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Ford visits region to announce full funding for Bradford Bypass project (6 photos)

Ford visits region to announce full funding for Bradford Bypass project (6 photos)

Ford was at Gwillimdale Farms in Bradford today to announce full funding for the Bradford Bypass project
Five new COVID-19 cases at schools in Simcoe County today

Five new COVID-19 cases at schools in Simcoe County today

Trio of Barrie schools report one new case each as of Monday, along with one in Tottenham and one in Orillia
Blue Mountains Toastmasters marks five years helping people 'find their voice'

Blue Mountains Toastmasters marks five years helping people 'find their voice'

The local club earned its first ribbon as a 'President's Distinguished Club'
COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinics in Collingwood this week

COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinics in Collingwood this week

Vaccinations are available on a first-come basis, while supplies last and no appointment is necessary
102 new COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka region since Friday

102 new COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka region since Friday

Four Wasaga Beach residents, and one Clearview resident are among the new cases reported by the health unit today
Council and staff pay hotly debated during committee meeting

Council and staff pay hotly debated during committee meeting

‘I feel as though the optics aren’t great for us to be moving 12 people into getting big raises, or raises at all,’ says Collingwood councillor
COLUMN: First Nations fighting to decolonize Remembrance Day

COLUMN: First Nations fighting to decolonize Remembrance Day

Indigenous culture and nationhood is like a fire that’s not so easy to extinguish, says local elder of 'evolutionary' attempts to decolonize the Canadian military
Ontario reports 480 new COVID cases Monday

Ontario reports 480 new COVID cases Monday

The latest updates noted 238 recoveries and two new death
SIU investigate fatal collision after driver flees police in Grey County

SIU investigate fatal collision after driver flees police in Grey County

Collision occurred yesterday afternoon near Durham
COLUMN: As human snowbirds flock south, snow buntings arrive

COLUMN: As human snowbirds flock south, snow buntings arrive

'Perhaps our open, rolling farm fields are a close equal to the rolling Arctic tundra they call home,' says columnist of birds who fly south to our region in the winter