Ontario issues stay-at-home order to start Thursday, declares state of emergency
TORONTO — Ontario ordered residents to stay home and declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as grim projections indicated soaring COVID-19 cases could...
January 10, 2021 Issue
This issue includes:
Residents sue Town for damages over Lake Drive land disputeCedarvale Lodge gets Moderna vaccineTown faces massive funding gapFood bank braces for increase...
Opinion: Is Georgina facing a massive infrastructure funding gap?
By Karen Wolfe
If you take a look at the 10-year Capital Plan that is on page 19 in the 2021 Georgina budget document, it...
Feds change sick-leave benefit, applicants required to say if they travelled
OTTAWA — Anyone applying for three federal benefits will now need to say whether they are in quarantine because they travelled outside the country.
The...
‘Not as easy as it looks’: Small businesses share what it takes to move...
TORONTO — Kiki Lally has never met a mess she was afraid of.
The Calgary entrepreneur launched craft studio Pinnovate in the middle of an...
Ontario Premier warns of ‘turbulent waters’ ahead in fight against COVID-19
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford warned that "turbulent waters" are ahead in the fight against COVID-19 on Sunday as Ontario set yet another single-day...
Cedarvale Lodge gets Moderna vaccine as caregiver tests positive
By: Mike Anderson
For Lisa Snow, the news that her mother Carolynn would be first-in-line for the Moderna vaccine at Cedarvale's long-term care home brought...
Local seniors struggle with loneliness during lockdown
By: Michelle Poirier
During the Ontario-wide lockdown, Georgina seniors say the hardest struggle they face is loneliness.
Margaret Van Den Hazel, a senior who lives in...
Mandatory online learning leaves single parents with impossible choice
Every day, Jessy Duncombe has to figure out how to put food on the table, help her two school-aged kids navigate the complexities of...
Ontario expands list of essential workers cleared to receive free child-care
TORONTO — RCMP officers, custodial and clerical education workers and postal staff are among the expanded list of essential workers cleared to receive free...
