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Popular Keswick barbershop may close for good after latest lockdown
By: Mike Anderson
When Ralph Hirmann heard the news that he would have to close his barbershop again, he got angry.
After all, he thought he...
CGIFN waiting for federal funding to lift boil water advisory
By: Mike Anderson
Despite significant upgrades to the water treatment plant on Georgina Island, which were completed in December 2019, the Chippewas of Georgina Island...
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines available to residents age 55+ at select York Region pharmacies
Media Release
Eligible York Region residents can book appointments beginning Saturday, April 3, 2021
Newmarket – AstraZeneca vaccination appointments are now available in select York Region pharmacies...
York Region expanding COVID-19 vaccines to residents age 65 years and older
Media Release
York Region residents born in 1956 or before can book appointments beginning Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 8:30 a.m.
Newmarket – The Regional Municipality of...
Vaccine shipping delay forces temporary closure of Georgina Ice Palace clinic
By: Mike Anderson
The Georgina Ice Palace vaccination clinic will be forced to close from April 2 to 5, due to delays in shipments of...
Stormy Weather May Cause Lake Simcoe Shoreline Flooding
MEDIA RELEASE
LSRCA Issues First Shoreline Hazard Watch Today
Lake Simcoe watershed – March 26, 2021 - Within two days of launching its new shoreline flood-watch system,...
YRP appeals for information after body found in Lake Simcoe in 2020 is identified
MEDIA RELEASE
The York Regional Police Homicide Unit is appealing for information after a female victim, who was located deceased in Lake Simcoe last summer,...
York Region to open a COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru clinic at Canada’s Wonderland
MEDIA RELEASE
Limited appointments available for eligible York Region residents beginning Friday, March 26, 2021 at 8:30 a.m
Newmarket – The Regional Municipality of York is opening...
More than 5,000 people vaccinated so far at Georgina Ice Palace
By: Mike Anderson
When the Georgina Ice Palace vaccination clinic opened ahead of schedule in early March, no one was happier than Mayor Margaret Quirk.
After...
Province funds transitional housing project for homeless youth in Sutton
By Michelle Poirier
Eight transitional housing units will be built in Sutton, and another 16 in East Gwillimbury, after the Ontario government pledged $7.3 million...
