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Steel Spirit: Art has become military veteran's love language

Steel Spirit: Art has become military veteran's love language

Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Air Force veteran was inspired by his wife to create unique artwork over the years
COLUMN: Before cellphones, there was the crank phone

COLUMN: Before cellphones, there was the crank phone

Crank-type box telephones were prevalent in the early 1900s, and you can see one up close and personal at the Orillia Museum of Art and History
Suspect, observed with gun in downtown Midland, sparks standoff

Suspect, observed with gun in downtown Midland, sparks standoff

For several hours, the suspect and a female barricaded themselves inside apartment building; male was injured by canine during arrest, say OPP
Microfilm camera a 'pillar' of preservation at county archives

Microfilm camera a 'pillar' of preservation at county archives

Simcoe County Archives has created 2,276 microfilm negatives since 1984; 'This information will outlast us, our kids and their kids. That is the goal,' says archivist
Good morning, Orillia!

Good morning, Orillia!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
INSIDE THE VILLAGE: A safe place to drop off unwanted babies

INSIDE THE VILLAGE: A safe place to drop off unwanted babies

This week on the podcast: 'Safe surrender sites,' where struggling mothers or caregivers can anonymously abandon their infants — without judgment or consequence — for the good of the child
City turns down cemetery board's request for roadside barrier

City turns down cemetery board's request for roadside barrier

'It is our concern that one of these accidents is going to result in major damage to headstones' at St. Andrew's - St James' Cemetery, said official
Man who sexually assaulted stepdaughter jailed for six years

Man who sexually assaulted stepdaughter jailed for six years

'It’s very empowering to look your abuser in the face and let them know what they did was wrong,' victim says following Richard Sticklee’s sentencing Friday
Hundreds of local students hit the ground running at Primary Fun Run

Hundreds of local students hit the ground running at Primary Fun Run

'It’s just a fun way to learn how to exercise and get a new skill in their life,' says organizer
'Are we developing an Urban Flooding Policy?' Emails reveal confusion in minister's office

'Are we developing an Urban Flooding Policy?' Emails reveal confusion in minister's office

After a years-long back-and-forth, the government has now convened an urban flooding working group