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Simcoe County Health Coalition ‘rejects’ nurses layoffs at Stevenson Memorial Hospital

By Brian Lockhart A report that 13 nurses are being laid off from Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston is not sitting well with the Simcoe ...

OPP arrest woman in Tottenham public school parking lot

By Brian Lockhart Nottawasaga OPP arrested and charged a woman after an incident at a Tottenham public school. On Monday, Mar. 20, Nottawasaga OPP were ...

Need a driving record? Here’s how to apply

By Brian Lockhart A driver record, also called an abstract, is a government-issued document with information about a driver and their driver’s license. Sometimes you ...

The cost of apparent time-savers

By Brock Weir Once upon a time in a land not all that far removed from today, I was on the hunt for a new ...

ICC Arrest Warrant on Putin

By Gwynne Dyer Although the arrest warrant issued on Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court last week was welcome, there was a ...

United Way offers free and confidential tax clinics

By Brian Lockhart If you are having difficulties completing your tax forms this year, you may receive help from the United Way Simcoe Muskoka through ...

Spring Tonic Festival adds two new activities

By Brian Lockhart The annual Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival at the Tiffin Conservation Area offers a variety of family-friendly activities. This year, visitors can ...

Alliston hospital to fire 13 nurses as province lowers funding to pre-pandemic levels

By Sam Odrowski Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston is firing 13 nurses amid funding cuts from the province. The Simcoe County Health Coalition released a ...

Stevenson Memorial Hospital’s cold and flu clinic to close

By Brian Lockhart Stevenson Memorial Hospital’s COVID-19, cold, and flu clinic will close its doors after the last day of operation on Friday, Mar. 31. ...

Rising food prices making it harder for people in the region to make healthy choices: SMDHU

By Brian Lockhart With the cost of food rising but pay cheques staying the same, many people find it more difficult to put food 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 ...

Turn into the waves

By Brian Lockhart When I was in my final year of high school, our entire Grade 12 class entered the gym to view the movie ...

Minority reports

By Brock Weir Like many Canadians on Monday night, I eagerly awaited the results of three Federal byelections – two in the GTA and one ...

Monthly Message: A day in the life of a volunteer at the Alliston Food Bank

By Alliston Food Bank What does a day in the life of a volunteer at the Alliston Food Bank really look like? From the outside, ...

March 2023 Archive