Essa council has passed its 2008 budget with one of the largest percentage increases in recent years. Council voted four to one to pass the budget. Deputy mayor Terry Dowdall was the only member of council to vote against the increase. More...

From April 27 to May 3, people across Canada will celebrate National Volunteer Week. So, if you happen to see a volunteer at some point this week, shake their hand and thank them. Volunteers are easy to spot, they're usually doing the tireless work that many others pass on. More...

The solution to the preservation of the McConkey-Dietrich- Gregory home is not to vote to rezone the area before a study is done of the house either remaining on the property and being given a new function, 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...

What is May Day? On the first day of May, English villagers woke up at daybreak to roam the countryside gathering blossoming flowers and branches. A towering maypole was set up on the village green, usually made from the trunk of a tall birch tree, then decorated with bright field flowers. The vi... More...

Claire Boland doesn't understand why three of her children's bikes were stolen last week. But the Alcona mother of five isn't alone. Between Sunday and Tuesday of last week, six bicycles and one helmet were stolen from several properties on Vicrol Drive, near St. John's Road. More...

At the start of the season, most Innisfil Winterhawks probably never thought they'd be known across Canada. But earlier this year, parents of the Winterhawks Minor PeeWee A team signed the kids up to be featured on CBC's Hockey Night In Canada pre-game show, entitled Scotiabank Hockey Tonight. More...

Dreaming the impossible dream is just what the South Simcoe Theatre is doing in a very entertaining way with a production of Man of La Mancha. The theatre of about 200 seats has been transformed into an authentic-looking dungeon and simple props transform the stage from the dungeon to a wayside i... More...

Purchasing produce locally can benefit and strengthen a community's local economy. Consumers tend to feel more confident in buying when they know where and by whom food has been grown, plus the fact that it's going to be much fresher than produce transported a long distance. More...

The Simcoe County District School Board's purchasing and information technology services departments will be hosting the second annual Technology Show on May 9. New technology brings new learning is the theme for this year's show, which will feature demonstrations of technological ideas being use... More...