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With workplace vaccine mandates becoming more common, what rules must employers follow?

With workplace vaccine mandates becoming more common, what rules must employers follow?

Employers in the private sector have the right to impose mandatory vaccination requirements, but they will have to show specific reasons
Curbside collection to start early tomorrow due to heat wave

Curbside collection to start early tomorrow due to heat wave

City reminds residents where they can stay cool during this week's heat wave
Woman finds new life for old magazine racks to create free library, food pantries in Barrie

Woman finds new life for old magazine racks to create free library, food pantries in Barrie

Oro-Medonte woman's Little Free Library and Pantry offer tangible way for people to give back to their community
21 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe-Muskoka Tuesday, 6 in Barrie

21 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe-Muskoka Tuesday, 6 in Barrie

Included in today's new cases are 10 unvaccinated individuals, five partially vaccinated people, and six fully vaccinated people.
Barrie-area girls help lead Ontario to gold at inaugural hockey tournament in Edmonton

Barrie-area girls help lead Ontario to gold at inaugural hockey tournament in Edmonton

Barrie Sharks players Mae Severn, Keira Owen, Kate Stuart, Willow Davidson and Renee Lapointe take part in War of the Roses
Swim advisory posted at Centennial Beach

Swim advisory posted at Centennial Beach

Resampling of the beach water expected to take place today
EVERYTHING KING: Good things may come in small packages, but 'wrap rage' is real

EVERYTHING KING: Good things may come in small packages, but 'wrap rage' is real

Whether it's heat-sealed blister packs or clam shells, do you struggle to open packages? This week, Wendy unpacks a whole bunch of problems
Beware of cottage rental scam in Muskoka: OPP

Beware of cottage rental scam in Muskoka: OPP

When the renter arrives to check in at the cottage they believe they have rented, it is not a rental at all, OPP say
Adopt Me: Nelly loves to play fetch (adopted)

Adopt Me: Nelly loves to play fetch (adopted)

She would prefer to be the only pet in the home, with older children
Time running out to apply for Village Media’s Journalism Scholarship

Time running out to apply for Village Media’s Journalism Scholarship

Journalism students invited to submit an essay for a chance to receive a $1,000 scholarship toward their post-secondary education