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March 14, 2007

Marina, championship golf course, shops all part of Big Bay Point Resort

Cheryl Shindruk of Geranium Corp. presented council with the results of the design workshop regarding the Big Bay Point Resort development project. "Essentially, we have maintained mix uses in this plan," Shindruk said, adding, "the numbers have been revised. The workshop generated new development and concept ideas. More...

Madison Vartanian, grade 7 student at Alcona Glen Public School, finished first place in the area speech competition held at Sunnybrae School. There were nine schools represented in the competition for intermediate students. Madison's topic for her speech was reincarnation. Congratulations Madison! More...

Ice huts off Lake Simcoe March 15th

Ice Anglers Required to Remove Ice Huts Before Spring Thaw

AURORA - The Ministry of Natural Resources is reminding ice anglers using Lake Simcoe to remove their ice huts and help keep the lake environment clean and safe. Every year as spring approaches, many ice anglers have difficulty removing their ice huts because of unanticipated thaws. Huts that go through the ice pose a hazard to the environment and are a safety concern for boaters. More...

News

•	11 outstanding issues for Lefroy Settlement Area

LSAMI, LBEMI and Town need to reach final decisions

While there has been some progress made regarding the decisions which came to the table for the Lefroy Settlement Area (LSA), there are 11 outstanding issues which need to be resolved between the Town of Innisfil, Lefroy Settlement Management Area Inc. More...

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•	Some residents may soon have to find other parking arrangements

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Editorial

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Comment

We are all survivors - Bring on spring

Last Monday, the County of Simcoe almost came to a standstill. With over 125 vehicles tangled in the north and south bound lanes of Hwy. 400, the Simcoe County District School Board cancelling busses in the early afternoon, and with blinding white out conditions, the County almost came to a stop. More...

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Letters

•	Innisfil Roads Department - a job well done!

Dear editor, We read many letters complaining about perceived lack of Innisfil support of its taxpayer problems. This is NOT one of those letters. On Sunday, February 11th, my mail box was damaged when the snow plow accidentally hit it. On Monday, February 12th I called the Town office to inform them of the damage. More...

•	Deciding to make the right choices

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Business & Real Estate

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The Vault

Just as every small business should have a business plan, a good sales and marketing strategy is essential to creating awareness of your service or product in the marketplace. A good marketing plan will keep your company focused and identify ways to attract and satisfy customers. More...

•	Insurance Corner: How to cut your Auto Insurance costs

•	News from the GICC: March is Fraud Prevention Month

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Community Events

•	COMMUNITY EVENTS

A directory of what is happening in your community

The community event calender is provided as a free public service to nonprofit organizations to announce upcoming events. Deadlines are no later than Monday for that week's issue to COMMUNITY EVENTS, P.O. More...

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Community Columns

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St. Patrick's Day honors St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. We celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17th each year, whether we are Irish or not! Americans march in parades, dance the Irish jig and gather to sing Irish songs. People wear green in memory of Ireland, the Emerald Isle and wear shamrocks, clover with three leaves. St. More...

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Police News

•	Innisfil man found dead after robbing store

An Innisfil man was found dead in the snow in Parry Sound over the weekend. Nduca Osuji Talbot, 24, went to Adams Grocery on Emily Street and demanded cash from the clerk. At one point he had threatened to use a gun, but did not produce one. The male fled on foot after getting some cash. More...

•	County ends hunting in Tottenham forest

•	South Simcoe Police

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Lifestyle

•	Southlake first hospital to use new cardiac catheter

Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket became the first hospital world-wide this past week to treat a patient using a new cardiac catheter for use in electrophysiology (EP) studies- a specialized procedure to diagnose and treat conditions associated with rhythm disturbances of the heart. More...

•	Free quit smoking help

•	Prostate Cancer Information Night

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Schools

•	Town looking into using schools in emergencies

In the wake of last week's storm and horrendous traveling conditions, council is looking at the use of Simcoe County District School Board facilities for when it is needed. "The facility itself will be provided at no charge," said Director of Community Services, George Shaparew. More...

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