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March 7, 2007
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Weather causes problems for motorists, schools
Simcoe County came to a stop Monday as high winds and snow squalls deteriorated the road conditions as the day went on. The northbound lanes of Highway 400 were closed around 2 p.m. on Monday near Highway 88 after a three vehicle collision started a chain reaction in which 75 cars were involved. More...
Big Bay Point OMB Pre-Hearing rescheduled

An Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing on the Big Bay Point resort development scheduled for last week has been deferred until April 12. County director of planning Ian Bender said Tuesday that the pre-hearing ,which was to be held last Wednesday (February 28), was delayed in order to allow more t... More...

Spring ahead this weekend

Sunday we are back on Daylight Savings Time. Don't forget to advance your clocks and watches one hour before you go to bed Saturday night or first thing Sunday morning. Officially clocks change at 2 a.m. More...

 News
•IBR Urban Guidelines presented - open house March 27th
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...
•Innisfil Public Library introduces Knowledge Ontario
•March is epilepsy awareness month
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 Editorial
•Comment
South Simcoe County municipalities are embarking on updating their growth management studies. Last year's IGAP report that is supposed to be completed by June found that there was more than enough land already committed for residential to take the County to 2031. More...
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 Letters
•Cell phone tower should not be in backyard
Dear editor, I am writing in response to the letter written by a Doug Barnett of Thornton regarding the Bell Mobility Cell Tower. I also received the same flyer that he refers to. Perhaps Mr. Barnett failed to understand or read the flyer correctly? No where did I read that anyone was opposing th... More...
•11.8% tax increase appalling
•Grange Cafe a success
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 Business & Real Estate
•The Vault
Most small business owners need access to finances at some point, whether nit's to get the business up and running or to make sure it continues operating. Every business requires different financing needs, which is why it is always a good idea to talk to a personal banker about your options. More...
•Insurance Corner : Your home based business - Should you move up to a small business insurance policy?
•News from the GICC - Innisfil celebrates exceptional businesses
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 Community
•COMMUNITY EVENTS
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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 Churchill News
•CHURCHILL NEWS
Starting in 2007, clocks following the new North American standard for Daylight Saving Time are to be turned forward by one hour on the second Sunday in March and turned back on the first Sunday of November. More...
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 South Simcoe Police
•Fraudulent promotion scheme
South Simcoe Police are investigating a Fraudulent Promotion Scheme reported by a Cookstown area resident. The resident reported that he had received a letter apparently from a promotions company located in Madrid, Spain advising that he had won a European Lottery winning almost 1 million euro's (a... More...
•South Simcoe Police
•Angus man charged with impaired
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 Out and About
•March Break programs at the Innisfil Public Library
Please find the information regarding March Break programs at the Innisfil Public Library. Registration is required for all programs - registration begins Tuesday, March 6th at all branches. Innisfil Public Library's Amazing March Break Challenge: out-read, outplay, out-party! More...
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•York-Simcoe Naturalists meet
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 Health & Lifestyle
•Are your immunizations up to date?
Immunizations are the best way to protect yourself from preventable diseases such as measles, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) provides regular immunization clinics at all office locations for infants through to seniors. More...
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 Home & Garden
•FARM SAFETY WEEK
Ontario's Pesticides Act is chiefly concerned with protecting the environment through proper handling, transportation, storage, use, and disposal of agricultural chemicals. These matters are also crucial to protecting the health and safety of individuals who work with pesticides. More...
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 Schools
•High school campaign raises awareness of smokeless tobacco
Picture this: It's biology, math, chemistry or any other class in our local high schools and in front of you sits a new generation of tobacco users - only now thanks to the tobacco industry they are addicted to smokeless tobacco. More...
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•Innisfil student goes far with speech on Forensic Science
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