The latest number released by IGaming Ontario, the agency that oversees on-line gambling in the province, shows some staggering amount people are spending on wagers and a disturbing rise in gambling. Diana Gabriele is a Gambling Counselor with Hôtel-Dieu Healthcare. She told us about the effects of that rise in on-line gambling.

This week on the books column we're getting creative, or rather talking about getting kids to think creatively again. The author of Amelia's Loose Part Art told us about her mission to inspire creativity in kids again.

Just as temperatures began rising again, the first cooling center in Simcoe County is now open. It's operated by the Gilbert Centre in Barrie, a non profit offering various social supports and services.Champagne Thomson is the senior manager of community outreach and fundraising. She told us about the new building.