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Moiz Behar, lead consultant, gave council an update on the Innisfil Beach Road Urban Design Study on Wednesday night. In 2005, the town retained MBPD to undertake an Urban Design study of the Alcona area. More ... The Lakeshore Branch of the Innisfil Public Library held a kick off to their new resource based service, Knowledge Ontario on Wednesday, February 14th. "We are used to the people coming into the library," said Chief Librarian Susan Downs. "This is a resource that can be used at the library or at home, and can be used by people of all ages. More ... It affects 300,000 Canadians. Yet this condition, which occasionally produces brief disturbances in the normal electrical functions of the brain, and is characterized by sudden, brief seizures, often falls off the radar as other health conditions compete for headlines. More ... Sky divers wowed the crowd at the Polar Bear Dip during Winterfest. Members of Sky Dive Toronto jumped onto a frozen Lake Simcoe and was met with thunderous applause. More ... With an open house on the proposed Bell cellular tower near Thornton scheduled last Wednesday, Essa council has stated its objections to its location. Council passed a motion two weeks ago which objects to locating the tower at 6093 County Road 27 in Innisfil. More ... A patient at Royal Victoria Hospital which had been closed to visitors has been given a clean bill of health by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. It's business as usual for the 40 bed unit 3-South-B which houses Complex Continuing Care patients. The unit is now open for visitations (2 - 8pm) which the usual two-visitor rule applying. More ... JJ the Swan is doing well at Wye Marsh, and is being kept company by her pal Roco. JJ was released into the penned area of the marsh and can roam freely. On St. Patty's Day, Saturday, March 17th, Davidson's Restaurant will be hosting a silent auction at his restaurant to raise funds to house JJ at Wye Marsh. More ... Tomorrow, Thursday, March 8th is the next Barrie Thornton Old Time Fiddlers Night. It will be held at the Lions Hall and the admission price is $3 per adult and children are free. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. sharp. All fiddlers, singers, callers, dancers and listeners are welcome. Call Cec Denney for more information at 458-9996. More ... It was in 1961, that Hans and Helene Bohrisch bought and settled at their new home and farm on the 2nd Line of Innisfil. To commemorate this important event, Hans put up the sign "New Homeland" on one of the farm buildings. It also testified the sentiment the Bohrisches, who came from Germany, and how they felt for their new land. More ... Simcoe County council has turned down a request from a New Tecumseth resident who wanted a refund of her development charges. Diane Brozina asked County council Thursday to refund $3,293 of development charges which she was charged for her building permit. More ... Angered residents showed up to the Thornton Community Centre on Thursday regarding the erection of a 70 Bell Cell Tower on a County Road 27 property. According to Bell, the site service chosen will be able to serve cellular customers along Hwy. 27 between the 20th Side Road to the north, and the 6th Line to the south. More ... A St. Patrick's Day Dinner and Dance will be held at the Lefroy Arena on Saturday, March 17th, 2007. The Buffet Dinner starts at 7:00 p.m., followed by D.J.'d Dance. The cost is $15 per person and it is a cash bar. Tickets available through your Irish Board of Director Members. More ... Simcoe County councillors will debate an electronic privacy motion next month. Collingwood deputy mayor Sandra Copper introduced the motion at the end of last week's county council meeting which asks for "council to direct staff to prepare a policy regarding the investigation of electronic correspondence such that no member of council may instruct staff to read another member's correspondence, More ... Essa township is looking into leaving the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. Council asked staff to see if provincial legislation municipalities to belong to the local conservation authority. Essa deputy mayor Terry Dowdall raised the issue after the recent passing of the 2007 budget which brought in an average increase of nine percent. More ... Spend three hours selling daffodils or canvassing door to door in your community during Daffodil Month in April. The money you raise helps fund life-saving cancer research and vital support services. Join today, please call Lillian at 436-1060 or visit www.cancer. More ... Maria Baier-Reinio, Vice President of the Innisfil District Association (IDA), says the Big Bay proposal article in last weeks Scope, which stated 'various residents groups are supportive of the proposal", needs some clarification. More ... Don and Hattie Milne have returned from their cruise, which started out from New York Harbour, on the cruise ship of Holland - American Line. Already the first moments of their trip was impressive with the lights of the Statue of Liberty beaming to them. The first stop was at the Grand Turk Island, entering the new Terminal for Cruise ships. More ... ÍSince the Innisfil Historical Society held their book launch for Farms of Innisfil: Chores Challenges and Changes in December, over 1200 books have been sold. The Innisfil Historical Society publishes and sells a number of books about Innisfil's history. More ... Canada's New Government has delivered on another key election promise by announcing the creation of the National Seniors Council. During the last federal election, our government promised to create a Council to allow Canadian seniors to have a say in the issues that mattered to them. More ... Essa council has called on the province government to consider enacting provincial legislation regarding the use of pesticide and herbicides in built up areas. Councillor Sandie Macdonald said at last week's council meeting that she has already received requests from local residents for restrictions on their use for this coming year. More ... |
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