The Good Lovelies perform at the MCC Friday night

The Good Lovelies perform at the MCC Friday night

http://bit.ly/ZjwdCD The Midland Free Press

They are a great folk band, loved them at Lachine Folk Festival.
Wish I was going to be up at the cottage for this show.

Improvements unveiled for Highway 400 from north of Canal Road to Innisfil Beach Road

Improvements unveiled for Highway 400 from north of Canal Road to Innisfil Beach Road 

http://bit.ly/133QXOP The Barrie Examiner

Through the Major Infrastructure Component of the Building Canada Fund, the governments of Canada and Ontario are each setting aside up to $41.5 million to rehabilitate more than 26 kilometres of Highway 400 from north of Canal Road to Innisfil Beach Road.

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This should be a good thing once it is done. It will be not be fun during the road work. Friday night could be real bad... No time line is given, so I am guessing a year or two before it starts. This could take a few years to complete too.

5 spring cleaning tips for your cottage

5 spring cleaning tips for your cottage

http://bit.ly/111hmwB Cottage Life

Before the fun starts, it's clean up time. For some of the the bigger jobs, help your neighbours or may be they can help you. Maybe you received a pressure washer for Christmas, think about letting your neighbour borrow it, that way you both can finish up early and start the fun

Poll: Canada ranks second to last for amount of vacation time

Poll: Canada ranks second to last for amount of vacation time 

http://bit.ly/XA7v0j Cottage Life

Not a good ranking, they wonder why everyone is stressed out at work, this has to be a contributing factor.

How to spring clean a barbecue from Cottage Life

How to spring clean a barbecue

It greets you the same way it did last year and the one before that, a greasy and corroded indictment of your procrastinatory maintenance skills huddled on your deck. It is your gas barbecue, and you’ve been meaning to “tune it up” since your last batch of sooty lamb chops. Now’s the time, before the cocktails and fat fires of summer are in full swing.

http://bit.ly/Y7jcgA Cottage Life 

If you maintain your barbecue, it will last much longer. 

19th annual Library Garden Tour

The 19th annual Library Garden Tour will feature 15 unique garden properties in Tiny, Tay, Midland and Penetanguishene on Saturday, July 13, 2013 from 9am to 4pm.

Contact information: www.librarygardentour.ca

Documentary captures unique history of francophone people Huronie: histoires et légends

Documentary captures unique history of francophone people 

Stories of missionaries, aboriginals, thieves, a woman in love and more have all been captured on a new video documentary Huronie: histoires et légends.

The double DVD set of 28 stories filmed in the Lafontaine area captures the past and living history of the franco-Ontario people.

http://bit.ly/XsE42g Midland Free Press

The two-hour DVD set is in French with English subtitles and it’s on Youtube at www.youtube.com/user/huronie where one story a week will be posted.

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Looks interesting, history of the area from the French view point. Hope I can find the time to drop in to Clé d’la Baie, 63 Main St., Penetanguishene and buy up a copy 

This Calculator Shows How Much Your Old Busted Fridge Costs You

This Calculator Shows How Much Your Old Busted Fridge Costs You

http://bit.ly/16yhEgD LifeHacker 

The results may surprise you. Do you have an old fridge at the cottage? You may be wasting a lot of energy.

Update on the Municipal Efforts Addressing the Low Water Levels in Georgian Bay

Update on the Municipal Efforts Addressing the Low Water Levels in Georgian Bay 


WHEN: Saturday April 13, 2013  10:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m.
WHERE:  Penetanguishene Memorial Community Centre - Brian Orser Hall
                   61 Maria Street, Penetanguishene

The impact of declining water levels on the Great Lakes has been studied by many groups over the past decade. These studies have assembled significant amounts of scientific fact, proposed a number of underlying causes and considered possible solutions.

For More Information click on the link

http://bit.ly/16vwXXw Town of Penetanguishene

Simcoe County waste changes begin

Simcoe County waste changes begin

http://bit.ly/10uh9QM  Barrie Examiner 

Just a reminder of the changes. Your waste needs to be out on the road by 7:00 AM