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Footprints Magazine
August 30, 2006
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First weed survey in 60 years
The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority spent last week's doing the first weed survey of Cook's Bay in 60 years. More...
Many opinions in Simcoe over growth and governance
By Bruce Haire

Thursday night members of all councils and staff met in Wasaga Beach to give their initial response to the IGAP (Intergovernmental Action Plan) on growth findings. More...

Response to Big Bay Point coming in two weeks
By Richard Blanchard

A draft response by Simcoe County to the Big Bay Point development proposal in Innisfil will be presented on Sept. 12. More...

 News
•Munro acclaimed as PC candidate in York-Simcoe
The rearranging of the provincial riding boundaries means some politicians have had to move a bit. More...
•Essa defers hookup to Collingwood pipeline
•Congratulations to Jocelyn Wardlaw
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 Editorial
•Comment
IGAP issues get a lot more complicated
IGAP (the Intergovernmental Action Plan) started out as an exercise as to where growth should go in Simcoe County but its brewing up to be a lot more. More...
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 Letters
•Ladies of the Lake action plan
Dear editor: Thank you for covering the Ladies of the Lake action planning event on the Serendipity Princess on August 19. However, we would like to clarify certain information that appeared in the article about the action planning and the Ladies of the Lake funding. More...
•Applaud Cortellucci for $2 M donation
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 Community
•Vacation Bible School held at Cookstown United
Thirty two children, eager to learn, and take part in all activities, attended the Vacation Bible School held at Cookstown United church from Monday, August 14Friday, August 18. More...
•Back to School Safety
•COMMUNITY EVENTS
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 Community Columns
•CHURCHILL NEWS
I attended another of the Elvis Fests on the weekend, this time in Brantford. I've been to this one before and while it is much, much smaller than Collingwood, it affords a better time to meet the ETA's and get to know them. Here again, we meet friends that we've made from all over the country and w More...
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 South Simcoe Police
•Gilford man charged with uttering threats
On August 28, at 5:25 p.m., South Simcoe Police received a 911 call for assistance from a female resident of Innisfil advising that two male suspects had just attended her residence for the purpose of collecting a debt. More...
•Essa man charged after leaving dog in vehicle
•Alcona man charged in choking
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 Sports & Leisure
•PUTTING INTO ACTION -
PUTTING INTO ACTION - Comco Petroleum of Barrie had its sixth annual golf tournament at Big Cedar on Saturday. The company which specializes in environmental clean-up in the petroleum industry has been raising funds for the Canadian Cancer Society each year at the tournament. President Gord Thompson... More...
•Simcoe County Plowing Match Results
•Polo for Stevenson success
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 Out and About
•Grace Sparry celebrates 100th Birthday
On Wednesday, Aug. 23d, Grace Sparry celebrated her 100th Birthday with a visit with her friends Gladys, Janey, Reta and Susan (me) at her residence at Wood Park Retirement Home in Barrie. More...
•Barbecued salmon dinner
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 Health & Lifestyle
•The Vault
What a stronger Canadian dollar means to your finances by Graham Barber
If you hold U.S. stocks or mutual funds, you know what the rising loonie can mean to your portfolio. Although U.S equity markets advanced in 2005, when those gains are converted back into Canadian dollars, you may have actually lost money. More...
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 Obituaries
•Bernice Fildey passes
Many residents of Cookstown and area remember, have known the Fildeys, Wilfred and Caroline, and their children, who lived on the farm on Hwy. 27, north of Cookstown. More...
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