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Health unit releases strategic plan for 2023 -2024

By Brian Lockhart The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has released its strategic plan for 2023 – 2024. The plan focuses on four priority ...

Pita Land opens new location in Alliston

By Brian Lockhart Alliston’s newest eatery brings a taste of the Middle East to town. Pita Land Mideast Urban Kitchen held a grand opening on ...

North Dufferin Baseball schedule down to final five games

By Brian Lockhart With only a handful of games left on the Senior schedule, the North Dufferin Baseball League is getting ready to go into ...

Alliston McDonald’s manager receives global award

By Brian Lockhart A manager at the Alliston McDonald’s has been recognized for her dedication to the job and commitment to McDonald’s and its guests. ...

Earl Rowe Park pool will remain closed for the season

By Brian Lockhart Unless you have your own backyard pool, opportunities to enjoy a dip locally are limited this year. It has been announced that ...

CONTACT Community Services receives Seniors’ Community Grant

By Brian Lockhart CONTACT Community Services has received funding through the Ontario Seniors’ Community Grant Program to present their Seniors Living Well Project. CONTACT will ...

Simcoe County releases report on 10-year housing plan

By Brian Lockhart The County of Simcoe has released its ninth annual report card on its affordable housing and homelessness prevention strategy. The report measures ...

Ontario investing in free pre-apprenticeship training in Simcoe

By Brian Lockhart The Ontario government is investing $259,974 in Simcoe-Grey to boost pre-apprenticeship training and help more people get trained for meaningful and well-paying ...

Community Hope Chest proves its weight in ‘hope’

By Brian Lockhart CONTACT Community Services wants to share the success that has been achieved in helping neighbours, friends, and sometimes family by donating to ...

County plans to upgrade museum with $18 million expansion

By Brian Lockhart Simcoe County Council has endorsed a plan to build up the heritage and cultural buildings at the Simcoe County Museum with an ...

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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 ...