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BEYOND LOCAL: How better conversations can help reduce vaccine hesitancy for COVID-19 and other shots

BEYOND LOCAL: How better conversations can help reduce vaccine hesitancy for COVID-19 and other shots

Empathetically exploring the positive motivations of people who are vaccine hesitant may help improve acceptance for COVID-19 vaccines and others
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Barrie police scoop up orphaned raccoons

Barrie police scoop up orphaned raccoons

Named Trash and Panda by local police officers who found them, the raccoons are safe and sound at a local wildlife centre
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The pandemic will eventually end, but medical experts say our lives will be forever changed

The pandemic will eventually end, but medical experts say our lives will be forever changed

Ontario Medical Association panelists speak on what to expect when the coronavirus finally backs off
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Collingwood Unity Collective offering $1,000 grant for 'Wayfinders'

Collingwood Unity Collective offering $1,000 grant for 'Wayfinders'

The intent of the Wayfinder Grant is to identify those individuals who stand out as helping all of us to navigate toward a more inclusive future through their actions and inspiration
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Simcoe-Muskoka youth encouraged to book vaccine appointments

Simcoe-Muskoka youth encouraged to book vaccine appointments

The health unit says there will be thousands of new COVID vaccination appointments posted tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.
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Clearview staff ask for help finding culprits who destroyed nest boxes with fireworks

Clearview staff ask for help finding culprits who destroyed nest boxes with fireworks

Police are looking into a reported incident from the Victoria Day weekend in which EcoPark birdhouses and portable toilets were damaged by fireworks
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Special council meeting Monday for potential exemptions to development pause

Special council meeting Monday for potential exemptions to development pause

Staff is presenting recommendations for an exemption application process
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44 new COVID cases in Simcoe County on Friday, two in Collingwood

44 new COVID cases in Simcoe County on Friday, two in Collingwood

There are three new cases in Clearview and one in Wasaga Beach included in today's report
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Grey Highlands pumps the brakes on county's cycling plan

Grey Highlands pumps the brakes on county's cycling plan

Grey Highlands council and staff say the municipality is not in a position to safely endorse Grey County's Cycling and Trails Master Plan
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Durham/York garbage incinerator could be a lesson for Simcoe County

Durham/York garbage incinerator could be a lesson for Simcoe County

With landfills nearly full, the county has to figure out what to do with its trash – neighbouring regions that faced the same challenge are now turning garbage into energy
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