Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux is the Liberal Candidate For York-Simcoe
By: Deb Robert
The federal Liberals have chosen their
candidate for York-Simcoe. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux will represent Team Trudeau
in the October general election.
“I’ve been a Liberal...
39 Years Later: Terry Fox still inspires us
By: Deb Robert
A young man traverses the highway, striding with an unwieldy double step and hop. His right leg, crippled by cancer and now...
Georgina Island Cottagers Appeal Chippewa Property Tax
By: Mike Anderson
Georgina Island cottagers are balking at paying new property taxes levied on their leased properties by the Chippewas of Georgina Island First...
Buchner Manufacturing Celebrates 40 Years
By: Tina Novotny
What began as a home installation business has grown into one of Georgina’s leading manufacturers and a major employer during the busy...
GFCC Pilot Project: A Feral Cat’s Best Friend
By: Tina Novotny
Feral and stray cats used to be a significant
problem in Georgina, but over the last few years a group of volunteers have
worked...
Girl Guides of Canada Comes To Pefferlaw
By: Tanya Edwards
With a new motto "Everything she wants to be," and a new mission "To be a catalyst for girls empowering girls," Girl...
Ontario might let paramedics take patients to facilities other than ERs
TORONTO — Proposed changes to ambulance rules in Ontario could see paramedics take patients to facilities other than a hospital emergency department, or treat them and release...
Uncertainty over start date, debates ratchet up pre-election angst
OTTAWA — A campaign that could start at any time and a debate schedule that is itself the subject of debate intensified pre-election jitters in...
Trudeau says up to provinces to lead on future child-care programs
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is putting the onus on provinces to work out any future national child care program.
During a pre-election roundtable...
Ontario woman among Hurricane Dorian victims in the Bahamas
The family of a woman from Windsor, Ont., says she has died in the Bahamas as a result of Hurricane Dorian.
A GoFundMe page has been...
