4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (599+ words) “I’m a Barrie boy all the way,” he says. “There’s not a day that goes by when I’m not grateful to be from here.” That connection to his community was at the heart of his transformational $1-million gift to Royal…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (395+ words) Simcoe County’s community paramedicine program is seeing surging demand and clear drops in unnecessary 911 use as expanded clinics, home‑visit teams and mental‑health response partnerships help vulnerable residents get care earlier and avoid emergency departments. Council learned Tuesday that…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (749+ words) A Lake Simcoe Retirement Residence has seen more of the world than most. Known at the retirement home as Ken, he's spent more than 30 years in the skies, flying with Air Canada, Canadian Pacific and Air Georgia. His passion for…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (276+ words) As the only Parkinson Canada SuperWalk taking place in Simcoe County, the Barrie event is an important opportunity for people from across the region to come together, raise awareness, and show their support for individuals living with Parkinson’s disease and…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (258+ words) Under Ontario’s Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA), health units must maintain immunization records for students and enforce suspensions when required information is missing. In May, the health unit mailed reminder notices to more than 5,600 students. Throughout the summer, nurses…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (285+ words) This September, we are asking our community to help us open 30 doors, one for every young person currently waiting. For a young person, opening this door means being matched with a mentor who shows up consistently, listens, encourages them, and…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (212+ words) OrilliaMatters welcomes letters to the editor at [email protected] or via the website. Please include your full name, daytime phone number and address (for verification of authorship, not publication). Is it just me or has our local scene become too…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (445+ words) Collingwood Collegiate Institute student Ella Northcott has a new children’s book coming out. The 17-year-old’s book, called I Am a Wheelchair User, is part of the ‘I Am’ series published through Beech Street Books. A book launch event is planned…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (574+ words) The following was submitted by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture on behalf of president Drew Spoelstra. Municipal governments make decisions every day that affect Ontario farms, from roads, bridges and farmland drainage to land-use planning, development and local services. That’s…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (766+ words) Jubilee House is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Orillia and is already looking ahead, announcing it will be building a second building in Orillia to expand the number of apartments for women and children from four to nine. "The expansion of…...