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...
Ayres donates goalie stick to Hockey Hall of Fame; understands EBUG concerns
TORONTO — David Ayres went out for a casual game of pickup hockey last week. Between work, coaching kids and suiting up as the Toronto Maple Leafs’ practice goalie,...
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,...
Willow Beach inspired play: “That Summer” at Stephen Leacock Theatre until Feb 16
By: Ewa Chwojko Thirteen-year-old Maggie, a dreamer who lived in a world of novels and poetry, fell in love. Years later, Margaret, now an adult,...
