Simcoe County Council has moved a significant step forward on the adoption of its Growth Management Study final draft, after its corporate services committee approved the plan last week. The study will come up for final approval by county council next Tuesday. More...

Innisfil residents who use GO Transit could be waiting up to five years before shelters are installed along its Highway 11 bus route. And that's if the County of Simcoe decides to install the bus shelters at all. More...

A letter from Innisfil District Association chair Don Avery that was written last year accidentally ran in an edition of The Scope two weeks ago. More...

Canadian gospel musician Marlene O'Neil will be featured during a free dessert concert at the Innisfil Community Church May 25. O'Neil has won awards for several consecutive years, including the Canadian Music Association's Favourite Alto Vocalist. She has recorded over 10 releases, and has a wide range of tones. More...

South Simcoe Police are crediting the quick actions of an off-duty York Regional Police officer with helping them apprehend an impaired driver Friday night. Police report that the offduty officer observed a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner on Dissette Street at approximately 8:30 p.m. More...

It is time to start gearing up for the Simcoe County MS Society's annual Leap of Faith Volleyball Tournament that will be held on Saturday July 19 at Centennial Beach in Barrie. The tournament is held to raise money and awareness for the MS Society, who supports numerous community members currently living with the disease. More...

Hailey Hunter is only in Grade 9, but she's already been transformed into a pirate. The Nantyr Shores Secondary School student earned one of the lead roles in the upcoming production of Pirates of Penzance, which will run from today through Saturday in the school's cafeteria. More...

Rose aficionados, mark your calendar now for the first all-Canadian rose show to be held on June 21 and 22 at the Royal Botanical Gardens. Never before has it been attempted to have so many Canadian roses assembled in one location. More...