GB Humane Society Pet Calendar is Now Available

On behalf of Simcoe County Council, Warden Cal Patterson presented a cheque in the amount of $1,200,467 to Dan Carriere, President and CEO of Southlake Regional Health Centre.
The funding will be used to support the delivery of cancer care through the Regional Cancer Program at Southlake, projected to see a six-fold increase in patient visits by 2012.
“The County of Simcoe is continuing to honour our financial commitment to health care,” said Warden Cal Patterson. “This is just one of many significant investments in regional hospitals through the Simcoe County Hospital Alliance that County Council will be making to ensure our residents have access to high-quality health care here at home.”

In 2007, County Council committed $30 million in funding to the Simcoe County Hospital Alliance (SCHA) over a 10-year period to provide support for hospital capital projects. This SCHA is comprised of all the hospitals in the area, which provide care for County residents.
“The County of Simcoe and its residents have forever transformed the lives of cancer patients and their families in our area, with their generous support of the Stronach Regional Cancer Centre”, said Dan Carriere, President and CEO of Southlake Regional Health Centre. “At Southlake, we are deeply committed to delivering the most advanced model of cancer care, ensuring that our patients can count on the best care available and improved quality of life – with the help of Simcoe County, we can now fulfill that promise”.
The County of Simcoe is composed of sixteen member municipalities and provides crucial public services to County residents in addition to providing paramedic and social services to the separated cities of Barrie and Orillia. Visit our website at simcoe.ca.

The Silver Creek Wetlands are one step closer to being protected and in public hands.

The Silver Creek Wetland is one of the last remaining coastal wetlands on southern Georgian Bay and it provides a variety of important biological, social and hydro-geological functions including flood control, water purification and sediment containment. The Silver Creek itself is the habitat for many species of fish including Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout and Chinook Salmon. The surrounding wetland is home to as many as 124 species of birds, numerous species of plants and the endangered spotted turtle. The Silver Creek Wetland is identified in the Town's planning documents as Category 1 Fish Habitat and Category 1 Provincially Significant Wetland - Silver Creek Wetland Complex.

In order to ensure that this rare environmental asset is preserved for future generations, Collingwood Council has had the foresight to secure an agreement with those who currently control the property that will ensure that the environmentally significant portions of the wetland are transferred into public hands. There will be more information in the coming weeks, and a formal announcement and dedication will be planned for the spring of 2011.

CIBC Run for the Cure

Mayor Chris Carrier brings greetings to over 1000 participants in the CIBC Run for the Cure Sunday morning in Collingwood. The 6th annual event raised 178,722.85 thus far. These monies will go along way to the elimination of breast cancer. The public awareness and edcuation campaing associated with such a strong event is invaluable and a huge thank you to Ms. Jen McNicol the Collingwood Run organizer. The Collingwood Run is host to neighbouring communities and visitors from all over Simcoe Grey, congratulations on a job so very well done!