Under the glare of council chamber lights, Barrie’s elected officials prepare to weigh a plan that could alter the rhythm of Ardagh Road, testing the city’s vision for neighbourhood growth. Tonight, Barrie city council faces a decision that extends beyond mere paperwork. At the heart of their agenda is a rezoning application for a 1.21-acre […]
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Provincial dollars have vanished from Simcoe County paramedic funding just as significant gains were being made in emergency response times, leaving officials and communities staring down the risk of longer waits and fewer resources. A program that once drew praise for its ability to cut paramedic off-load times at Simcoe hospitals now faces a $400,000
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Red lights blinked through the pre-dawn stillness on Mapleview Drive West, slicing the quiet as police responded to alarms ringing from a local car dealership. By sunrise, Barrie’s south end had a new story to tell—a break-in, a senior suspect, and a reminder that crime knows no age. At precisely 2:16 a.m. on November 10,
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In Barrie, rents climb while families shrink, tightening the squeeze on would-be renters and homeowners alike. What once felt like a suburban safe haven now teeters under the weight of escalating costs and fewer hands to share the burden. Barrie’s housing market, like much of Canada, is wrestling with the classic law of supply and
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Darkness settled quietly over Milligan’s Pond Monday night, broken only by the sudden glow of flames as fire tore through an abandoned encampment, forcing Barrie’s firefighters into action. Crew members responded swiftly to the wooded area off Boys Street after alerts came in around 9 p.m., finding a blaze consuming typical encampment debris across a
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Construction cranes seldom wait for bureaucracy, yet in Simcoe County, red tape has long dictated the pace of housing. That may be about to change. On November 3, 2025, Simcoe County signalled a turning point in its approach to local housing by launching a strategy designed to break the bottleneck in development approvals. Known as
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Two familiar names, an unfamiliar silence: Barrie police have sounded the alarm after two residents vanished, possibly behind the wheel of a marked U-Haul truck or van, leaving a neighbourhood on edge and a community on alert. Sacha Charles and Antonie Chimenti, both 46, were last spotted on McVeigh Drive in north Barrie, somewhere between
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At 8:00 a.m., Dunlop Street usually hums with the rhythm of daily life—until the sound was abruptly replaced by sirens and the flash of police lights, halting Barrie’s west end in its tracks. On Wednesday morning, a marked Barrie Police Service cruiser, its emergency equipment fully engaged, collided with a vehicle travelling north on Ferndale
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It’s that time of year when Barrie’s city forestry crews, bundled in visibility vests and wielding pruners, take to the boulevards with a singular mission: keep the streets safe, the sidewalks passable, and the trees standing tall and healthy. The annual autumn pruning program is no mere cosmetic sweep. Each fall, teams of qualified workers
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Rush hour in Barrie is about to look very different as Metrolinx brings new options for local commuters, responding to the city’s rising demand for efficient transit connections. Beginning October 27, GO Transit is rolling out additional train trips on the Barrie line as part of a broader regional service upgrade. The updated schedule, announced
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