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Orillia's Pay It Forward Choir plans spring concert on June 3
The Orillia Vocal Ensemble, a 60‑member community choir, will present its annual spring concert on June 3 at St. Paul's Centre to raise funds for the Orillia Museum of Art and History youth programming; the choir has raised more than $65,000 for local charities to date.
Mohawk College is laser-focused on meeting industry needs through a shipyard partnership.
Mohawk College has partnered with Hanwha Ocean and Ontario Shipyards to create a learning hub at Hamilton's port, and the college expects to add about 1,000–1,200 training seats over time.
Laugh for Lake Simcoe returns and is coming to downtown Newmarket.
Laugh for Lake Simcoe will be held May 21 at 7 p.m. at Newmarket's Old Town Hall; it is the fundraiser's fifth year and the first time the event is in Newmarket.
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Showing: 781-790City council to debate ward vs. at-large elections and Winter Games plans
Orillia council will discuss placing a question on the Oct. 26 ballot about returning to an at-large electoral system and will review plans for the Orillia 2026 Ontario Winter Games opening ceremonies.
Enbridge Gas provides safety training funds to Prince Edward County firefighters
Enbridge Gas is contributing to a $125,000 Safe Community Project Assist investment that will be shared among 25 Ontario fire departments, including Prince Edward County Fire and Rescue, to purchase educational materials for firefighter training.
Exploration Place charts a new path forward in 2025.
Exploration Place received a $500,000 regional loan after pandemic-era renovations and cash-flow strains, and opened a new explorations gallery in October that has doubled memberships and admissions.
Weed Man collects 700 pounds of food for Windsor Essex Food Bank Association
Weed Man's Grassroots Giving campaign collected 700 pounds of food, reported as nearly 583 meals. The donations will be distributed by the Windsor Essex Food Bank Association in Windsor.
Delores Mullings' departure draws student and faculty criticism at Memorial University
Student and faculty unions say Delores Mullings' early exit as Memorial University's first vice provost for equity, diversity, inclusion and anti‑racism signals institutional failure and have called for an independent review; the university says consultations on the EDI-AR office are underway and will report back in March.
Gen Z 'doesn't want to work' claim is misleading
An opinion piece profiles Joshua, who aged out of care and kept working and studying while applying to Toronto Community Housing seven years ago, to counter the claim that Gen Z doesn't want to work.
Flu season in Canada likely peaked over the holidays.
The Public Health Agency of Canada says the influenza season likely peaked over the holidays, with test positivity near 33% at Christmas and later reported around 27%.
Public health campaign urges Southwestern Ontarians to rethink drinking
Seven Southwestern Ontario public health offices are promoting the Rethink Your Drinking campaign to encourage people to reflect on their alcohol use and to highlight associated health risks, officials said.
Polar Plunge returns to North Bay on March 7
The North Bay Police Service will hold its annual Polar Plunge on March 7 to raise funds for North Bay’s hosting of the 2027 Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Winter Games, with a fundraising goal of $50,000.
Comox Valley birders take three-day ferry trip for annual bird count
About a dozen Comox Valley volunteer birders carried out three day-long ferry surveys as part of the North American Christmas Bird Count between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, using the Little River–Powell River route to search for seabirds; last year's ferry team recorded North America's highest Pacific loon total at 4,492.