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COLUMN: 'Nebulous common good' hospital plan cruel to seniors

COLUMN: 'Nebulous common good' hospital plan cruel to seniors

Assisted suicide likely preferable to wasting away in 'the gulag of some distant facility with a bad reputation,' writer says of new provincial legislation
Local anglers keep fish hatchery running for 3 decades

Local anglers keep fish hatchery running for 3 decades

The Georgian Triangle Anglers' Association is casting a wide net to get volunteers hooked on helping at the fish hatchery on Blue Mountain where 100,000 trout are spending the first year of their lives getting ready for release into local water
LETTER: Time to follow Medicine Hat's lead on homelessness

LETTER: Time to follow Medicine Hat's lead on homelessness

'If Medicine Hat can do it, why can the County of Simcoe not do it?' reader asks
Tips from a master gardener: do your replanting on cloudy days

Tips from a master gardener: do your replanting on cloudy days

Area Master Gardener John Hethrington has a list of tips for your September gardening duties
Bluewater schools need volunteers for nutrition program

Bluewater schools need volunteers for nutrition program

The program that provides breakfast and healthy snacks to students is feeling the COVID pinch.
Good morning, Collingwood!

Good morning, Collingwood!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
Local woman creates Inuit sharing boxes for area schools

Local woman creates Inuit sharing boxes for area schools

Muckpaloo Ipeelie is working to create support for Inuit students by teaching their teachers and support workers about the Inuit way
City confirms Metrolinx as source of Barrie fuel spill

City confirms Metrolinx as source of Barrie fuel spill

City of Barrie says 3,528 litres of diesel leaked into Kempenfelt Bay following mid-August fuel spill; 'The city will be invoicing Metrolinx for the full cost of the cleanup'
TBM advises of long weekend service changes

TBM advises of long weekend service changes

The Blue Mountains town hall will be closed on Monday, September 5. Town Hall will re-open with regular hours on Tuesday, September 6.
RFP deadline for Gateway project pushed to November

RFP deadline for Gateway project pushed to November

The deadline for potential design/builders to submit an RFP for the Gateway attainable housing project has been extended to November 1, 2022