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December 27, 2006
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Innisfil resident John Wardrop received an appreciation plaque at a luncheon last week. (left to right) Linda Newman of Police Services Board, John Wardrop, Deputy Chief Allan Cheesman, Chief Bruce Davis. More...
South Simcoe Police release RIDE stats to date

It has been three weeks since police services across Ontario launched the Festive RIDE program, and South Simcoe Police officers have been busy participating in the campaign. To date, police have stopped a total of six thousand, seven hundred and forty five (6,745) vehicles in RIDE checks. More...

Meeting with Committee, Drainage Engineer in 2007

Councilor Paul Wardlaw read a motion Wednesday night regarding the South Innisfil Beach Drain. In the motion, Councilor Wardlaw stated the Town call for and provide a meeting room for a public meeting with the Drainage Referee, Drainage Engineer, and the Innisfil Resident Advocacy Committee. More...

 News
•Appointments made at council meeting
Now that councilors have had almost a month in their term, appointments have been made to council members to sit on various Boards and Committees. Councilor Lynn Dollin, who previously sat on the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority will now be Innisfil’s representative on the LSRCA from 2006... More...
•Delivering results for York-Simcoe
•Holiday gift for the fish of Bogart Creek
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 Editorial
•Comment
I thought about what my last editorial for the year should be, and I picked a topic I am passionate about and supportive of - the war in Afghanistan. In May, MP’s narrowly voted to extend our mission in the war torn nation, 149-145. It was the Bloc and the NDP who voted against the mission. The vo... More...
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 Letters
•Rescued swan needs surgery to save broken wing
Dear editor, Please help this beautiful bird to continue on with her life. Cheques to be made out to : Brereton Field Naturalists Club c/o Brian Gibbon 24 George St. Barrie Ontario L4N-5N3 Please make note on cheque to have it go to the SWAN FUND. More...
•Salary increases for MPPs
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 Business & Real Estate
•United Way receives $19,375 in time for holidays
Barrie, ON, December 21, 2006 - Barrie Hydro Distribution Inc. has raised $19,375, helping United Way of Greater Simcoe County come closer to reaching an unprecedented campaign goal of $1.35 million. Barrie Hydro's gift, comprised of a corporate gift and employee contributions, has brought the Unit... More...
•Beta Classes starting January 9th
•Tupling Insurance Brokers to celebrate Grand Opening of second location
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 Community
•Full Story
The Bond Head Olde Tyme Fiddle Club president, Ralph Finch on the left, presented a cheque for $250 to Barry Jaynes, the president of the Bond Head Lions Club, as some of the fiddlers play an "old time" fiddle tune. More...
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•Cookstown MLC
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 Churchill News
•CHURCHILL NEWS
Happy New Year!!! I know it's a little early but it won't be long until we will be celebrating 2007. May it bring happiness, prosperity and peace to you and yours. A few facts about new year... The first time the new year was celebrated on January 1st was in Rome in 153 B.C. (In fact, the month of... More...
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 South Simcoe Police
•Bradford man charged after thefts from many vehicles
York Regional Police have charged a Bradford man in connection with at least 18 occurrences where items were stolen from unattended vehicles, in most cases when parents were dropping their children off at school and on occasion when a young child was still in the vehicle during the theft. More...
•Arrest warrant executed for fail to appear
•Reversing driver impaired
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 Sports & Leisure
•Support Innisfil Minor Hockey at Family Skate
On December 31st, there will be a family skate at the Stroud Arena. The skate runs from noon until 2pm and the cost is $3 per person. Sobey’s has donated hot dogs and Pizza Pizza has donated 10 pizza’s for the skate. There will also be lots of prizes, including a chance to win a pair of platinum s... More...
•Local competitive soccer team gives back
•Lefroy hockey notes
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 Out and About
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The Innisfdil Lionesses made a donation towards the Innisfil rectreation Complex at last week’s council meeting. The donation was for $10,000 and was presented to Mayor Brian Jackson and Deputy Mayor Gord Wauchope. More...
•Here’s what’s going on at the Innisfil Public Library
•Wizard of Oz at Blackhorse
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 Health & Lifestyle
•The Vault
If you’re still not making regular automatic contributions to your RSP, you may not be maximizing the benefits of registered savings. You get three amazing benefits when you make regular contributions to a mutual fund in your RSP. 1.Smaller regular contributions are actually easier to make than l... More...
•Insurance Corner - Keeping smoke detectors clean
•After school programs at the Innisfil Public Library
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 Home & Garden
•Conservation corner
I planted my first tree with my mom when I was four. It was a white spruce, small and to be honest more than a bit pathetic looking. The tree from a Charlie Brown’s Christmas had more going for it. Noticing my skepticism, my mom said it would outlive us all. Decades later, as I go home each holiday... More...
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