Top Stories

Today’s top- stories for Barrie residents.

Fractional cottage ownership reshapes property sharing and lake life

Real Estate /

Imagine arriving at the lake and finding not exclusivity, but community. The Canadian dream of owning a cottage along pristine shores has been drifting further out of reach, as rising prices and the gentrification of these cherished landscapes push buyers aside. Enter fractional ownership—a model quietly reshaping who gets to dip their toes in Ontario’s […]

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Can Barrie outpace the rest and win $100,000 for local sport?

News /

At sunrise, Barrie’s parks hum with possibility—sneakers on dewy grass, laughter echoing near splash pads, and a city quietly asking itself: can we move as one? June in Barrie is more than a page on the calendar; it’s a litmus test for community spirit. The ParticipACTION Challenge isn’t simply a contest—it’s a national invitation to

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Barrie Residents Weigh In as Library Expansion Plans Shift

Politics /

Sticker shock rarely elicits applause at city hall, but this week in Barrie, it forced council to swap grand ambition for measured compromise—at least where the city’s next library is concerned. The original vision for Barrie’s south-end library soared to almost 45,000 square feet—a testament to the city’s growth and the belief in libraries as

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Are Barrie’s Hopes for Bigger Families Fading or Just Changing?

Business, News /

Ask a young adult in Barrie what their ideal family looks like, and you’ll likely hear a number smaller than their parents’. The catch? Even that modest vision feels out of reach for many. Barrie is not immune to the forces reshaping family size across Canada. While national headlines trumpet a record-low fertility rate of

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Barrie parents face summer dangers as risky fads refuse to take breaks

Op-ed / Rant /

School’s out, the sun is finally obliging, and Barrie’s parks pulse with laughter. For parents, though, summer comes with its own kind of heat: a constant simmer of concern, made hotter by one more thing to worry about this summer—dangerous social media trends lurking behind innocent screens. It’s easy to dismiss viral challenges as a

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