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Footprints Magazine
January 16, 2008
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Annual flood comes early
Every year, Stuart Dickson's lawn turns into a swimming pool. But last week, after several days of above 0 C temperatures and rainfall, the swimming pool was built a little earlier than usual. Flooding several feet deep put most of Dickson's Temple Avenue property underwater. More...
Town may face 12.7 per cent tax hike

Town staff are looking at ways to trim a proposed 12.7 per cent property tax increase. The $40 million 2008 Tax Levy Operating Budget was unveiled to the public during a town committee meeting last week. The proposed operating budget - which includes salaries and benefits, administrative, facili... More...

 News
•Opening the purse strings for new blood
Town council was in a bit of a hiring mood last week. During 2008 Operating Budget deliberations, a town committee passed recommendations to hire two new employees. If approved in the budget as planned, the town would hire a supervisor of purchasing for $30,982 and an administrative assistant for... More...
•Reading raises money
•Making sense of Innisfil's budget
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 Editorial
•No municipal tax relief in sight
Innisfil residents should get used to an annual increase in property tax. Most municipal politicians will suggest that the days of a zero per cent property tax increase are over. And there are several reasons why they're right, especially in the Town of Innisfil. More...
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 Letters
•Resort should be paying homeowner hook-ups
In the Jan. 2 Scope article, Big Bay Point developer seeking costs, Chris Simon writes, "As part of the plan, Geranium will spend $10 million to extend sewer service from the Alcona Waste Water Treatment plant to the resort, giving 1,600 current property owners with septic systems an opportunity t... More...
•Having some holiday pick-up problems
•Senate needs to be improved through reform
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 Community
•COMMUNITY EVENTS
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...
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 South Simcoe Police
•Getting MADD over snowmobiles
In a united effort towards eliminating alcohol as a contributing factor in snowmobiling fatalities and injuries, the Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations and MADD Canada held a national Zero Tolerance Awareness Day Sunday. More...
•Four taken to hospital after crash
•Assault, breach of probation and a man out of control
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 Sports & Leisure
•Icebreakers win one, lose two during post-holiday tournament
Friday December 28 - The Lefroy Icebreakers started their day meeting Barrie, but losing 4-2. It was a tight game with goals scored by Mathew Nangle and Jimmy Hilson. Assists by Craig Henderson and Mackenzie Furlong. Next, taking on the Bradford team, the Icebreakers lost a close battle 5-4. Goa... More...
•A silver moment
•Atoms win three
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 Health & Lifestyle
•Quilt, it does a body good
Two local quilting guilds have come together to fight cancer. The Simcoe County and Kempenfelt quilters' guilds recently created three of their handmade keepsakes for The Quilt: A Breast Cancer Support Project. More...
•Brain health seminars
•Horticultural society can offer tips
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