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Ski patrol volunteers always ready to ski into the breach (4 photos)

Ski patrol volunteers always ready to ski into the breach (4 photos)

'When there’s an actual accident and you’re trying to help someone, (you) don’t want to have to think, you just want to do,' says ski patroller of valuable training
Pond hockey tournament aims to raise $40,000 for cancer centre

Pond hockey tournament aims to raise $40,000 for cancer centre

'So many people have been touched by cancer, whether it’s directly or indirectly through the journeys and battles of loved ones,' says organizer of event
Health unit reports 5 more Simcoe County residents succumb to COVID

Health unit reports 5 more Simcoe County residents succumb to COVID

Nine more people hospitalized, and limited testing captures 325 new COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka
Extreme cold expected tonight, Wednesday morning: Health unit

Extreme cold expected tonight, Wednesday morning: Health unit

Temperatures ranging from minus-28  to minus-40 Celsius expected
Interim bylaw to reduce speeds on three TBM roads

Interim bylaw to reduce speeds on three TBM roads

If approved, the speed limit on 10th line would drop from 80 to 50 between 6th and 9th Sideroads
Adopt Me: Sassy is slowly coming out of her shell (adopted)

Adopt Me: Sassy is slowly coming out of her shell (adopted)

She would prefer a home with no children, and maybe another animal friend (like Misty who she used to live with)
Council rescinds Houghton’s Order of Collingwood

Council rescinds Houghton’s Order of Collingwood

‘It's holding those who wronged us accountable for their actions,’ says mayor
532 people in Ontario ICUs because of COVID, 64 deaths reported Tuesday

532 people in Ontario ICUs because of COVID, 64 deaths reported Tuesday

Limited testing has captured 3,424 new cases on Jan. 25
Project organizers hope once-endangered birds will flock to new nesting ground (8 photos)

Project organizers hope once-endangered birds will flock to new nesting ground (8 photos)

Midhurst site identified as ideal habitat for Kirtland's warbler, which 'was sort of clinging to its existence through most of the 20th century,' says ecologist
Climate group talks trash with first webinar of 2022

Climate group talks trash with first webinar of 2022

District of Nanaimo's solid waste manager will speak on the circular economy approach to waste management