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Parrysound.com is a reliable provider of local news, catering to audiences in Parry Sound and the surrounding areas. With a focus on high-quality community journalism, Parrysound.com offers daily updates and information designed to inform, engage, and empower its readers while fostering a sense of community. In addition to news, the team also produces three magazines: Algonquin Life, Muskoka Life, and Parry Sound Life. The website is the digital home for former weekly newspapers that served the region, such as the Parry Sound Beacon Star and the Parry Sound North Star. These award-winning publications, which are part of Metroland Media Group Ltd., a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, transitioned to a fully digital format on September 15, 2023.

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‘Our people will suffer’: Ontario approves changes to environmental laws amid opposition from First Nations, Town of Parry Sound

2 days ago | parrysound.com | Julián Chaves

The provincial government has passed the controversial Bill 5 amid opposition including Anishinabkek Nation, which demanded its “immediate withdrawal.”The bill, Protecting Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, was approved on Wednesday, June 4 at its third and final reading at Queen’s Park.
Speed enforcement cameras are coming to Parry Sound this month. Here is all you need to know

2 days ago | parrysound.com | Julián Chaves

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To Rent or Own: Navigating major appliance decisions in real estate. Here’s why buying or renting big ticket items matters

3 days ago | parrysound.com | Lindsay Smith

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‘We’re back’: Automotive business reopens in Parry Sound after closing during the COVID-19 pandemic

4 days ago | parrysound.com | Julián Chaves

Northern Automotive is back in business. Bob Krasnozon and Jane Robinson have reopened their automotive centre in Parry Sound, at 31 Parry Sound Rd.The business partners operated Northern Automotive in McKellar, until it closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. After working in other shops in the area, the couple decided to reopen their own automotive centre.
Parry Sound physiotherapist’s license revoked

1 week ago | parrysound.com | Julián Chaves

The college’s disciplinary committee first suspended Patricia Vogel’s license before revoking it as of April 11. In 2021, the college learned that Vogel didn’t “respond to a patient’s request for their clinical record,” according to the college disciplinary committee’s decision document posted on the Canadian Legal Information Institute website.
Parry Sound physiotherapist’s licence revoked

1 week ago | parrysound.com | Julián Chaves

The college’s disciplinary committee first suspended Patricia Vogel’s licence before revoking it as of April 11. In 2021, the college learned that Vogel didn’t “respond to a patient’s request for their clinical record,” according to the college disciplinary committee’s decision document posted on the Canadian Legal Information Institute website.
Canada Post asks for vote on its ‘final offers’

1 week ago | parrysound.com | Mike Pearson

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‘Truly a shame’: Thousands of dollars are going down the drain to repair Parry Sound’s public washrooms. Here is what the town could do to keep them open

1 week ago | parrysound.com | Julián Chaves

How much money are Parry Sound residents paying to keep public washrooms working? The town says thousands of dollars go toward washrooms each year, with only one open year-round. Parry Sound has three sets of town-maintained washrooms that are not attached to a recreation centre. One downtown at the corner of Seguin Street and Gibson Street (open year-round) one at Waubuno Beach and one recently renovated at the town dock (both closed for the winter).
NNDSB ‘won’t help parents’ cover costs for new playground at Parry Sound Public School. Here is why

1 week ago | parrysound.com | Julián Chaves

Parents of Parry Sound Public School are still working to raise the money needed for the school’s youngest students to have a larger playground with new equipment. Parry Sound Public School opened September 2015. ‘Very disheartened’: Parry Sound Public School’s parent council fundraising for new playground, raises concerns about sandbox drainage issuesThrough multiple fundraising initiatives, parents have raised around $14,500 this year and about $37,300 since they started.
Would Ontario’s Bill 17 get more houses built in Parry Sound area? Here is what we know — and what we don’t

2 weeks ago | parrysound.com | Julián Chaves

A new bill has municipal planning departments across the province thinking. That’s what Seguin Township Mayor Ann MacDiarmid said about Bill 17 (Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act), recently tabled by the Ontario government. “The bill kind of surprised everybody, including all the planners across the province, because of the changes it proposes,” said MacDiarmid.