Part of The Canada Voice network of local news network
Search headlines
All stories
87 stories · Page 6 of 8
Twenty-four residents of The Belmont were displaced by a January fire in Stayner, and Simcoe County councillors say the emergency response that got everyone out safely was a model of co-operation.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 3 min read
Award-winning performance-maker Mafa Makhubalo brings Umsamo, a blend of song, drum and dance rooted in South African tradition, to the Orillia Opera House for one night on Feb. 27, alongside student drum and dance workshops across Simcoe-area schools.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 3 min read
A 20-year-old Simcoe County resident faces a charge of uttering threats following an OPP investigation into an alleged threat against Ontario's premier.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 1 min read
Doug Downey and Andrea Khanjin say local riding association members, many attending their first political convention, came away energized by the weekend gathering.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 3 min read
Three Orillia wedding officiants are turning a private dining room at FARE restaurant into a temporary chapel, offering couples an all-inclusive ceremony day on Feb. 14.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 3 min read
Lakehead University is expanding its Barrie STEM Hub to a second downtown location at 5 Ross St., the current home of Georgian College's design and digital arts campus. The hub is scheduled to open in fall 2026.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 2 min read
A year after switching to a new priority dispatch system, County of Simcoe Paramedic Services says ambulances are reaching the most life-threatening calls 21 per cent faster, though rural mayors raised concerns about coverage in smaller communities.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 3 min read
Barrie will pay its neighbouring municipalities as much as $38,085,000 for the 4,132 acres transferred into the city under a provincial boundary adjustment that took effect Jan. 1.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 3 min read
Bradford West Gwillimbury Coun. Jonathan Scott and Amaranth Deputy Mayor Gail Little have been acclaimed to lead the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority's board of directors for another year.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 2 min read
The Ontario government is spreading more than $47 million across 195 research projects, and Georgian College's advanced manufacturing centre is among the beneficiaries.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 2 min read
A 31-year-old Midland woman faces an impaired driving charge after OPP responded to a report of an unresponsive driver stopped at a traffic light on Jan. 14.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 1 min read
Georgian College is getting $1 million from the Ontario Research Fund to expand its Centre of Industrial Simulation and Prototyping, part of a $47-million provincial announcement made in Barrie on Wednesday.
By Simcoe Voice Staff · 3 min read