Lindsay Kucharczuk and Elizabeth McGee are trying to help the economy in every little way that they can. The Nantyr Shores Secondary School students are involved with an ecofriendly class called Challenge and Change. More...

It's easy to think of others at this time of the year. As residents shop for the perfect gift at retailers throughout the region in December, charities like the Salvation Army and Barrie Food Bank seem to make donating an easy task. There are boxes left in foyers at schools, and the familiar sight of volunteers ringing bells outside of shops. More...

Yes, I was alarmed about the political crisis in Ottawa, but not over the proposed Coalition. I was greatly disturbed that the Conservative government brought the crisis about by so quickly abandoning its post-election commitment to be more conciliatory and try to work with the opposition. More...

The community event calender is provided as a free public service to non-profit organizations to announce upcoming events. Deadlines are no later than Monday for that week's issue to COMMUNITY EVENTS, P.O. More...

There are only eight more sleeps until Christmas Day and the magical visit by Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicolas. The legend of Santa can be traced back hundreds of years. The story starts with a monk named Saint Nicholas. As the legend goes, Nicholas was born sometime around 280 AD in the country know today as Turkey. More...

Police were contacted for a possible break and enter by an alarm company at about 12:30 p.m. in Innisfil Dec. 11. Officers attended the address and observed fresh footprints in the snow leading to and around the side of the home. More...

This past Saturday, along with 15 other elementary schools from Simcoe County, the Alcona Glen Intermediate Girls Basketball team played in the Simcoe County Elementary Basketball Championships and won. More...

You'll have to excuse Santa Claus, he turned quite green last week. And quite frankly, that suits many Goodfellow Public School students just fine. More...

Digging and weeding in the garden has become a distant memory with all the snow we've had lately. This is a welcome break for me though, as I've always said I wouldn't want to garden year round in a warmer climate. Winter is a good time to start dreaming about new plants to have next year, from reading the seed and plant catalogues. More...

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is hitting college and university campuses throughout Simcoe and Muskoka in January, offering mumps immunization to students. More...