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Tillsonburg Helping Hand Food Bank coordinator Samantha Hamilton is asking area residents to consider donating food when making seasonal giving decisions.

When Porter Huffman and Colton Lawrence first gathered loose Canadian Tire money from around their homes at age six, they never imagined a simple idea, “Let’s help other kids have a great Christmas,” would grow into a community tradition that would touch hundreds of families.

The St. Marys Firefighters U13 A Boys St. Marys Rock captured gold at the Collingwood Regional Silver Stick Nov. 13-16.

If holiday spirit could be bottled, downtown Paris uncorked it Friday night. After nine long months of construction, residents poured into Grand River Street North on November 21st for the unveiling of the refreshed streetscape and the 17th Annual Jingle Bell Night, an evening that sparkled with the same joyful energy you’d expect from a classic Christmas movie. It was pure magic from the moment the crowds began to gather. As families strolled down the wider sidewalks, many

Members of Oxford County Council recently had their first look at next year’s document, which comes in with an operating budget of $227.8 million and a capital portion of $127.9 million.

Stratford Festival actress Barbara Fulton took to the stage at the Stratford Perth Museum on Nov. 15 to read Linda Webster’s “To Flush or Not to Flush,” a story chronicling her mother’s act of private protest when the City of Stratford changed its water-usage fee sometime in 1992, charging property owners a flat rate.

Paris Jewellers has been robbed for the fifth time in recent years, according to the Stratford Police Service.

This year’s Remembrance Day ceremony at the Norfolk War Memorial marked the 100th year it was held at the Carillon Tower in Simcoe. Bigger wreaths with bigger poppies were used in honour of the 100th anniversary. “All of the wreaths that were placed (at Carillon Tower), they were not the traditional ones that you see at all the cenotaphs,” said James Christison, president of Royal Canadian Legion, Simcoe Branch 79.

Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital and Alexandra Hospital Ingersoll are two of five health care facilities in the province being added to an innovate program to assist patients to transition from hospital to home.

The Ford government passed legislation that abruptly ended speed-camera programs across Ontario, but affected municipalities are being offered a pot of money to implement other traffic-calming measures.

Work is well underway in New Hamburg on a new Nithview long-term-care home, and going hand-in-hand with it is an outdoor development along the Nith River flats.

Tri-County Mennonite Homes’ (TCMH) second annual fundraising dinner was a big success last Saturday, with the event furthering the organization’s mission of building a new Nithview long-term care home in New Hamburg.

New Hamburg author Nancy Silcox has just released a biography detailing the storied career and life of former Ontario Deputy Minister of Culture, and her late brother-in-law, David Silcox – the result of three years of research into a man who worked his whole life to have Canadian art recognized internationally and at home.

Wilmot Township council has selected nine people to sit on a community steering committee to guide the next phase of the Prime Ministers Path project.

With colourful lights, festive crafts and visits from Santa Claus, there will be no shortage of opportunities for locals to embrace the holiday spirit.

The St. Marys DCVI Senior Girls Basketball team, backed by one of the craziest crowds in DCVI sports history, won the WOSSAA single A championship with a 39-27 win over London’s Monseigneur-Bruyère, earning the Salukis an OFSAA berth.

A new Primary Care Access Clinic opened in Paris on Nov. 10, marking the latest step in a regional effort to help residents without a family doctor or nurse practitioner receive timely, team-based care. The Brantford site launched one week earlier on Nov. 3, while the Simcoe clinic, on which the entire model is based, has already been operating successfully for six months. The three clinics, developed through the Brantford, Brant, Norfolk Ontario Health Team (BBNOHT), are op

After direction was brought forward by Wilmot Mayor Natasha Salonen earlier this year to have staff bring forward a policy outlining the process for a regular review of council pay, staff recently presented that policy to township council for feedback before it is officially approved.

Members of Oxford County council had their first look at next year’s document, which comes with an operating budget of $227.8 million and a capital budget of $127.9 million.

Don’t look now, but New Hamburg is creeping up the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s (PJHL) Doherty Division standings after a pair of weekend wins.