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York Region opens free isolation centre for COVID-19
By: Mike Anderson
York Region has opened a free COVID-19 Voluntary Isolation Centre for residents who can't self-isolate safely from others in their household.
The centre...
‘That’s not how we should be treated’: Local business owners to...
By: Michelle Poirier
Local business owners are crying foul after being charged and fined for breaking COVID-19 rules.
So far, a total of eight businesses in...
Cedarvale Lodge gets Moderna vaccine as caregiver tests positive
By: Mike Anderson
For Lisa Snow, the news that her mother Carolynn would be first-in-line for the Moderna vaccine at Cedarvale's long-term care home brought...
‘It’s been overwhelming’: Local food bank sees demand increase during lockdown
By: Mike Anderson
While the holidays typically see an increase in demand at the Georgina Community Food Pantry, this year the pandemic is making the...
The Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle Campaign goes virtual
By: Michelle Poirier
The Salvation Army has pulled their Kettles just weeks after the annual Christmas Kettle Campaign began on November 14, but the campaign...
Local restaurant owners see red over red-zone restrictions
By: Steeve and Ewa Chwojko
Local restaurant owners are seeing red over red-zone restrictions that limit inside dining to ten patrons at a time.
They say...
Local artisans are heading online to boost sales during the pandemic
By: Michelle Poirier
The word of the year for businesses in 2020 is "pivot," and local artisans are pivoting from traditional face-to-face sales to posting...
Province signals Upper York Sewage Solutions project may be off the...
By: Mike Anderson
The province is considering pulling the plug on the Upper York Sewage Solutions (UYSS) project, a state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant slated to...
Salvation Army Kettle Campaign partners with Zehrs and Walmart
The Salvation Army kicked off their annual Christmas Kettle Campaign on November 14 at Zehrs in Keswick, and they are hoping to raise $48,000...
Local food bank director set to retire
By: Mike Anderson
After nearly eight years of running the Georgina Community Food Pantry, Executive Director Catherine Cook is retiring on December 4.
Her successor is...













































