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COLUMN: First-grade friends keep bond strong 78 years later

COLUMN: First-grade friends keep bond strong 78 years later

'We study the faces, including our own, in that old picture, working out how many we can name, ' author recalls of recent get together with Midland's 6th Street School childhood friends
Robots, research offer taste of farming's future in Holland Marsh

Robots, research offer taste of farming's future in Holland Marsh

Self-driving machines could take on tasks of spraying, seeding and weeding
Collingwood organizer of Terry Fox Run hanging up sneakers

Collingwood organizer of Terry Fox Run hanging up sneakers

Annual run will be handed over to new organizers next year; ‘It filled my bucket to do it,’ says current organizer
Grey Highlands supports Eugenia cenotaph project

Grey Highlands supports Eugenia cenotaph project

Grey Highlands will support the project by providing staff and equipment to transport a mulch donation the conservation authority has received
Have a tattoo? Our poll explores what people with ink think

Have a tattoo? Our poll explores what people with ink think

About one reader in five has at least one tattoo, and within that group 86 per cent have no regrets, an online poll showed last week
United Way Simcoe Muskoka launching Home Relief Bank

United Way Simcoe Muskoka launching Home Relief Bank

Program will provide 'necessary support services to help folks navigate through challenging times'
Good morning, Collingwood

Good morning, Collingwood

Here's a look at today's weather and gas prices
Ontario hospital patient fined $28,600 for refusing long-term care

Ontario hospital patient fined $28,600 for refusing long-term care

Five patients fined for stays between 13 to 93 days, government says
Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day program

Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day program

TORONTO — Ontario child-care centres that aren't participating in the national $10-a-day program will soon lose provincial funding to offer new fee subsidies to lower-income families and their staff could see a pay cut of $2 an hour.
Quilt, Rug and Artisan Fair weaving its way back to county museum

Quilt, Rug and Artisan Fair weaving its way back to county museum

Event taking place Sept. 22