North Simcoe lifeJUNE 2024 CONTEST PRIZE FROM WOODFOLK CIDERY Hi Community!We have a Super Fun Contest for our SUMMER Edition! WIN a Guided Tasting and Tour for Two AND a Bottle of Cider at Newly Opened (in mid-June) Woodfolk Cidery in Oro-Medonte! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO...
Words from Anna Proctor on Death, Love, and Everything in Between
Words from Anna Proctor on Death, Love, and Everything in Between —Anna Proctor
Coldwater Studio Tour Returns to Area June 22 and 23, 2024
Coldwater Studio Tour Returns to Area June 22 and 23, 2024 —submittedThe Coldwater Studio Tour returns in its 22nd year, Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23, 2024 from 10 am to 4 pm each day. With 38 Artists and 7 locations, this art tour is the perfect day trip...
Summer Festival Guide in Orillia & Lake Country
2024 is rounding up to be the year of festivals and events in Orillia & Lake Country! There are so many great ways to explore the region, and throughout the summer festival-goers have a buffet of choices. We’ve rounded up just a few of the amazing festivals...
Pride Week in Orillia and Area Includes Many Exciting Events June 15 to 22
Pride Week in Orillia and Area Includes Many Exciting Events June 15 to 22 —submittedLake Country Pride along with numerous community members and partners is excited to bring you Pride Week 2024. We are excited to announce that Lake Country Pride and Mariposa Arts...
ILS Offers Affordable Home Maintenance & Repair for Seniors in Area
ILS Offers Affordable Home Maintenance & Repair for Seniors in Area —submitted If you’re over the age of 55 and need some help maintaining your home, there’s exciting news from Independent Living Services Simcoe County (ILS). The agency is a CARF accredited,...
Washago Pharmacy: New Owner. New Name. Familiar Face.
from the Orillia CDCWashago Pharmacy:New Owner. New Name. Familiar Face.
Memories In A Trumpet Case: A Memoir for This Father’s Day
Memories In A Trumpet Case: A Memoir for This Father’s Day —by Louise Calvert-Dale Home from winter in South Carolina, spring cleaning and downsizing are calling to me. On the second shelf in our downstairs storage cupboard sits an old instrument case, with Dad’s...
Summer Information and Updates from Jill Dunlop MPP
Summer Information and Updates from Jill Dunlop MPP As summer blooms across our community, I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a wonderful and fulfilling season ahead. As your Member of Provincial Parliament, I am thrilled to share some exciting updates from...
Sustainable Simcoe North: Native Plants: Sowing Seeds of Possibility
Sustainable Simcoe North Native Plants: Sowing Seeds of Possibility —by Madeleine Fournier of Green Orillia Native plants have been present in the landscape since time immemorial. These plants have co-evolved with the land and its wildlife, playing crucial roles in...
Oro-Medonte Township News – June/July 2024
Township News - June/July 2024Regularly scheduled Meetings of Council for the months of June and July, 2024 will take place on the following dates: Council Meetings: Wednesday, June 12th – 3:00 p.m. Public Session Wednesday, June 26th – 3:00 p.m. Public Session...
The Medicine Walk: Spring’s Bounty, Now and in the Past
The Medicine Walk Spring’s Bounty, Now and in the Past —by Jeff Monague It is spring! As we witness the new growth emerge from the tiny lairs of tree buds, we watch as leaves and blossoms tentatively make their way into the light for the first time. We also get to...
OSMH Foundations Charlee’s Run in May 2024 was a Huge Success
OSMH Foundations Charlee’s Run in May 2024 — A Huge Success! —submitted More than 800 participants and over 1000 people gathered on Saturday, May 4 at Orillia’s Tudhope Park for the eighth year of Charlee’s Run, presented by Lake Country Office Solutions. Bringing...
Community Hero Krista Holmes Storey
Community Hero Krista Holmes Storey —by Hillary Handy A Jill of All Trades with a passion for the arts and her community is our most recent Community Hero at North Simcoe Life. Krista Holmes Storey is a fascinating human. We hope that we can do her story (and Storey)...
Warminster School News, Summer BBQ and Silent Auction
Warminster Write-Up School News, Summer BBQ and Silent Auction —by Hillary Handy Warminster sure has WARMed up! There’s been quite a bit happening in these parts.The whole town came out to play for the school’s Spring Vendor Sale at the end of April. A lovely...
The Power of Metaphors in Understanding and Supporting Children
The Power of Metaphors in Understanding and Supporting Children —by Zoe Fysikoudi, Registered Psychotherapist, Expressive Minds Therapy As summer approaches and nature blooms, I find myself drawn to the deeper meanings in the world around us. In my work with children...
Fundraiser In Eady For COPE Service Dogs
Local Fundraiser in Eady for COPE Service Dogs was a Big Success! —submitted On the Saturday afternoon of May 18 the EADY Community Hall in Oro-Medonte Township was filled to capacity.
Smiles On Us: Free Dental Care Clinic in Orillia June 8
Smiles On UsFree Dental Care Clinic in Orillia June 8 —submittedDr. Adam Tan and the professionals at Georgian Dental® are proud to provide another day of free dental care at their annual Smiles On Us event on June 8th, 2024.Since its inception in 2012, Georgian...
Arts for Peace Returning to Orillia in June
The Wait is OverArts for Peace Returning to Orillia in June! —submittedWHAT: Arts for Peace OrilliaWHEN: Sunday June 23, 2024 from 1 to 4 pmWHERE: Leacock Museum National Historic Site, 50 Museum Drive, Orillia, ON L3V 7T9WHO: The whole community - this is an annual...
EADY NEWS and Community Happenings
EADY NEWS Summertime 2024 Community Happenings by Bonnie Smith My goodness, how time flies! Spring has sprung, and the summer heat is here! Our flowers and grass have had an abundance of rain to get them growing this spring and it has made everything very green and...
Gardening with Gail: Summer Native Plants
Gardening with Gail Summer Native Plants and Their Care —by Gail McIlroy I think June and July are probably my favourite times of the year in the gardens.In June we can enjoy: Prairie smoke (Geranium maculatun), Bunchberry (Cornish canadensis), and Wild Geranium...
The Waves
The Waves by Natasha Clare I watch the wavesAs they ebb and flowCrashing against the rocks below I walk to where the water belavesUpon the shells down lowAnd sit in the warmth of the sunglow Now the rocky shore holds the gravesOf my soul’s dear woesOf the love that it...
Toddler Tourist: Orillia Public Library’s Makerspace
Toddler Tourist Orillia Public Library’s Makerspace —by Hillary Handy Makespace is a happening place! If you haven’t been or don’t know what I’m talking about, this is your sign to head to the Orillia Public Library. Located on the second floor, it’s a designated...
Brookstone Academy at 2101 Horseshoe Valley Rd. Weekly Open Houses
Brookstone Academy at 2101 Horseshoe Valley Rd. Weekly Open Houses —submittedEvery Thursday this summer from 5 to 7 pm Brookstone Academy will open its doors and welcome all who are interested in learning more about a fantastic alternative for their child’s education...
Hawkestone Happenings
Hawkestone Happeningsand the Best Canada Day Party Around! by Rebecca RodgersWhat a spring it has been at the Hawkestone Community Hall! Our Easter Egg Hunt was a riot of fun for kids and their families, thanks to our eager bunnies who organized the successful event....
Old is Gold for Local First-Time Novelist Pat Michener
Old is Gold for Local First-Time Novelist Pat Michener —submittedThere are some novels you just can't write until you're old. So says senior Pat Michener, who spent a lifetime writing but only recently launched her first book, “Emma Madison, Master Meddler”. Pat, who...
Horseshoe Valley Kaleidoscope Summer 2024 Happenings
Horseshoe Valley Kaleidoscope Summer 2024 Happenings by Valerie ThorntonAh! I will never tire of the wonder of spring as the earth comes to life again after the dormancy of winter; all the rain that we had earlier has resulted in a lush green landscape, accompanied by...
Coldwater Communique and June and July 2024 Events
Coldwater Communique June and July 2024 Events by Lois Rooney-GiurinColdwater is emerging from its winter coziness into full-on summer with many events planned for the next few months. Firstly, and most important to many, the ice cream store and the fry stand are open...
Couchiching Conservancy Summer 2024 Passport to Nature Events
Couchiching Conservancy Summer 2024 Passport to Nature Events —submittedAll of June Looking to explore a new region but don’t know where to go? We’ve got your itinerary planned for you! This do-it-yourself road trip takes you to a globally rare landscape with over 200...
Carley Hall – Information and Updates
Carley HallSummer 2024 Information and Updates by Kelly Skinner-MeyerHello everyone, Spring is here and what a glorious spring it has been! Lots of rain to help the gardens, grass and crops grow. Life in the Carley Valley has been a beehive of activity with the...
Oro-Medonte Ganaraska Hiking Club – June and July Hikes 2024
Oro-Medonte Ganaraska Hiking Club June and July Hikes 2024 —submitted Anyone is welcome to join in on any of the following events. Please bring drinking water on all hikes; hiking boots and poles are recommended. The Oro-Medonte Club does not hike in July and...
Coulson Concerts Summer 2024
Coulson Past and Present and... Coulson Concerts Summer 2024 by Anne WalkerThe "little white church" has stood watch at the top of Coulson hill on the Horseshoe Valley Road for over 140 years. Built in 1881, it was closed as a place of worship in the 1960s but has...
Digressions and Ramblings…
Digressions by D’reen the Ramblings ofDoreen Uren SimmonsHi Dear Readers: I'm back, at the most beautiful time of the year. Throw off the winter clothes and duvets. Get out the gardening tools and open your eyes to the glories all around. First come the Wood poppies,...
Speaking of Wildlife: Ocellus the Resident Bobcat
Speaking of Wildlife Ocellus the Resident Bobcat by Jamie ProctorWelcome to the fifteenth column describing the animals of Speaking of Wildlife: Ontario animals that can’t be released back into the wilderness of Ontario due to injuries or habituation to humans. Today...
Canoe Tripping with Kids: Some Advice and an Experience
Canoe Tripping with Kids:Some Advice and an Experience by Gillian LowryA few years ago, we bravely took our four and six-year-old kids on a week long canoe trip. We had been taking the kids out in the canoe their whole lives, starting first as babies for short jaunts,...
Millennial Perspectives: Friends and Family
Millennial Perspectives and Impressions Friends and Family by Laura ProctorFound family. It’s a popular phrase now, but has been used for years in circles like the LGBTQ2S+ community and with individuals who grew up in abusive households. It originated in these groups...
Ask Risha — On Feeling Stuck
Ask Risha On Feeling Stuck by Risha YorkeI answer questions about personal and professional development.Send your questions in to risha@yorkemotivational.com I am feeling left behind by my friends. They are doing new and exciting things and I’m stuck in the same...
Bruce Cockburn To Be Inducted into Mariposa Hall of Fame
Bruce Cockburn To Be Inducted into Mariposa Hall of Fame July 2024 The Mariposa Folk Festival will enshrine Bruce Cockburn in its Hall of Fame at this year’s festival, July 5 – 7, at Tudhope Park in Orillia. —submitted
Pop-up Farmers’ Markets make it easy to shop local!
June Pop-up Farmers’ Markets at Leacock Museum and Port of Orillia The Orillia Farmers’ Market is excited to announce two special pop-up markets this spring and summer. The first market is happening on Sunday, June 9, 2024 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Leacock Museum. The...