Barrie on July 1 isn’t just a dot on the map—it’s a living canvas, splashed with red and white, where every crazy Canadian comes out to play. The hum of anticipation travels the length of the waterfront, carrying whispers of fireworks and laughter, and the promise of one more story to add to the town’s […]
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If you thought Barrie summers couldn’t get any more fun, think again. Right as Canada Day hits, pedal pubs are shifting gears, with the Ford government’s new legislation letting them serve alcohol across Ontario. For folks who crave a bit of laughter and camaraderie on the move, this policy change is about to crank the
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Chlorine, bromine, and a dash of community vigilance—recent pool closures in Simcoe County weren’t just a matter of paperwork or chemical charts. They were a wake-up call, one that would ultimately set the stage for safer swimming and a determined march toward reopening. Public pools in Simcoe County have always been more than rectangles of
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Saturday in Barrie isn’t just another day—it’s a canvas for skateboarding dreams, where wheels spin and community spirit rolls forward. This weekend, Go Skateboarding Day at Georgian College turns Saturday into a festival of movement, learning, and togetherness, all anchored in the simple but powerful act of skateboarding. Go Skateboarding Day began as a grassroots
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Neighbours lined up for coffee and burgers, but the real fuel on McHappy Day was something less tangible—a surge of generosity that rippled through Barrie, transforming loose change and small acts into a lifeline for the city’s most vulnerable newborns. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has long been
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A row of pink plastic flamingos greeted Andy and Corrie Van Dyke as they opened their curtains Thursday morning, turning their Barrie front lawn into a scene of whimsical delight. For these seniors—and the whole neighbourhood—the flock of twenty flamingos was much more than a surprise: it was a sparkling reminder that life’s best moments
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Joy does not arrive quietly in Simcoe County when Father’s Day rolls around. The air hums with anticipation—fathers, children, and grandparents alike scanning the weekend horizon for something extraordinary. This is not a day for socks or neckties. Here, the very notion that father’s day is fun day becomes a promise fulfilled by the community’s
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A city hall flag ripples in the early June breeze, but in Barrie, the fabric of Indigenous history is far richer than a single symbol. This June, the city’s story stretches far beyond municipal banners, weaving music, fire, and film into a tapestry of remembrance and renewal. June in Barrie is marked by more than
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The phones at Heritage Dental Centre fell silent as word trickled in from half a world away: a catastrophic Air India crash in Ahmedabad, names unconfirmed, but the ache of uncertainty settling in fast. In those first moments, all that remained was the sharp taste of disbelief, the kind that sticks in the back of
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Somewhere between the squelch of sun-warmed sand between your toes and the unmistakable crunch of a potato chip in a homemade sandwich, you sense it—it’s that time of year! Not just any summer, but a Canadian summer on the shores of Lake Simcoe, where rituals unfold like old jokes in the family group chat: charming,
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