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Pan-African flag-raising at Georgina Civic Centre celebrates Emancipation Day
By Mike Anderson
While Americans celebrate Juneteenth, a federal holiday which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., Canadians now have their own day...
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...
Keswick woman beats Canadian powerlifting record
By Michelle Poirier
Just six months after her first foray into powerlifting, Kim Magee broke a Canadian record in the World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF)...
Georgina cattle breeder wins top award at Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
By Mike Anderson
It's not easy for a local cattle breeder to win awards at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair; the competition is stiff, and...
LCBO Deadline For Convenience Store applications is October 8th
By: Mike Anderson
The wait is finally over for wine, spirit and beer lovers in Island Grove, and on neighbouring Snake Island.
Georgina’s first-ever LCBO Convenience...
Ontario reporting 566 additional COVID-19 cases, seven deaths
Ontario continued to report high numbers of COVID-19 cases and unprocessed tests on Sunday, though both figures had declined slightly from levels seen in...
Olympic gold medalist receives warm homecoming in Keswick
By Mike Anderson
Fresh from her hockey team's gold medal win against team U.S.A. at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Erin Ambrose, who grew up...
From airwaves to farewells: Jim Anderson leaves Georgina Rogers tv
By Ewa Chwojko-Srawley
Jim Anderson, Station Manager at Rogers tv, has just wrapped up his 38-year-long career in broadcasting.
Several years ago, he created a show...
Giant Tiger owner retires after 26 years of giving back to the community
By Ewa Chwojko-Srawley
Many of us remember the excitement when Giant Tiger opened in June 1996 in Sutton. No one was more thrilled than its...
Residents demand end to bed bug infestation at seniors building in Sutton
By: Mike Anderson
Residents of Northview Court I, a subsidized seniors apartment building owned by Housing York Inc. in Sutton, are suffering from an on-going...
