April 2018 Archive
ACTT makes mental health care more accessible in South Simcoe
By Wendy Gabrek Residents of south Simcoe living with serious mental illness and addictions issues have access to a new, recovery-based, multi-disciplinary service that ...
Matthews House Hospice receives provincial grant
By Brian Lockhart The walls are up, the roof is on, and the job site at the new Matthews House Hospice Centre of Excellence ...
New Tecumseth honoured as Conservation Champion
Volunteers, land stewards and community partners took centre stage at the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority’s Evening of Thanks on April 17. The event, held during ...
Sportsplex is Humboldt Strong
By Wendy Gabrek The Centre Ice Sportsplex at the Nottawasaga Inn & Resort has erected a permanent memorial to the Humboldt Broncos hockey team, honouring ...
PITCH–IN Week: April 22–29
By Wendy Gabrek Pitch-In Canada is inviting you to get outside, get active, and help to prepare for spring by participating in its annual PITCH-IN ...
Next Step: they’ll put a spell on you
By Wendy Gabrek The 9th Annual ‘Grate Groan–Up Spelling Bee’, hosted by Next Step Literacy Council of South Simcoe, took place Saturday, April 7, at ...
Community mourns loss of long-time editor and journalist Bill Rea
By Mark Pavilons The Caledon community was shocked to learn about the sudden passing of veteran journalist, editor and resident Bill Rea. Rea, 60, passed ...
6th Annual Keanan Family Walk raises $2500 for local children
By Wendy Gabrek Cheryl Allin Boston, and her husband, Kevin Boston, hosted their sixth annual “Keanan Family Walk” on Easter Sunday, April 1. In one ...
Walking the Journey together – who are you hiking for?
By Wendy Gabrek Matthews House Hospice will host its annual Hike for Hospice on Sunday, May 6th. This is the organization’s second biggest fundraiser of ...
Politically Speaking
Tottenham mom raises awareness ahead of Rare Disease Day
By Brock Weir This Saturday is February 29 – a rare day in our calendar that only comes around in the Leap Year. But, it ...
How can we help curb child poverty?
My son and I are embarking on a mission in late January, in an effort to help the less fortunate. Many of those we will be helping are children. We live relative luxury in this country, even if we are challenged by the free market and accompanying economic pitfalls. We complain about the price at the pumps, hydro rates and credit card bills.
Sale aids mission cause
This time I will walk the talk on mission trip
Mark Pavilons Writers write. We tell stories. Sometimes we witness events first-hand. Often, we help others retell their tales of adventure, both tragic and happy. ...
Democracy is the best system we have
The people have spoken. This pretty much sums up the fundamentals of our democratic system in a nutshell. Sure, our form of government may not be perfect, but it’s the very foundation of our society.
Neville-Lake Family memorial day planned
Hundreds of people are expected Sunday, Aug. 14 at Kettle Lake Park in King City, to commemorate the three Neville-Lake children and their grandfather, who ...
Do individual rights trump those of society?
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one. Top-down dictatorships, socialist nations and communist ideology put the “state” ahead of the individual. We here in the free west have grown accustomed to our liberal rights, and shun those other systems.
Student speakers wow judges at Tottenham Legion competition
Students from four local schools faced off at the first level of Legion Youth Speeches competition Feb. 28.
Tottenham’s Jordan Clark stars in fourth season of Family Channel drama
Jordan Clark, Tottenham’s favourite dancer, has been cast in Family Channel’s The Next Step for a fourth season.
How to help Syrian refugees in Simcoe–Grey
The Simcoe-Grey Federal Liberal Riding Association has undertaken to collect gently used items of clothing, toys, personal hygiene and bedding for Borden and Meaford housed ...
