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BEYOND LOCAL: Grocery co-ops an alternative to corporate grocers amid anger, mistrust: experts

BEYOND LOCAL: Grocery co-ops an alternative to corporate grocers amid anger, mistrust: experts

Co-operatives are found in many forms, from agricultural co-ops to grocery stores, gas stations and car-shares
'Amazing' volunteers keep local mountain biking club on track

'Amazing' volunteers keep local mountain biking club on track

Club members can ride on more than 170 km of well-maintained trails throughout local forests; 'You can't beat it,' says one of club's 1,000 members
Essa Township eyes fee increases to recoup rising costs

Essa Township eyes fee increases to recoup rising costs

Township to hold public meeting on proposed hikes May 15, which includes everything from fence fees to building permits
Assisted dying pioneer tells her patients’ stories

Assisted dying pioneer tells her patients’ stories

A family physician for 50 years, Toronto author Dr. Jean Marmoreo believes in ‘cradle-to-grave care,’ and always wanted to be able to end her patients’ suffering on their own terms
Barrie's new Transit ON Demand gets mixed reviews from riders

Barrie's new Transit ON Demand gets mixed reviews from riders

One rider is concerned about wait times, while another is 'really happy with this new idea'
Poll: Liberals would likely gain support with a new leader

Poll: Liberals would likely gain support with a new leader

The federal Liberals have the potential to gain votes from the Greens and NDP, and firm up their own support, if Justin Trudeau resigned and the party had a new leader going into the next election, an online poll showed this week
Residents urged to don green for Children's Mental Health Week

Residents urged to don green for Children's Mental Health Week

Colour green 'represents hope, growth, and transformation,' says New Path CEO
BEYOND LOCAL: Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’

BEYOND LOCAL: Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’

In other words, young people who don’t identify as readers are reading books at a higher rate than their generational cohorts as a whole
Ex-environment minister to speak with Greenbelt coalition head

Ex-environment minister to speak with Greenbelt coalition head

May 7 webinar with Catherine McKenna, Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition executive director open to public
TRILLIUM TALK: Search is on for deleted Greenbelt records

TRILLIUM TALK: Search is on for deleted Greenbelt records

Every Sunday morning, one of our legislative reporters from The Trillium provides an inside look at the week that was in Ontario politics — and the week ahead