In & Around Town
Community initiatives pop up during COVID-19 crisis
By: Michelle Poirier
While the COVID-19 crisis brings anxiety and uncertainty, it is also inspires the best in people.
And that's what's happening in Georgina,...
Town of Georgina challenges community to donate to local food bank
By: Mike Anderson
The Town of Georgina will match each dollar donated by the community to the Georgina Community Food Pantry, up to a total...
Wonder Women Conference 2020: Smart Women Achieving Greatness
By: Ewa Chwojko
“It’s women’s time, rise up!” was the shout of the day at the Women in Business Conference held earlier this month by...
Local caremongers rally to help isolated seniors and others in need during pandemic
By: Mike Anderson
They are called caremongers; people who volunteer to get food and essentials to vulnerable residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
And Danielle Trautman, a...
John Sibbald, community leader and champion of the arts, dead at age 92
By: Karen Wolfe
John Drinkwater Sibbald III (1928 - 2020) was a charming friend who had an iconic presence in our community. With a legacy...
Online resources for residents self-isolating
By: Michelle Poirier
Many residents of Georgina are practicing social
distancing and self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While you are stuck
inside, you may be questioning...
Provincial grant helps local shelter upgrade facilities for women and children escaping abuse
By: Mike Anderson
Sandgate Women's Shelter in Jackson's Point was the recent recipient of a $78,800 provincial grant, which allowed the shelter to complete much-needed...
Perchin for MS raises $21,000 in its final year
By: Mike Anderson
One of Georgina's local heroes is
calling it a day. After a decade of organizing Perchin for MS, one of Lake
Simcoe's premier ice...
Images of home, two perspectives: Georgina Arts Centre & Gallery
By: Ewa Chwojko
Home is the comfiest place to be said Winnie the Pooh. Jennifer Zsolt, a Georgina artist, agrees. Her paintings of charming Georgina...
Keswick woman wins over $50,000 playing Hospice Georgina’s Catch the Ace
By: Mike Anderson
Meghan Savoie never considered herself lucky, until she picked envelope number 31.
That envelope contained the Ace of Spades, and Ms. Savoie, 27,...
