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COVID-19 is taking a toll on the mental health of Canadians

Canada is recognized globally for providing its citizens with a high standard of living, but, since the start of the pandemic, that standard has been ...

Residents express concerns over upcoming waste management changes

Many seniors living on Greenbriar Road are concerned about Simcoe County’s new waste management process that’s going into effect later this year. Ward 4 Councillor ...

Limited baseball activities returning to local diamonds

Local ball diamonds are seeing a slow return to some activity on the field. Many municipalities are now allowing at least some parks to re-open ...

Fishing seeing an increase in activity at Conservation Area pond

With the warm summer weather finally here, people are heading out into the great outdoors. However, with so many restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Simcoe school board trustee requests hard stance against systemic racism

Racism and equality have been in focus internationally since the murder of George Floyd in late May. It has led many institutions who are separate ...

Simcoe County student trustees say farewell as school year closes

This year’s group of student trustees who served Simcoe County’s public schools were recently recognized by the Board for all of their hard work in ...

Local couple recognized for supporting frontline workers

A couple in Alliston recently received recognition for their commitment and support towards frontline workers since the start of the pandemic. Ken Pratt and his ...

COVID-19 outbreak at Simcoe Manor quickly contained, only one infected

The COVID-19 outbreak declared at Simcoe Manor last Sunday was contained quite fast as there were no other positive cases confirmed following extensive testing throughout ...

Cystic Fibrosis community is one step closer to accessing treatments

A better quality of life could be coming to thousands of Canadians with Cystic Fibrosis as negotiations to include gene modulators in public drug plans ...

Stevenson lands funding for unique PPE

A steady stream of generosity and acts of kindness have filled communities with hope throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Stevenson Memorial Hospital (SMH) has been on ...

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Don’t worry – it’s paid for

By Brian Lockhart Throughout history, Western societies have always understood that sometimes people experience hardships beyond their control. A person could become sick and unable ...

Town proposed massive growth

After reading last week’s proposed growth plan from our elected officials, I was left shaking my head at the proposal’s lunacy. I understand “some” growth ...

Speaking English badly

By Gwynne Dyer It is a matter of chronic surprise that politicians, otherwise well-trained in saying just the right thing for the audience they are ...

Rumours

By Brian Lockhart There was a time when the year 2000 was considered a futuristic date. For some reason, that number represented a time when ...

Monthly Message: Plant a tree, shelter a life with annual campaign through My Sister’s Place

Every year at My Sister’s Place, we run our annual Trees for Shelter campaign. For this fundraising campaign, we sell potted trees. The program began ...

A story still being written

By Brock Weir I don’t know what it says about me that one of the most exciting days of my life took place when I ...

Demystifying public health food safety inspections

By Dr. Michelle Quaye, Public Health Physician Health inspections take place in many different settings, but they all have the same goal: making sure that ...