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IBR Urban Guidelines presented - open house March 27th by Michelle Minnoch 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 ...
by Michelle Minnoch 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 h... More ... March is epilepsy awareness month Computer program brings hope to epileptics 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 ... Essa supports move of cellular tower by Richard Blanchard 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 ... RVH patient Unit gets the all clear 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... More ... Silent Auction for JJ 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... More ... THORNTON NEWS by Cathie Miller 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 ar... More ...
Amy McKiernan helps her Great-Grandma Kay McKiernan celebrate her 90th More ... Cookstown notes... Good-bye old home by Susan Stein 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 ... More ... County turns down refund on development charge by Richard Blanchard 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 ...
by Michelle Minnoch 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 6... More ... St. Patrick's Day Dance 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 ... County councillors to debate electronic privacy by Richard Blanchard 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 corresp... More ... Essa ponders leaving NVCA by Richard Blanchard 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 whic... More ... Volunteer for the Canadian Cancer Society 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 ... IDA position on BBP by Michelle Minnoch 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 ... Cookstown couple cruises from one stop to another by Susan Stein 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... More ... Innisfil Historical Society books for sale 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 ... Getting things done for seniors - Creation of National Seniors Council delivers on another election promise 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 calls for province to enact pesticide legislation by Richard Blanchard 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 restrictio... More ... |
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