Today’s top- stories for Barrie residents.
On a bright July afternoon, the shoreline of Centennial Beach brims with sunbathers and swimmers, but not a tent in sight. For residents and visitors in Barrie, the absence of beach tents is no accident—it’s the result of a city-wide rule shaped by a singular focus: safety and clear sightlines for everyone who visits the […]
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Not long ago, an ordinary trip to the grocery store in Barrie was just that: ordinary. Now, with each careful selection of maple-leaf-branded goods and locally roasted coffee beans, residents signal a subtle act of defiance shaped by forces well beyond city limits. The spark? A trade war ignited by U.S. President Donald Trump, whose
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Seven point one million dollars—that’s the shortfall staring down Orillia’s Catholic school board, and the pressure is more than just numbers on a page. This isn’t the first time Canada’s education sector has faced belt-tightening, but the current deficit has driven Orillia’s Catholic trustees to a crossroads. The board now finds itself intentionally running a
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One figure can shift the mood of an entire town. In June 2025, Innisfil’s average home price rose 2.5 per cent, landing at $936,471, sparking relief for some, concern for others, and curiosity from nearly everyone paying attention. Innisfil’s history is a patchwork of steady growth and unexpected turns. Once a quiet lakeside community, its
Innisfil home prices climb again as June brings fresh momentum Read More »
Chocolate rarely takes centre stage in international trade disputes, but the story unfolding on Canadian grocery shelves suggests even dessert can become a battleground for economic identity. Purdys Chocolatier’s unlikely pivot, driven by a groundswell of buy Canadian sentiment, offers a telling case study—one made possible, paradoxically, by an American president’s penchant for tariffs. For
Purdys’ grocery leap proves buy Canadian is more than a slogan Read More »
June arrived in Simcoe County with a statistic that might roll off most tongues unnoticed: a 1% rise in home prices, settling the region’s average at $948,357. Yet beneath that quiet uptick, the ground shifts—sometimes subtly, sometimes with just enough force to unsettle long-held assumptions about neighbourhood strength and market momentum. Simcoe County’s real estate
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The unremarkable facades along Barrie’s main streets blend into the familiar landscape—until one day, a police cruiser idles at the curb, and the sign on the door quietly flips to ‘closed.’ For months, these mushroom shops operated in full view, their presence so ordinary they seemed invisible. The true risk, it turns out, was hiding
Cracking Down in Barrie as Illegal Mushroom Shops Disappear Read More »
Jonus Palmer’s life ended with a single act of violence, but the silence that followed has echoed far louder through the streets of Barrie. The search for justice is not just a job for police—it’s a challenge for every resident, and today, police need your help. On a summer night in July 2021, 24-year-old Jonus
Reward Offered: $50,000 Could Bring Closure to Barrie Read More »
Smoke curled into the Orillia sky, turning a quiet driveway into the scene of a sudden emergency. Flames devoured a family vehicle, and in those tense moments, safety depended on quick judgement and community resolve. Car fires in residential areas are rare but carry profound risks. In Orillia, such an incident is more than a
Family escapes fiery ordeal as car ignites in driveway Read More »
Sirens pierced the calm of an ordinary Innisfil night in 2011, shattering the illusion of small-town safety and carving a wound that would heal slowly, if at all, in the community’s collective memory. When a local man took the life of his former partner, the event marked a grim milestone in Innisfil’s crime history. The
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