Stump dump produces water quality concerns
By Chris Simon
      Municipal staff may be asked to investigate water quality on properties near a former gravel pit, if a town councillor gets his way.
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Seasonal flu vaccine available at H1N1 clinics
      The influenza immunization program in Simcoe and Muskoka now includes the seasonal flu vaccine, in addition to the H1N1 shot, for all residents six months of age and older.
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New waste committee meets
      The County of Simcoe’s new Solid Waste Management Strategy Steering Committee met for the first time on Wednesday, at the administration centre in Midhurst.
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Ward boundary issues raised at OMB
By Chris Simon
      A change in ward boundaries will alter the character of Cookstown and other communities within Innisfil. At least that's what several local residents stated during an Ontario Municipal Board hearing, regarding an appeal to the town's recently adopted ward boundary bylaw, on Thursday.
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County passes $500 million budget
By Richard Blanchard
      Simcoe County councillors passed the municipality’s first budget that exceeds $500 million, with barely a comment last week. Except for the adoption of a proposal to look at funding Simcoe Hospice later in the year, county councillors adopted the $517 million budget.
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Christmas Cheer is accepting applicants
      Barrie and District Christmas Cheer volunteers will be accepting applications for assistance at several upcoming registrations.
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Influenza assessment clinic closes
      The Simcoe County Flu Assessment Centre, located at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Steel Street in Barrie, officially closed Monday, as a result of a steady decline in the number of patients.
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Race for warden heats up county chambers
By Richard Blanchard
      The question and answer period for this year’s candidates for Simcoe County warden resulted in some of the most fiery debate in the county’s council chambers in the past two decades.
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Non-residents may face winter parking rates
By Chris Simon
      Out-of-town ice fishers could be paying to cast their lines near Innisfil Beach Park this winter.
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Drysdale Bridge opens
By Richard Blanchard
      County Road 56, which has been closed between County Road 21 and the 10th Sideroad of Essa Township, has reopened. After being closed since last spring because of the replacement of the Drysdale Bridge, the road reopened recently.
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Hospice House officially opens doors
By Chris Simon
      Glenda Spencer knows, first hand, the important role a hospice can play in the final days of a person's life.
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Cervical cancer testing available to local women
      Every year, 1,300 to 1,500 Canadian women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and almost 400 die of this disease.
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