Brock residents looking to donate blood will soon have to travel outside the township.
Following scheduled donor clinics in Beaverton on May 11 and Sunderland on Aug. 3, Canadian Blood Services will no longer be hosting the events in Brock.
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A 60-year-old Whitby man has died after a single vehicle collision on Sunday morning (April 29) in Uxbridge. At approximately 7:21 a.m. Sunday, Durham Regional Police were called to Reid Road and Uxbridge Concession Road 8 in Uxbridge, regarding a single motor vehicle collision. A 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck being operated by a 60-year-old male was reportedly travelling east
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The York Regional Police Service continues to work towards establishing a facility for its marine unit along the Lake Simcoe shoreline.
Officers made a presentation to Georgina council last week about plans to build in Jackson’s Point.
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York Regional Police are looking for the public’s help in tracking down a missing teen from Georgina.
Sarah Big Canoe, 18, was last seen on Tuesday (April 24) in the Oshawa area. Her family and investigators are concerned for her well-being and are asking anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact police.
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Seniors in Scugog are expected to have easier access to high quality care after 53 new long-term care beds are made available in Scugog. Granville Anderson, MPP for Durham, was in Port Perry Friday (April 27) along with Southbridge Care Homes Inc. to announce the new beds. These beds are part of the province’s commitment to build 5,000 new beds by 2022
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No charges have yet been laid following a shooting in Cannington last week that left a 38-year-old man dead.
According to police, officers were called to a residence on Hillside Crescent for shots fired around 1 a.m. Friday (April 20). Police located Brian Shane Windsor, a man who resides at the residence, with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Upcoming maintenance work to the railroad tracks will force the closure of Victoria Avenue in Beaverton for a good part of the day Thursday (April 26). CN posted a sign announcing the work in the middle of last week, prompting several residents to voice concerns on social media. Ward 2 Councillor Cyndi Schaffer noted that it wasn’t just residents that
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A representative from the Ministry of Education would like to see an EarlyON Child and Family Centre facilitated at Manilla Hall, as would a Manilla resident. In a letter to the Ministry of Education, included in the agenda package for Monday’s (April 23) council meeting, a resident of Manilla submitted a request that the hall be considered a location for
Read moreTwo men have been arrested and charged following an alleged incident of elder abuse in Georgina.
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A Sunderland singer will be hitting the stage in Uxbridge this weekend as part of the Springtide Music Festival.
Carley Hope, a Grade 11 student at Brock High School, will be performing at 4 p.m. at the Corner House Pub and Grill on Brock Street.
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