Local medical officer of health thanks those for raising concerns, warns of potential for third wave, in open letter following red zone designation Letter addressed to workers and business owners affected by recent lockdown Read More > Facebook Twitter 05.03.2021
Simcoe Muskoka moving back into red zone as of Monday following outcry from local business Red shift comes a week following region's move to grey zone Read More > Facebook Twitter 05.03.2021
Barrie-area MPPs issue joint statement in response to outcry over going into grey zone MPPs Downey and Khanjin say numbers show we should be in red, but recent health official prompting means grey for now Read More > Facebook Twitter 01.03.2021
Martyrs’ Shrine to remain closed again this year, resulting in estimated $26 million impact on region Closure has resulted in many job losses and cancelled contracts within the community Read More > Facebook Twitter 24.02.2021
Local Catholic school board sets up waitlist for in-person to online elementary learning switch; no change possible with public board Public board surveyed families back in December Read More > Facebook Twitter 04.02.2021
RVH ends one COVID-19 outbreak while two others continue in separate units Eleven patients across two units testing positive Read More > Facebook Twitter 02.02.2021
“We have crazy outbreaks happening. And none of it is reported.” Education Ministry accused of not reporting COVID cases in special needs settings Education Minister ducks question of why outbreaks are not being reported Read More > Facebook Twitter 02.02.2021
Simcoe-Muskoka not among latest batch of regions permitted to resume face-to-face learning Only four regions added to the list of those able to reopen schools Read More > Facebook Twitter 28.01.2021
Roberta Place death toll climbs to 49 as health official urges we follow stay-at-home order More transmissible variant of COVID-19 virus means we must abide by health guidance Read More > Facebook Twitter 27.01.2021
Health unit probing cause of Roberta Place outbreak, with signs indicating it could be travel-related Health unit says traveller came into close contact with long-term care worker Read More > Facebook Twitter 21.01.2021