Tay Township councillor Jeff Bumstead. | Supplied photo From MidlandToday, June 6, 2022 By Derek Howard “A Better Tay for Everyone” is the campaign motto for one particular township resident. Jeff Bumstead has announced his candidacy for deputy mayor of Tay Township in the upcoming 2022 municipal ele...
One of the many animals who live along the trail. | MidlandToday file photos From MidlandToday, June 6, 2022 NEWS RELEASE TOWN OF PENETANGUISHENE COUNTY OF SIMCOE TRANS CANADA TRAIL TOWNSHIP OF TINY The Town of Penetanguishene is kicking off Trails Month with the opening of a new trailhead on Overhea...
Stan Mathewson, President of Sustainable Orillia. From Simcoe.com, June 6, 2022 By Andrew Mendler, Frank Matys Residents have mixed feelings about the Progressive Conservatives’ landslide election victory, which saw Premier Doug Ford’s government capture an 83-seat majority. Stan Mathewson was yearni...
An upcoming virtual open house and public meeting will allow Simcoe County residents to voice their thoughts on growth-related matters. The county is eyeing an update to its official plan. | Jenni Dunning/Bradford Today From Simcoe.com, June 4, 2022 By Travis Mealing Residents will soon have a chance...
Local elder Jeff Monague addresses those who gathered at the Orillia Opera House to mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. | Image supplied From MidlandToday, June 6, 2022 By Jeff Monague It is Indigenous History Month and during this month I will offer some pieces of the past — su...
Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte incumbent Progressive Conservative MPP Doug Downey From Simcoe.com, June 6, 2022 By Chris Simon, Janis Ramsay While the June 2 Ontario election seems, on the surface, to have given the Progressive Conservative party a strong mandate in Barrie, Simcoe County and across t...
Aaron Cayden Hiltz | Supplied photo From OrilliaMatters, June 6, 2022 A Letter to the Editor This letter is from Aaron Cayden Hiltz, who ran for the Liberals in Simcoe North in Thursday’s provincial election. Read the previous article: “‘Rock star’ Dunlop wins Simcoe North with a landslide vict...
Jill Dunlop will return as Simcoe North’s MPP for a second term, following a blowout victory over the other candidates. | Greg McGrath-Goudie/OrilliaMatters From OrilliaMatters, June 2, 2022 By Greg McGrath-Goudie Jill Dunlop will represent Simcoe North at Queen’s Park for a second term, follo...
Unsplash image by AbsolutVision By Ramneet at OpenMedia Have you seen this? Over 100 independent news outlets across the country just joined forces to demand that the government fix the Online News Act. They’re echoing many of our key concerns; Bill C-18 does not save the news industry, it wil...
In her victory speech as MPP for York-Simcoe, Caroline Mulroney focused on the importance of the Bradford Bypass. | Rob Paul/BradfordToday From OrilliaMatters, June 3, 2022 By Rob Paul Progressive Conservative incumbent Caroline Mulroney has been re-elected as MPP for York-Simcoe. Mulroney, who just ...