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HIghway 6-10 will be closed for several hours, though detours are in place

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirmed one death of man who had received two doses of COVID vaccine

Simcoe Muskoka and Bruce Grey education workers met with union leadership today in Barrie to raise issues felt in local schools

There are currently 132 active cases in Grey and Bruce counties combined and the health unit is tracking 401 high-risk contacts associated with those cases

They are among eight new cases confirmed in the region today

Though there's a limited supply of water for new growth, the number of building permits issued in 2021 is down by about 15 per cent compared to 2019 and 2020

Gathering includes reps from Simcoe County, Muskoka and Grey-Bruce; Health, safety and quality of education among priorities

Nurses' group also argues that a challenge under Charter of Rights would not succeed

Today's report also includes one new hospitalization, one death, and 147 recoveries

The Grey-Bruce medical officer of health is now aiming to immunize 85 per cent of the eligible population before the fall