt always thought she was good at math. That is, until a few years ago when she started helping her son do his homework. “When he was in Grade 6, I was trying to help him with his math homework,” said Martina, of her son James Watt, who is now in Grade...

Farmers' Market Pres says bye

The Creemore Farmers’ Market will have a new President this spring when it opens for the 2014 season. Sarah Hallett (pictured on home page), who has been President for the past two years, is hanging up her baking apron to pursue a Masters degree in psychology. She...

Fire rescue support

Clearview has formalized a relationship with the City of Barrie to ensure that it can provide four kinds of technical rescue services to its citizens. For years, Barrie Fire Department has provided services for confined space, chemical, biological, radiological or...

Beloved dental hygienist retires

To Jeanette Poste, you were never just a mouth. The dental hygienist who retired recently from almost 25 years of service at Dr. William Hawthorne’s dental office in Creemore prided herself on the friendships she made with the people she calls her “dental family.” “I...