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Thick smoke curled over Audrey Milligan Park late Saturday afternoon, curling through the branches above clusters of tents and shelters, as city firefighters raced to a blaze threatening Barrie’s oldest homeless encampment. Barrie Fire and Emergency Service crews were dispatched to the scene, a natural area stretching more than eight acres at the corner of […]

Snow still clings to the curb along Tiffin Street, but inside an old paramedic station, a vision for Barrie’s homeless population is taking concrete shape—a vision built on kitchens, urgent-care rooms, and something less tangible: hope. On Wednesday, Barrie Cares unveiled the first phase of its Campus of Care, a project aiming to turn 113

Five minutes on a quiet evening. That’s all it takes to shape the future of policing in South Simcoe, where the heartbeat of a community is about to echo through the halls of law enforcement. Residents of South Simcoe and local stakeholders have been called to action by the South Simcoe Police Service, which has

Fifteen digital eyes watch over Barrie’s busy intersections, their purpose shifting subtly from traffic counts to a broader vision: protecting the community day and night. Barrie Police Service has begun using the city’s network of traffic management cameras, a system once reserved solely for city staff monitoring bottlenecks and rush hour headaches. This move, announced

Twisted metal shone under the streetlights as officers arrived on County Road 56, finding a vehicle battered in a ditch and another overturned, its undercarriage exposed to the October night. On Saturday evening in Essa Township, a collision between two vehicles brought an abrupt halt to the quiet along County Road 56, between 20 and

Excavators and orange cones have become the signature of Barrie’s south end, as the city prepares to reshape its future through a web of critical infrastructure work. With growth moving faster than rush hour traffic, Barrie’s planners are betting big on a series of upgrades meant to keep up with surging housing demand and evolving

On a crisp October afternoon, a routine speed enforcement operation on Highway 11 near Orillia quickly escalated into a striking reminder of the risks unauthorized shotguns pose on our roads. Provincial police in Severn Township, keeping a close eye out for dangerous driving, pulled over a northbound vehicle travelling at 126 kilometres per hour near

Barrie’s decision to declare a state of emergency over homeless encampments sent ripples through neighbouring communities, prompting questions that reached the corridors of Orillia’s city hall. Yet Orillia chose a different path, one marked by deliberation rather than dramatic declarations. Homeless encampments have emerged as a stark symbol of urban struggle across Simcoe County. Barrie’s

Sirens split the calm of a Sunday morning in Simcoe as police converged on Head Street South, the hush of routine broken by a crime that would leave a lasting mark on the community. On October 5, 2025, the Norfolk County OPP responded to a call at a residence on Head Street South. What they