Seymour Streets

On an ordinary Sunday, the first ripple of change can slip beneath the surface of a city almost unnoticed—unless you happen to be waiting at an empty bus stop, phone in hand, wondering if your neighbourhood finally made the map. This June, Barrie residents in the city’s south won’t have to wonder much longer. Barrie […]

A thick, smoky veil drapes over Barrie’s skyline, muting the usual vibrancy of June. It’s not the city’s first brush with wildfire haze this year, and judging by Environment Canada’s latest warnings, it won’t be the last. Wildfire smoke has become a relentless character in Simcoe County’s story, creeping through open windows, settling on porches,

Every spring, the annual CAA Worst Roads campaign reads like a roll call of Ontario’s most infamous potholes and headaches. This year, as Banwell Road in Windsor claims the dubious honour of worst in the Southwest, Barrie drivers might well breathe a sigh of relief—because, truth be told, it could be worse. Roads shape the

Dawn broke over Barrie with the uneasy clarity of a missing truck and the quiet hum of a city waking to the realities of modern crime. What began as a routine morning for one local resident—empty driveway, cup of coffee cooling on the counter—quickly became the starting point for a story that threads together old-fashioned

Every street in Barrie is about to gain a new, unmistakable accessory: a set of waste carts, delivered directly to driveways beginning June 16. For residents, readiness isn’t just recommended—it’s essential as the city ushers in automated cart collection, a significant change in how waste makes its journey from home to curb. Barrie’s move to

Smoke carried on the wind has become a harbinger of upheaval for many in northwestern Ontario, yet for Barrie, it signals something else—the test of an emergency plan and a city’s willingness to act as sanctuary. This season’s wildfires, flaring with renewed urgency, have forced hundreds from homes in remote communities. The Webequie First Nation,

A convoy of protesters lines a dusty road in Edgewood, British Columbia, their resolve matched only by the tension in the spring air. At Universal Ostrich Farms, hundreds of imposing birds strut behind wire fences—unaware they have become the epicentre of Canada’s latest public health standoff. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently confirmed a

School hallways in Ontario echo with both the promise of education and the persistence of inequality. The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s 29 calls to action offer not just a critique, but a pathway—one that school boards across the province, including Simcoe County, are now pressed to tread with urgency. The Dreams Delayed report, released after

Dense smoke curling above the North Simcoe Sports and Recreation Centre on May 27, 2025, transformed a routine morning into a test of Midland’s readiness and resolve. Shortly before 11 a.m., the familiar hum of activity at the recreation hub was replaced by the urgent arrival of fire crews, paramedics, and police. The North Simcoe