March 14, 2007 / Front Page

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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. More...

News

11 outstanding issues for Lefroy Settlement Area

LSAMI, LBEMI and Town need to reach final decisions
by Michelle Minnoch

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 I More...

Michael Rhodes of Holy Cross Catholic School was sworn in as Student Mayor last Wednesday. Mayor Brian Jackson presented the student with his medal to wear at Town events during his month long term. More...

Some residents may soon have to find other parking arrangements

by Michelle Minnoch

You may be able to park that boat or school bus in your driveway for now, but after some revisions are made to the by-law, you may have to find other parking arrangements. More...

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Business & Real Estate

The Vault

by Graham Barber

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. More...

Insurance Corner: How to cut your Auto Insurance costs

Increase Deductibles - This one is pretty obvious, but still worth mentioning. If you can afford $1,000 out of pocket for an at-fault accident and do not have a high frequency of claims, you may want to consider increasing your deductibles. More...

News from the GICC: March is Fraud Prevention Month

March is Fraud Prevention Month with the theme Fraud: Recognize it. Report it. Stop it. More...

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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 ass More...

Free quit smoking help

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in partnership with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is offering a free 3-hour STOP Smoking Workshop and free nicotine replacement therapies - the patch, gum or inhaler - for a 10-week perio More...

Prostate Cancer Information Night

A Prostate Cancer information night will be presented by the Prostate Cancer Support Group, Man to Man, Barrie Chapter, at the RVH Auditorium, 201 Georgian Drive in Barrie, on Tuesday, April 10th from 7 - 9pm. More...

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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. 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. More...

Editorial

Comment

We are all survivors - Bring on spring
by Michelle Minnoch

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. 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. More...

Deciding to make the right choices

Dear editor, The world of impaired driving never ceases to amaze and disgust me. It is bad enough that there is such lack of respect for the living that have their lives destroyed by the choices of these selfish individuals. More...

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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

CHURCHILL NEWS

by Linda Gerow

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. 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. More...

County ends hunting in Tottenham forest

by Richard Blanchard

Simcoe County council has given its approval to ending hunting in its forest property south of Tottenham. County councillors voted March 1 to approve a recommendation from its Corporate Services committee supporting the change. More...

South Simcoe Police

Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking/ Highway Traffic Act On Tuesday February 6th, 2007 in the Town of Innisfil at approx. 9:45 p.m. a South Simcoe Police Officer observed a motorist pass by him without his seat belt on. More...

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Schools

Town looking into using schools in emergencies

by Michelle Minnoch

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. More...

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