Seymour Streets

E-scooters, symbols of urban mobility and technological change, are testing the boundaries of tradition and progress in Barrie. As the city expands, the question of their rightful place on streets, trails, or bike paths has ignited public discussion that reaches beyond mere convenience. Since the Ontario Ministry of Transportation launched its e-scooter pilot in 2020, […]

Steel beams and plywood carcasses cast long shadows at 700 Mapleview Drive East, where silence once lingered over the half-built shells of Barrie’s forgotten subdivision. For months, the site stood as a modest monument to derailed ambition and economic uncertainty, its fate bound by the tangle of receivership—a concept most residents prefer to avoid until

Late night along Huronia Road, the world narrows to flashing lights and the uneasy hush that follows disaster. A Barrie man loses his life on a stretch of asphalt in the south end, and the city is left with more questions than answers about the enduring threat of dangerous driving. On Wednesday night, emergency crews

The hum of anticipation is almost audible at first light as shovels and boots converge on Orillia’s compost pick-up sites. Here, under the open sky and among neighbours, a modest mountain of nutrient-rich earth promises transformation for gardens and grass strips alike. But time—and supply—are running short. Each summer, Orillia’s compost program opens the gates

One man’s critical injury on Bayfield Street this week has prompted residents to examine the safety of pedestrian crossings near Barrie’s bustling plazas—a question that gains new urgency every time another accident makes headlines. Bayfield Street is more than a thoroughfare. It’s a central artery lined with busy plazas, drawing shoppers, commuters, and families. The

September mornings in Orillia have a way of transforming determination into action. At Tudhope Park, footsteps and laughter blend with a purpose that runs deeper than any finish line: the relentless pursuit of a world without cancer. The city’s relationship with the Terry Fox Run stretches back nearly three decades, rooted in the memory of

Red and white banners fluttered in the summer breeze on Harvie Settlement Road, a sight too bold for even the most stoic passerby to ignore. In Orillia, the friendly rivalry of the inaugural flag challenge quickly became a test of not just national pride, but neighbourly resolve—and Harvie Settlement Road emerged as the city’s most

In the small hours of Sunday night, violence pierced the calm of Orillia, leaving a man in his 40s fighting for recovery and a community hungering for answers. Paramedics arrived swiftly after reports of an assault, finding the injured man and rushing him first to the local hospital. The severity of his wounds demanded more

Blue skies and laughter faded swiftly at Wildwood Conservation Area, east of St. Marys, when an ordinary Sunday evening unravelled into tragedy. A family’s day at the water’s edge ended in heartbreak as a search unfolded beneath the waning summer sun. On July 20, a 13-year-old girl from Hamilton, visiting the conservation area with her