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VIDEO: How to safely help a turtle cross the road

VIDEO: How to safely help a turtle cross the road

Nature Conservancy of Canada offers some helpful tips
Good morning, Midland!

Good morning, Midland!

Make today amazing
OPINION: How plant-based diets could help prevent the next COVID-19

OPINION: How plant-based diets could help prevent the next COVID-19

Eating less animal proteins may help reduce the risk of future zoonotic viruses, researcher says
Rail service expansion on GO's Barrie line will require second set of tracks

Rail service expansion on GO's Barrie line will require second set of tracks

Provincial transportation plan includes all-day, two-way service from Barrie's Allandale Waterfront to Union Station, but there's no timeline
Lack of response to local job postings 'very perplexing'

Lack of response to local job postings 'very perplexing'

Restaurants, resorts struggling to fill positions; 'I've never seen it so bad in all my years in hospitality'
OPP's safe driver campaign will target commercial vehicles

OPP's safe driver campaign will target commercial vehicles

There have already been 32 fatal crashes involving commercial motor vehicles in 2021 - nine more than the previous year, say OPP
Two new COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka Friday

Two new COVID cases in Simcoe-Muskoka Friday

A Barrie resident has died after contracting COVID-19
Early move to Step 3 comes with risks, says Gardner

Early move to Step 3 comes with risks, says Gardner

The Simcoe-Muskoka medical officer of health said close monitoring will be important
Real estate market 'cooling from red-hot to hot' in South Georgian Bay

Real estate market 'cooling from red-hot to hot' in South Georgian Bay

Individual unit sales are down slightly compared to June 2020, but dollar values are up and it's still a record year
LET'S EAT: New local food bank looks to ensure no one goes hungry

LET'S EAT: New local food bank looks to ensure no one goes hungry

The Georgian Bay Food Network is an innovative non-profit with a goal to provide food relief to local communities