from the Midhurst Ratepayers Association We hope to see you and your members at the upcoming provincial meeting this Wednesday at the Barrie Army Navy and Air Force Club on 7 George Street, Barrie.  The open house starts at 6 and the meeting runs from ...

By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press  TORONTO — A police officer who gained widespread notoriety for telling a protester at the infamous G20 summit that “this ain’t Canada right now” committed battery when he manhandled him, Onta...

By Brea Bartholet Bradford West Gwillimbury Topic With deliberations surrounding the South Simcoe Police Services Board budget out of the way, it’s time to take a look at the bigger picture. According to Mayor Rob Keffer, this year’s tax increase will ...

Groups call on Wynne to withdraw 10-year clearcut logging plan News release from 16 organizations In a joint statement issued today, 16 social justice organizations, faith groups, trade unions, and environmental organizations are calling on Ontario Pre...

By Roger Klein CTV News Barrie Ted Stuart from Pretty River Academy in Collingwood is having a hard time carrying all of the awards he won at the Simcoe County Science and Technology Fair over the weekend. The Grade 10 student won best in all categorie...

Attend Ontario government’s Growth plan meeting News release from AWARE Simcoe and Midhurst Ratepayers Association Local citizens’ groups from around Simcoe County are urging residents to attend an upcoming meeting hosted by the provincial govern...

Responsibility to protect crucial part of our community From: Steve de la Bastide As residents of Beeton know, if you take a short walk north of town you can find a lovely trail which was once an old railway line and is now a proposed Trans-Canada trai...

By Roberta Bell, Orillia Packet & Times Burl’s Creek has put a construction project on hold after it was warned and fined by the local conservation authority, but the newly expanded park will still reopen this summer as planned, says a vice-preside...

By John Edwards  Wasaga Sun Five staffers from Clearview Township made the sunshine list. The province officially released the disclosure of salaries of public sector employees earning more than $100,000 on Friday. The top earner in the township was tr...

By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Some key senior Barrie officials weren’t on this year’s Sunshine List, the compendium of public servants who earned $100,000 or more. AO Carla Ladd was the top earner among the 318 city employees, cops and firefighters on ...