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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 […]

Blue bins lined Toronto’s curbs last Tuesday, their familiar hue concealing a storm of numbers and negotiations. While neighbours sorted milk cartons from mail flyers, far above, provincial officials and industry leaders weighed the economics of a recycling system on the brink of upheaval. Ontario’s blue box program has long stood as a symbol of

Numbers alone don’t tell the story of Canada’s military: new faces line up at recruitment centres, eager to serve, yet the ranks continue to thin as experienced members quietly depart. The real measure of a nation’s defence isn’t just how many join—but how many stay. The so-called retention crisis has become the Canadian Armed Forces’

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

Measles is making headlines again, and not for reasons anyone would celebrate. In Canada, the sudden spike in cases has exposed more than just waning immunity—it’s laid bare the absence of a unified system to track and respond to vaccine-preventable diseases. Canada’s outgoing chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, spent her career navigating public

On June 21, 2025, communities across Canada mark National Indigenous Peoples Day with a tapestry of events that speak not only to history, but to the living reality of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Today’s celebrations are more than festivals—they are acts of collective memory and commitment to reconciliation. First observed in 1996, Indigenous

Saturday in Barrie isn’t just another day—it’s a canvas for skateboarding dreams, where wheels spin and community spirit rolls forward. This weekend, Go Skateboarding Day at Georgian College turns Saturday into a festival of movement, learning, and togetherness, all anchored in the simple but powerful act of skateboarding. Go Skateboarding Day began as a grassroots

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