1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (599+ words) “I’m a Barrie boy all the way,” he says. “There’s not a day that goes by when I’m not grateful to be from here.” That connection to his community was at the heart of his transformational $1-million gift to Royal…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (395+ words) Simcoe County’s community paramedicine program is seeing surging demand and clear drops in unnecessary 911 use as expanded clinics, home‑visit teams and mental‑health response partnerships help vulnerable residents get care earlier and avoid emergency departments. Council learned Tuesday that…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (276+ words) As the only Parkinson Canada SuperWalk taking place in Simcoe County, the Barrie event is an important opportunity for people from across the region to come together, raise awareness, and show their support for individuals living with Parkinson’s disease and…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (258+ words) Under Ontario’s Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA), health units must maintain immunization records for students and enforce suspensions when required information is missing. In May, the health unit mailed reminder notices to more than 5,600 students. Throughout the summer, nurses…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (29+ words) OrilliaMatters.com Mariposa House Hospice's Annual General Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Show more listings > Show more related stories > Readers that like this Organization...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (197+ words) A horse in the Parry Sound district has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). The information was confirmed by a Public Health Ontario report received by the local Health Unit. "The five-year-old unvaccinated horse developed signs of WNV on…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (630+ words) OrilliaMatters welcomes letters to the editor at [email protected] or via the website. Please include your full name, daytime phone number and address (for verification of authorship, not publication). We often measure care by what can be counted. Was the…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (497+ words) The death of a close family member is one of the top five most stressful events in life, while the death of a spouse is the single-most stressful event in a life, according to the widely recognized Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (989+ words) The union representing workers at Sunset Manor is alleging chronic understaffing at the home, while hoping that political leaders will step in and fix things for the better. SEIU Healthcare, which represents personal support workers at three of the County…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (936+ words) For Johanne Logue, seeing more people come out to Orillia’s annual Walk for Drug Overdose Awareness is both encouraging and heartbreaking. Now preparing to lead the walk for a sixth year, Logue says support continues to grow, with people from…...