August 24, 2022 Issue
Main Stories:
Local amateur boxing champion turns pro,
Six candidates vie for mayor,
Field-to-Table draws visitors from near and far,
Painted Perch Festival returns to Jackson’s Point,
The Kibble House closing this Fall,
Mariupol’s survivors find peace in Jackson’s Point
Town of Georgina’s farm tour draws visitors from near and far
By Michelle Poirier
The Town of Georgina's 5th annual Field-to-Table Farm Tour, held on August 20 and featuring nine farmers at eight stops, was a...
Local boxing standout set to fight first professional bout
By Mike Anderson
Melinda Watpool, a five-time national amateur boxing champion, is set to fight her first professional bout on September 9 at the CAA...
Pefferlaw’s treasured pet food store to close in September
By Mike Anderson
The Kibble House, a favourite with pet owners in Pefferlaw, will be closing its doors in September.
Owners Diane Meharg, 63, and John...
Mariupol’s survivors find peace in Jackson’s Point
By Iryna Paltseva
Today, the whole world trembles with horror hearing the word Mariupol.
What happened to this unfortunate city, where Putin chose to demonstrate...
MP Scot Davidson named 2022 Produce Champion
By Mike Anderson
York-Simcoe MP Scot Davidson was named 2022 Produce Champion by the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA).
The presentation was held on August 9...
Painted Perch Festival makes you feel like a kid again
By Mike Anderson
The Painted Perch Festival made its triumphant return last weekend after a two-year hiatus.
Hundreds of people, young and old, packed the Jackson's...
Drowning on Lake Simcoe
Media Release
(RAMARA TOWNSHIP, ON) - Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a personal watercraft-related drowning on Lake Simcoe...
P.A.R. Family picnic puts the fun back into summer
By Mike Anderson
After COVID put the brakes on family fun in Pefferlaw, the annual Pefferlaw Association of Ratepayers (P.A.R.) Family picnic, held on the...
August 10, 2022 Issue
Main Stories:
Sutton Fair attracts nearly 12,000 visitors,
Fire prompts warning over hazardous materials in trash,
Portraits of Giving honours Beth Cowper-Fung,
Field-to-Table returns featuring many local farms,
Pefferlaw wildlife refugee needs volunteers,
Canadians are restoring my faith in humanity,
Keswick youth set to perform at Rising Star competition














































