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Friday, December 24, 2010
 
Donnalynn Torrance -Reception volunteer at GBARShare
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For the past three years, anyone calling the Georgian Bay Animal Rescue -- now known as the Georgian Bay Humane Society -- regarding adoptions, fostering[MORE]
 
Karen Lawson and Ethel Beaupre -Salvation Army Toy DriveShare
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Karen Lawson says when she sees the look on the faces of children who come in to the Salvation Army with their parents to pick[MORE]
 
Keeping up with another Collingwood Christmas traditionShare
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FOREWARD: Another tradition of the Christmas season is the tree. It goes back to the German Middle Ages ( Columbia Encyclopedia, 1956). The following story[MORE]
 
Nicholson growing into role as Santa understudyShare
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COLLINGWOOD -- After nearly two decades, Bill Nicholson is growing into his role as Collingwood's official Santa stand-in. "Believe it or not I have to add[MORE]
 
Pat Cosgrove -Treasure TailsShare
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Since Pat Cosgrove moved to Collingwood from Creemore she is experiencing new found freedom. For the past three months she has volunteered her time with the[MORE]
 
Searching for the perfect tree...Share
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NOTTAWA -- He's no Clark Griswold, but Scott Paterson had his family warbling an enthusiastic, if slightly off-k ey, version of O Christmas Tree Monday[MORE]
 
Talisman ski resort on sales blockShare
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Talisman ski resort near Kimberley opened for business last week thanks to a bountiful snowfall, but creditors are owed thousands of dollars in tax claims[MORE]
 
They work to make our lives betterShare
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Mike Kacmar and Mark Redmond -Good Food Box program Since April 2004 the Georgian Good Food Box program has packed over 27,000 of fresh, nutritious foods[MORE]
 
Too soon to tell for Santa if councillors naughty or niceShare
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COLLINGWOOD -- Even Santa was stumped this year. Faced with a sizable turnover in faces around the Collingwood council table, Jolly Old St. Nick was left[MORE]
 
We drink and eat too much, but we like it hereShare
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We're overweight, we drink too much and we suffer from high rates of hypertension and arthritis. Grey-Bruce residents aren't as healthy as their counterparts across Ontario[MORE]
 
Y asks council to defer $1.5M commitmentShare
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COLLINGWOOD -- The YMCA wants more time. On Monday night, Simcoe-Muskoka YMCA CEO Tom Coon asked council to defer the municipality's $1.5 million commitment to the[MORE]
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
 
'Christmas Star' is popular seasonal plantShare
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Rhonda Green at Greentree Gardens & Emporium had 3,000 poinsettia plants growing in the greenhouse this fall -- and all or most of them will[MORE]
 
Blanket of snowing weighing heavily on shovellersShare
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It might be looking a lot like Christmas, but this banquet of snow isn't leaving everyone -- or even anyone -- in the festive spirit. "It's[MORE]
 
Company goes beyond minimums for projectsShare
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The Green Energy Acts spells out what a wind-energy producer needs to do to get a project approved, including minimum setbacks of 550 metres between[MORE]
 
Local birders ready for annual Christmas bird countShare
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Diehard birders are gearing up for the annual Christmas bird count to add to what area count co-ordinator Freeman Boyd calls "the biggest citizen science[MORE]
 
NEC witness concerned about visual impact of proposed quarryShare
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The landscape architect for the Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) who conducted a visual assessment of the proposed Duntroon Quarry expansion has taken exception to the[MORE]
 
News BriefsShare
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MAN DIED FROM PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITION, POLICE SAY Police had to break into a car that ran into a snowbank along Highway 26 near Meaford on[MORE]
 
Patio owner gets off with suspended sentenceShare
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COLLINGWOOD -Sean Cripps, the operator of Duncan's Café, pleaded guilty Friday to a single charge of operating his patio without a license in October. Cripps was[MORE]
 
Sobey's, church team up to provide Christmas feastShare
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COLLINGWOOD -Thanks to the generosity of Sobey's and the New Life Brethren Church, many families in Collingwood will be having a better Christmas. The grocery store[MORE]
 
sports briefsShare
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MIDGET SQUAD DOMINATES DUNDALK On Saturday night, Collingwood Veterinary Clinic midget #1 played host to Dundalk and came away with a convincing 9-1 win. Kevin Matthews and[MORE]
 
Town still digging outShare
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WASAGA BEACH -- Wasaga Beach's big dig iday... although this had nothing to do with reconstructing municipal services. Instead, the town was busy digging out from[MORE]
 
Warden keys in on growth, economic development, waste managementShare
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MIDHURST -- Simcoe County growth issues, economic development and waste management top county Warden Cal Patterson's to-do list over the next few months. The Wasaga Beach[MORE]
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
 
Committee proposed to review budget numbersShare
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COLLINGWOOD — The town's CAO is proposing council create a three-person committee to keep an eye on the numbers. On Monday night, Kim Wingrove presented an[MORE]
 
Turkey dinners fly out of mortgage broker's officeShare
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COLLINGWOOD – Once a year Chris Dopp offers everyone a deal that can only be gobbled up. Dopp, the operator of Collingwood's Mortgage Centre, proved[MORE]
 
Town should revisit subdivision approval: councillorShare
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COLLINGWOOD — A councillor is asking the new council to reconsider a decision made by the previous administration Ian Chadwick says a decision at the previous[MORE]
 
Snowmobile trail access approved by councilShare
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COLLINGWOOD — Snowmobilers have the OK to ride into Collingwood this winter. On Monday night, town council gave the annual approval for snowmobiles to run on[MORE]
 
Collingwood Y asks council to defer financial commitment until next yearShare
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COLLINGWOOD — The YMCA wants more time. On Monday night, Simcoe-Muskoka YMCA CEO Tom Coon asked council to defer the municipality's $1.5 million commitment to[MORE]
 
 
 
 
 

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