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Tim Hortons moving to take-out, drive-thru and delivery only starting Tuesday
TORONTO — Tim Hortons parent company Restaurant Brands International Inc. says it is asking Canadian restaurant owners to provide take-out, drive-thru and delivery only...
Southlake opens Assessment Centre for COVID-19
By Mike Anderson
Southlake Regional Health Centre has opened an Assessment Centre for patients advised by a doctor to be tested for COVID-19.
The Assessment...
Georgina’s nurse practitioner clinic to be rebuilt in Jackson’s Point
By: Mike Anderson
After years of on-again, off-again attempts to rebuild a permanent facility for Georgina's nurse practitioner-led clinic, the project is finally going ahead.
The...
Town of Georgina closes facilities and cancels March Break camps due to COVID-19
By: Michael Anderson
The Town of Georgina is closing facilities and cancelling its March Break programing as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, according...
YRDSB to close schools for two-weeks after March break due to Coronavirus fears
By: Mike Anderson
The province has decided to close all publicly funded schools for a period of two-weeks after March break in response to growing...
Large events should be avoided as seventh case of COVID-19 confirmed: York Region Public...
By: Mike Anderson
With the number of positive COVID-19 cases rising to seven in York Region, Dr. Karim Kurji, York's Medical Officer of Health, says...
Provincial grant helps local shelter upgrade facilities for women and children escaping abuse
By: Mike Anderson
Sandgate Women's Shelter in Jackson's Point was the recent recipient of a $78,800 provincial grant, which allowed the shelter to complete much-needed...
Perchin for MS raises $21,000 in its final year
By: Mike Anderson
One of Georgina's local heroes is
calling it a day. After a decade of organizing Perchin for MS, one of Lake
Simcoe's premier ice...
A firm handshake used to be the measure of a person’s character, but today...
By: Mike Anderson
York Region’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Karim Kurji wants us to stop greeting people by shaking their hands. Instead, he says...
Newmarket woman with coronavirus did not travel to Georgina
By: Mike Anderson
A 70-year-old Newmarket woman, who tested positive for COVID-19 at Southlake Regional Health Centre on February 29, did not travel to Georgina,...
