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Remembrance Day is this edition’s theme.
Community – Remembrance Day services across Simcoe County. County opens modular winter housing site in Barrie. Pony Club launches fall programming. Local newspaper featured with CTV during Blue Jays coverage.
Human Interest – Tribute to Wye Marsh owl Casper, beloved ambassador and education bird. Midland artisan grows Bayshore Designs flower-preservation and resin business.
Opinion – Concerns over Canada Post strike disrupting community news delivery. Advocacy for better support for local journalism. Letter challenges federal farmland acquisition in Clearview.
Local Politics – Tiny raises short-term rental fees. Springwater Mayor responds to controversy over boundary discussions with Barrie. Province launches Simcoe addiction and homelessness recovery hub.
Arts & Heritage – “The War Show” at MCC honours veterans, paired with local military history exhibits.
Business – Spotlight on Bayshore Designs’ creative growth and custom memorial pieces.
Sports – Hockey updates for Harvesters and Kings. Elmvale horseshoe league wraps. Curling standings posted. Midland speed cameras stir public debate.
By Linda Belcourt
This community is not being affected by the latest Canada Post rotating strike — for now!
The Ontario Community Newspaper Association, of which I am a member, has provided a list of all post offices and facilities that are currently not handling Neighbourhood Mail. Neighbourhood Mail is what this paper is delivered by; it is essentially non-addressed mail sent by picking postal codes. Flyers also use Neighbourhood Mail, and newspapser are being called flyers by CUPW. People can opt of of flyers but not newspapers. In general, newspapers in Northern and Eastern Ontario are unaffected. However, those in the GTA, Niagara, and Southwestern Ontario are likely to have their Neighbourhood Mail delivery curtailed.
Latest round of rotating strikes (from the Canada Post website, Nov. 11, 2025):
- November 4, 2025: Cobourg (Ont.) and London (Ont.)
- November 3, 2025: CUPW in Ontario (excluding Metro-Toronto and central regions) will not be processing or delivering Neighbourhood Mail.
- October 20, 2025: CUPW in Quebec (excluding the Metro-Montréal region) will not be processing or delivering Neighbourhood Mail.
This affects around 425 postal offices.
Can you imagine the day I meet the transport truck at the Barrie Post Office, carrying 23,000 copies of the paper, only to have nowhere to unload them? I can take 5,000 copies in my truck for news stands, but the rest? I sit on pins and needles on delivery day waiting to see whether the doors are open or not.
If this upsets you, dear reader, please contact your MP and let them know how this affects you and your access to local news.
Elmvale Harvester Schedule
Pre-Season Exhibition Game
Home Games
Sat. Nov. 8 @ 8:00 PM vs. Georgian Bay Applekings
Sun. Nov. 23 @ 4:30 PM vs. Minto 81’s
Sat. Dec. 6 @ 8:00 PM vs. Saugeen Winterhawks
Sat. Dec. 13 @ 8:00 PM vs. Creemore Coyotes
Sun. Dec. 21 @ 4:00 PM vs. Durham Thundercats
Sat. Jan. 3 @ 8:00 PM vs. Lucknow Lancers
Sun. Jan. 11 @ 4:30 PM vs. Minto 81’s
Sat. Jan. 17 @ 8:00 PM vs. Georgian Bay Applekings
Sat. Jan. 31 @ 8:00 PM vs. Shelburne Muskies
Away Games
Fri. Oct. 3 @ 8:30 PM at Saugeen Winterhawks
Fri. Oct. 17 @ 8:30 PM at Georgian Bay Applekings
Sat. Oct. 18 @ 7:00 PM at Ripley Wolves
Fri. Oct. 24 @ 8:30 PM at Durham Thundercats
Sun. Nov. 9 @ 1:00 PM at Minto 81’s
Sat. Nov. 15 @ 7:30 PM at Lucknow Lancers
Sun. Nov. 16 @ 1:30 PM at Shelburne Muskies
Sat. Nov. 29 @ 7:30 PM at Creemore Coyotes
Sat. Dec. 20 @ 7:30 PM at Creemore Coyotes
Sat. Jan. 10 @ 7:00 PM at Ripley Wolves
BIA BOARD MEETING:
November 26th- 5:30PM
Thompson Fireplaces & Living Spaces
