York Region expanding COVID-19 vaccines to residents age 75 years and older
Media Release
York Region residents born in 1946 or before can book appointments beginning Thursday, March 18 at 8:30 a.m.
Newmarket – The Regional Municipality of York...
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Anglers must remove ice huts from Lake Simcoe by midnight tonight or face hefty...
By: Mike Anderson
The Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) is reminding anglers that ice huts must be removed from Lake Simcoe by midnight, March 15.
If...
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