General minimum wage increase of 35 cents per hour
Posted October 1, 2026
Ontario is increasing its minimum wage from $17.60 to $17.95 an hour, starting today.
Alliston drug dealer from Adjala arrested
Posted October 8, 2026
Nottawasaga Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Huronia West CSCU and Central Region Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE), arrested and charged an individual following a months-long drug trafficking investigation in Alliston.
Grant to help serve approximately 2,650 patients each year at Matthews
Posted October 8, 2026
The Ontario government is providing $1,078,000 in one-time funding to continue the palliative-focused community support service (CSS) pilot program at Matthews House Hospice, on behalf of Stevenson Memorial Hospital.
Modified e-bike operator facing multiple charges
Posted October 7, 2026
Nottawasaga OPP arrested and charged the driver of a modified e-bike with criminal and higway traffic infractions following a stop on Young Street in Alliston.
Fake license plate stop in Alliston turns into drug bust, two arrested
Posted October 6, 2026
Nottawasaga OPP arrested two individuals and laid multiple drug trafficking and driving related charges following a traffic stop in Alliston early yesterday morning.
Alliston emerges as key link in proposed Simcoe County transit expansion
Posted October 6, 2026
Alliston could become a regional transit hub under a proposed Simcoe County LINX expansion that would connect New Tecumseth with Barrie, CFB Borden, Essa and South Simcoe while giving Honda workers dedicated bus service to its manufacturing plant.
Project will extend Ontario’s HOV network by connecting to existing HOV lanes
Posted October 5, 2026
The Ontario government has awarded AECOM the detail design contract to advance the widening of Highway 400 from six to 10 lanes between Highway 9 and the future Bradford Bypass (Highway 425).
Nottawasaga part of drug raid with Dufferin, cocaine, fentanyl seized
Posted October 1, 2026
Dufferin Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), assisted by the Caledon, Muskoka, Collingwood and Nottawasaga CSCUs, executed search warrants Sept. 11, following an investigation started in April of 2026 into the trafficking of controlled substances within Dufferin County.
Truck safety blitz takes 10 out of service
Posted October 1, 2026
Nottawasaga OPP, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Barrie Enforcement Office, conducted a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) enforcement blitz on September 30, 2026, in the area of County Road 90.
