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Footprints Magazine
March 19, 2008
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Riding for a cancer cure
Biking from Toronto to Niagara Falls just seems like a good thing to do, especially while raising money for a good cause. That's the common response from several local residents who will be participating in the inaugural Ride to Conquer Cancer, a two day, 200-kilometre bike ride, which will benefi... More...
Municipalities require sustainable provincial funding, says MPP

In anticipation of having lots of money left over at the end of fiscal years, Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced plans last week to have some of these funds channeled to municipalities. But that's not all right with York-Simcoe MPP julia Munro. More...

Lefroy's history includes sawmills and the railway

Last week, Art Jack discussed the history of Lefroy during an Innisfil Historical Society meeting. Here's what he shared. The village of Lefroy did not exist when the area was surveyed by the Lout brothers in 1820. The population of the entire township was only 20 people. The population ... More...

 News
•Council hosts first meeting at New Town Hall
The moving process is complete. There were few tears shed as Innisfil council held its first meeting in the New Town Hall last week, after the old administration centre officially closed for business late last month. More...
•Snow budget more than half spent
•Protect yourself through immunization
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 Editorial
•Town hall was built for future growth
Last week, town council held its first meeting in its new chambers. And the week before that, the new $10 million hall officially opened, as moving crews and staff successfully relocated operations from the old administration building to the new site. More...
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 Letters
•Big Bay Point editorial missed the boat
Chris Simon's editorial of March 12 mischaracterizes the Ontario Municipal Board's findings regarding Big Bay Point. The board did reject the version of the facts presented by the losing side. Of course it did; that's why they lost. More...
•Parents should have better clothing taste
•Council should be treated with more respect from readers
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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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 Churchill News
•Finding out the origins of Good Friday for an old friend
My brother had a friend, Andy, who used to ask me why it was called Good Friday, if it was the day that Jesus was put to death. Calling the day of the Crucifixion Good Friday is considered peculiar to the English language. In German, for example, it is called Karfreitag, which, when translated me... More...
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 South Simcoe Police
•Two killed in County Road 27 collision
Two people have died following a two vehicle collision on County Road 27 in Bradford last week. The collision, which occurred north of Highway 9, took place around noon March 12. More...
•Mini-van sought after fleeing crash scene
•Man jailed after fit, and parking lot punching
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 Sports & Leisure
•Lakers' first season continues
It has been a long season for the Innisfil Lakers this year with all they have went through to get to where they are now. To start the season, the club had only five weeks to prepare a team for the 2007- 2008 season, after being granted a franchise in August. More...
•Lefroy Novice 2 continues winning streak
•Cookstown teen makes national ball hockey club
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 Health & Lifestyle
•Dancing the day away
There was some dance madness at the Innisfil Public Library last week. The library's Lakeshore and Churchill branches each hosted a Dance Madness workshop last week, where children between six and 12 years old received an hour of dance lessons from professional instructor Sarah Webster. More...
•New library activities starting up soon
•A hairy school challenge
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 Home & Garden
•Spring is the perfect time to buy a home
Spring is on our doorstep and the time for change seems to sit precariously on the horizon. It's been a long cold winter and with the daylight growing, so should the real estate market here in Innisfil. I'm going to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you. More...
•Having a blooming good time at an annual event
•A Weed Man winner announced
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