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Lifelong love affair: Local woman earns CNE's first Golden Ticket
1+ week, 1+ day ago (372+ words) An 81-year-old Bracebridge woman, who has attended the Canadian National Exhibition every year of her life, will be honoured Friday with the iconic fair's first-ever Golden Ticket. Barbara Jean Batten has not missed a year at the CNE since her…...
New program cooks up support for local low-income seniors
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (217+ words) The grant has helped LOFT’s pilot program Project EMPOWER, a home-based food program for low-income seniors in Simcoe County who are living with complex health and social challenges. Through the six-month pilot, LOFT has been helping seniors in Simcoe County…...
Mariposa House Hospice's Annual General Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (29+ words) OrilliaMatters.com Mariposa House Hospice's Annual General Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Show more listings > Show more related stories > Readers that like this Organization...
Severn deputy mayor candidate vows to 'unlock potential' of area
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (345+ words) OrilliaMatters has asked candidates in Severn Township to submit a profile about themselves and to give readers a sense of why they are seeking election. The following is from Suzanne (Suzy) Burtenshaw, who is running for Deputy Mayor. Suzanne Burtenshaw…...
'We don’t feel good about it': Neighbour says tents keep popping up
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (642+ words) Almost a year after the city declared a state of emergency because of homeless encampments, the tents are back in Barrie’s Mulcaster Street area. A reporter ounted five tents within the triangle bound by Mulcaster, McDonald and Codrington streets in…...
First-time Ward 4 candidate vows to tackle 'housing crisis"
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (687+ words) Editor's Note: OrilliaMatters is profiling all the local candidates running in the Oct. 26 municipal election. In ward 4, the candidates are: Maggie Ostler Best, Danny Borzellino, Doug Cooper, Janet-Lynne Durnford (incumbent), Andrew Hill, Tyler Holmes, Tim Lauer (incumbent) and Paula Stewart....
Horse in Parry Sound area tests positive for West Nile virus
2+ day, 20+ min ago (197+ words) A horse in the Parry Sound district has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). The information was confirmed by a Public Health Ontario report received by the local Health Unit. "The five-year-old unvaccinated horse developed signs of WNV on…...
Orillia thief with 'pretty serious record' vows to clean up his act — again
2+ day, 7+ min ago (408+ words) A career criminal with a lengthy record of theft, drugs and assault charges caught a break in a Barrie courtroom today. Facing a Crown-recommended sentence of 120 days in jail for multiple counts of theft under $5,000 and failure-to -comply orders, 36-year-old…...
COLUMN: Labour Day weekend brings pirates to waterfront, downtown
2+ day, 45+ min ago (455+ words) Welcome to Labour Day weekend and Pirate Party weekend in Orillia! This fun event has grown exponentially since its inception in 2018, turning into a full weekend of exciting events not only at the Port of Orillia, but also downtown, and…...
Two Simcoe County residents charged in child-abduction case: OPP
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (217+ words) Two Essa Township residents were charged today in connection to an ongoing child-abduction investigation by provincial police. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2, Nottawasaga OPP says officers executed a search warrant at a local home. Police say two people were taken…...