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by Michelle Minnoch The Stroud Branch of the Innisfil Public Library was the recipient of the Gift of Words Book Collection sponsored by Starbucks Coffee Canada. The gift of $1500 was used to purchase new books, shelving, audio books and magazine subscriptions for the branch. More ... Library Board presents Strategic Plan by Michelle Minnoch The Innisfil Public Library Board gave a presentation to council Wednesday night regarding their Strategic Plan. The Library's Strategic Plan is made of fur pillars; people, spaces and places, infrastructure, and marketing and communication. More ... Renaming portions of Belle Ewart Park by Michelle Minnoch Mayor Brian Jackson brought a notice of motion forward to council Wednesday regarding the commemoration of long time Belle Ewart resident Carol McPhearson. McPhearson, the editor of the Innisfil Enterprise and former editor of The Scope was involved in various projects throughout the community ov... More ... SICD Committee members named by Michelle Minnoch Council has appointed Councilor's Lynn Dollin, Paul Wardlaw, Bill Van Berkel and Mayor Brian Jackson and/or Deputy Mayor Gord Wauchope to the South Innisfil Creek Drain Committee. The role of the Committee is to keep council up to date on the status of the proposed work. More ...
York-Simcoe MP, Hon. Peter Van Loan was in attendance at various Innisfil events over the weekend. At the Arboretum Plant Sale, Van Loan picked up some books and some goodies. More ...
by Michelle Minnoch The South Simcoe Police ended boating week last Friday with the summer launch of their 26 foot Harbourcraft vessel "The Wardrop II" and information regarding boating safety. "It is important to promote the safety of boating," remarked Police Chief Bruce Davis. More ... Camp Day at Tim's Tim Hortons is holding its annual Camp Day next Wednesday, June 6th at all its location. Every penny raised from coffee sales that day will be donated to the Tim Horton Children's Foundation which helps send 12,000 kids to camp. More ... Blood donor clinic The next blood donor clinic is Thursday, June 7th, 2 - 6:30 at the Angus Arena,County Road 10 and Mill St. More ... Wheels in Motion coming to Barrie Twenty years ago, Rick Hansen inspired Canadians to believe that anything is possible. Fuelled by the dream of a fully accessible and inclusive society and a cure for spinal cord injury, Rick wheeled over 40,000 kilometers through 34 countries to achieve what many thought was an impossible goal. More ... Fashion Show at The Wheel Come to our Fashion Show in support of RVH Cancer Centre The Show and Sale will take place at The Wheel in the south side of Sandycove Acres on Friday, June 15. It's probably the biggest fashion show in town with quality gently used fashions and many well-known labels. Schedule as follows: presa... More ... THORNTON NEWS by Cathie Miller Happy Birthday to Orma Leighton, who will be celebrating her 90th birthday with an open house on June 3. It will be held from 1 until 4 p.m. at 7 Heatherwood Drive in Midhurst. Best wishes only. Condolences to the family of lifelong resident and mailman for over 50 years, Jim henry. Our thoughts ... More ... New trucks for Parks and Rec by Michelle Minnoch Approved in the 2007 Capital Budget, the Parks and Rec Department purchased a replacement vehicle, a Crew cab pick-up from Performance Chrysler Dodge at a cost of $29,934.12. There was $40,000 set aside for the purchase, and the the low bidder was chosen from nine bids, the highest being $38,722.3... More ... Killarney Beach Public School fundraising for new walking path A Roast beef dinner and silent and live auction will be held at the South Innisfil Community Centre (Lefroy Arena) - 1354 Killarney Beach Rd., from 6:00 - 11:00 pm on Saturday, June 9th. Tickets are $40.00 ea or $75. More ... LEFROY/BELLE EWART NEWS by Linda Gerow It was with interest that I read about Mayor Brian Jackson introducing a motion on May 2nd to rename parts of Belle Ewart Park to honour long-time Innisfil resident and publisher of the Innisfil Enterprise, Carol McPherson. The park had been one of Carol's pet projects and she was instrumental in ... More ... Conservation Corner: Abandoned wells threaten drinking water Approximately 2.8 million Ontario residents rely on groundwater. However, rural wells often fail to meet drinking water objectives. Our drinking water is threatened by thousands of old, abandoned wells that provide a direct conduit for bacteria, nitrates, fecal material, chemicals and other contam... More ... News from the GICC Up-coming Events at the Greater Innisfil Chamber of Commerce Warm weather is upon us and thoughts are turning to the great outdoors, in particular GOLF. The Greater Innisfil Chamber of Commerce presents its Annual Golf Tournament, Tuesday August 21 at Innisbrook Golf Club. This year the chamber ... More ...
by Susan Stein Wing Ding 2007 Trivia Questions: When was the first Wing Ding held? Who were instrumental in founding this event? Not giving anything away, I can say, that it was many years ago, when it was held in the Village of Cookstown. More ...
Innisfil residents who take their time to volunteer for the Canadian Cancer Society were honoured on Monday evening. Pins and Certificates of Appreciation were handed out for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service. In 2006, the Barrie Chapter, which includes Innisfil, Tottenham,Alliston, Collingwoo... More ...
Read the Story... Peoples Credit Union sponsorship applications for co-operative young leaders due tomorrow Co-operative Young Leaders (CYL) is a quality summer program intended to develop our future leaders. It provides opportunities for young people to learn about themselves and the cooperative way of getting things done, all while having fun! More ... E.G. say 'no' to waste facility by Bruce Haire Not in my backyard. Everyone seems to be supportive of such facilities as Residual Waste Processing and Energy from Waste but don't try to locate one near them. East Gwillimbury was shortlisted for such a facility to serve York and Durham in an industrial zoned area but has unanimously passed a m... More ... County moves ahead on new waste management plan by Richard Blanchard Simcoe County council has given its approval to moving ahead on the development of a new Waste Management Master Plan. Council gave its approval last week to allow its Waste Management subcommittee to begin preparing a schedule for developing the master plan. More ... |
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