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Residents should replace batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on March 14, Georgina...
By: Sarah Grishpul
Georgina Fire and Rescue Services wants residents to get in the habit of replacing batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms...
Seniors line up at COVID-19 vaccination site in York Region, families express relief
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — Benedetto Varlese wasn't sure how long he would have to wait in freezing temperatures to receive his first COVID-19 vaccination...
Appointments book up fast for vaccine shot at Georgina Ice Palace, leaving many seniors...
By: Mike Anderson
Local seniors are frustrated and upset after not being able to book an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Georgina...
Residents should be careful around local waterways this spring, LSRCA says
By: Sarah Grishpul
The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) is cautioning residents to be careful while walking near unstable streambanks and waterways during the...
Georgina Ice Palace opens for COVID-19 vaccinations on March 3
By: Mike Anderson
Residents 80 years of age and older can receive a COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Georgina Ice Palace in Keswick starting on...
Local environmental groups say provincial review may weaken Lake Simcoe Protection Plan
By: Mike Anderson
The Lake Simcoe Protection Plan (LSPP), considered by many to be best-in-class environmental legislation and a model for watershed protection, is currently under...
‘It was an ambush’: Keswick business owner vows to fight COVID-19 fine
By: Mike Anderson
Town of Georgina bylaw officers continue to ticket local small business owners for breaking COVID-19 rules under Ontario's Reopening Act.
Ten businesses have...
‘It was an ambush’: Keswick business owner vows to fight COVID-19 fine
By: Mike Anderson
Town of Georgina bylaw officers continue to ticket local small business owners for breaking COVID-19 rules under Ontario's Reopening Act.
Ten businesses have...
Yorkworks Employment Services to close Sutton and Stouffville locations
By: Mike Anderson
Yorkworks Employment Services, which provided free employment counselling to local residents for more than 20 years, will permanently close its locations in...
CGIFN may expand drone-delivery pilot project to include non-medical supplies
By: Mike Anderson
A drone-delivery pilot project, which provides contact-free delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE) and COVID-19 testing supplies to the Chippewas of Georgina...
