Seymour Streets

One summer barrier can’t keep Barrie’s sun seekers from their favourite escape. With construction closing off the northern entrance to Innisfil Beach Park, families and friends are finding fresh ways to soak up the season’s best moments. The determination to enjoy fun in the sun shines brighter than any detour. The northern access, specifically off

Park-goers in Ontario may soon do a double-take as a curious machine glides across the sand, its silhouette uncannily reminiscent of a Zamboni, yet its mission far from the chill of hockey rinks. This summer, Ontario’s parks welcome Canada’s first robotic beach cleaner—a machine whose very shape is a wink to the province’s hockey heritage

Grey dusk settles over Barrie’s sidewalks, where the line between shelter and exposure is drawn not by walls, but by circumstance. Across Simcoe County, a quiet transformation is unfolding: outreach teams are stepping into the margins, determined not to let anyone slip through the cracks. Assertive street outreach, as rolled out by Simcoe County and

Every morning in Barrie and Orillia, a small team takes to the streets with a mission: to meet unsheltered residents on their own ground, offering support that adapts to the shifting seasons and urgent realities of homelessness. The challenge of homelessness in Simcoe County is neither new nor simple. Traditional shelters and warming centres, while

Just after sunrise, the calm of Midland’s streets broke as police converged on two unsuspecting addresses, their purpose clear and their resolve even clearer. On June 18, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) orchestrated a carefully planned operation in Midland and Penetanguishene, drawing on expertise from multiple detachments. This was no routine patrol; it was a

Orange light sliced through the dawn haze as Muskoka Beach Road erupted into chaos, the silence of early morning broken by sirens and the snap of burning timber. For residents roused by the sharp smell of smoke and the distant thrum of firefighting engines, June 19 will be etched into memory for all the wrong

The hum of conversations drifts from Barrie’s patios as the summer sun dips, but this year, something new joins the chorus—the steady presence of more police officers, weaving through the heart of downtown’s nightlife. Summer 2025 is poised to reshape the rhythm of Barrie’s downtown evenings. With an influx of 17 additional officers—up from last

On a brisk June morning, as excavators churned up the familiar ground of Rose Street, Barrie residents looked on—not just at a construction site, but at the foundation of a future built for everyone. Here, the Simcoe Project moves from blueprint to reality, anchoring a promise: community benefit, not just concrete and steel. The county’s

Even in a city built on the steady rhythms of daily life, a quiet transformation can ripple from the unlikeliest of places—a bus stop by Lally Terrace, a new route on Mabern Street, or a connection reached across King Street. This week, Barrie’s Transit ON Demand zones redrew the map for thousands, offering a glimpse