http://www.midlandfreepress.com Recent Local News en-us Copyright: (c) 2012 www.midlandfreepress.com, All rights reserved. http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3563350 Shots rang out in a field behind Norwood District High School. American soldiers pushed forward, trying to get a foothold as they fought the British.[...] Wed, 16 May 2012 13:40:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3563350 129816492000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557866 On May 1, 2012 the Rotary Club of Penetanguishene convened for their weekly meeting at La Cle d'la Baie in Penetanguishene. The Club members enjoyed an uplifting presentation by Gunter Koch filled with success stories of the Midland Area Reading Council (MARC).[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557866 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557867 NOVICE KINGS WIN The Orillia Securitas novice Kings won their first game of the season, 6-5, over the Huntsville Hawks. Keese Zugehoer led the scoring for the Kings with three goals while Gabe Neely potted a pair.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557867 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557869 I don't think any of us should be surprised with cutbacks to bloated bureaucracies.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557869 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557870 I must take the time to respond to Rod Jackson's Open Letter to Minister Laurel Broten. My concern lies with Mr. Jackson's lack of facts. I am dismayed at his assertions that the rights of children are being violated, and that Educational Assistants are restraining students.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557870 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557871 Last Friday evening 300 ticket holders attended a Heritage Dinner hosted by the Huronia Museum at the North Simcoe Sports & Recreation Centre to kick off a year of events commemorating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557871 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557873 In October 2010 descendants of the original Beausoleil Band' answered a cry from their hungry ancestors to help them find peace and comfort in knowing they are not forgotten.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557873 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557875 MIDLAND -Commissioner Chris Lewis responded publicly Friday to concerns being raised by some OPP-policed municipalities about policing costs.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557875 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557877 Mother's Day is just around the corner and this year, let's give mom a fabulous gift designed just for her. No more predictable flowers. This year, we are going to think outside the gift box and get creative and personal with our gifts.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557877 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557878 Sports fans have come to know Jennifer Hedger as the cohost of the evening edition of TSN's Sportscentre but she has always had a love for sports. Hedger grew up in Lambeth, a small town on the outskirts of London, Ont.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557878 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557880 QMI -A First Nation encampment at the Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum has packed up and moved on. The group has moved their protest to Penetanguishene.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557880 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557881 The Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) will now be able to force every manufacturing business to use their members. The new "Open for Business Act, 2010", recently passed by the Ontario government and currently waiting royal assent.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557881 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557884 Sudbury's Health Science North ( "HSN"), like many other hospitals in Canada, is in crisis. Recent Emergency room wait times are 19 hours long, 4th worse in Ontario. As a tertiary health centre, the people of Manitoulin depend on this regional hospital to support our local hospitals and staff.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557884 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557885 An environmentalist who played a role in establishing the Severn Sound Environmental Association has urged five SSEA member municipalities to consider joining a conservation authority.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557885 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557886 A group of local Free Trade supporters are going bananas' in Midland and Penetanguishene this Saturday -literally. Sarah Robbins and members of Free Trade Huronia' will be out in full force this week handing out posters, buttons and free promotional information to the merchants of Midland.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557886 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557887 Ara Mooradian age 15 (St.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557887 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557888 VIGO -Motorists are advised that Vigo Road will be under construction, but still open to traffic, beginning the week of May 7. The surface rehabilitation of Vigo Road will slow traffic on the 7km stretch between Flos Road Four West and County Road 92.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557888 129811263600000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557841 Spare a thought, if you will, for a sad Stephen Harper, last week contemplating his first full year of majority governance. It is almost enough to feel some sympathy for him. Almost.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557841 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557842 International Museum Day gives people an opportunity to look into the past and see what life was like when their ancestors were alive. On Friday May 18th, Centennial Museum in Penetanguishene for the first time will be taking part in a worldwide incentive to celebrate local heritage and culture.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557842 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557843 Brittany Agius is a former player of North Simcoe Girls Hockey. Currently, I she's a first year sports management major and Women's Varsity Hockey player at Brock University. Hockey made a big impression in her life and she wants to give back to the community.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557843 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557844 Burford, ON -Beauti-Tone, Canada's Paint Experts, and Style at Home magazine have once again teamed up, this time to create the new Style at Home Country Colour Collection, 50 fresh shades that take the guesswork out of finding the perfect look.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557844 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557848 Douglas Hunter, a resident of Port McNicoll for 20 years, has been a freelance writer since 1993 and has brought a wide range of interests and experiences to his career, all of which show up throughout his published work.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557848 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557850 When did the NDP stop being the party of guys in hard hats and start being the party of environmentalist snobs at Star-bucks? I despise communism, but there is one aspect of it that I actually miss: The belief in industry.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557850 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557851 Glenn Howard and his Coldwater and District Curling Club rink may have lost the last big curling event of the season, but the team did realize another goal they set for themselves heading into the 2011-12 campaign.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557851 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557852 Re: Stanton's handling of F-35 reckless with taxpayer dollars. When undertaking the most expensive military procurement ever, respect for hard-earned taxpayer dollars should be priority number one.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557852 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557853 Owners of two properties that were registered as subdivisions more than a century ago appear to have won their battle to be able to subdivide the land.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557853 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557854 Developing a code of conduct for trustees will expand on the Simcoe County District School Board's code of ethics, local trustees say. School boards are required to have a code of conduct for trustees in place under the Ministry of Education's Bill 177.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557854 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557855 The plight of residents living on the Attawapiskat reserve began long before news broke last year that some band members were living in conditions resembling a war zone.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557855 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557858 Students from Mundy's Bay Public School and Midland Secondary School joined musical forces in the front yard of Mundy's Bay on Yonge Street earlier this week to celebrate Music Monday, a nationwide event.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557858 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557859 At least six new family physicians have been recruited to come to Midland this year, David Gravelle announced at the Mayors' Day fund-raising breakfast on Friday.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557859 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557860 I need to express my strong, very, very, very, strong anger at the current things the government of Canada is doing with environmental issues. It is wrong to suppress valid environmental concerns for corporate reasons.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557860 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557862 TUMBLING RESULTS (STAFF) --Members of the Barrie Kempettes Gymnastics Club participated competed in the third Ontario Cup qualifier on the weekend in Burlington. Logan Picard finished second in the women's provincial level 'D' for gymnasts 15 years old and above.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557862 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557863 GREBES NESTING IN ONTARIO The grebe family is a group of birds not well known to most people in our area.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557863 129811260000000000 http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557864 RUMMAGE SALE On Saturday May 19, there will be a rummage sale hosted at the All Saints Church hall, 1 Peel Street, Penetanguishene. It will run from 8 a.m. -noon, hosted by: Anglican Church Women.[...] Thu, 10 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3557864 129811260000000000