Politics

Floodlights rarely shine brighter than when a community is asked to steer the course of its schools. The Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) has handed the microphone to its public, inviting feedback on the 2026-27 school year calendar—a decision with ripple effects across families, staff, and students. The SCDSB, headquartered in Midhurst, is soliciting […]

City councillors in Barrie have set their sights on a new approach to keeping intersections safe, voting to pursue provincial approval for a red-light camera program. The move signals both urgency and frustration in the ongoing quest to reduce collisions and protect residents. Traffic lights in Barrie are more than a routine stop—they are the

Surveyors’ tape flutters on the edge of farmland, marking not just a field but the battleground for Barrie’s bold bid to expand its borders into Springwater—a contest where local governance, provincial mandates, and millions of dollars converge. For Barrie, the push to redraw its northern boundary is no mere cartographer’s whim. Driven by rapid population

As Barrie council prepares to chart the city’s future, local leaders face a trio of critical decisions: the 2026 municipal budget, the implementation of red-light cameras, and the fate of library funding. These deliberations will shape not only finances but also the daily lives of residents. City councillors are poised to examine budget proposals that

Political ambitions rarely unfold as neatly as a campaign poster promises, and at Barrie city hall, speculation is running high about mayor Alex Nuttall’s next move as the 2026 municipal election draws closer. Nuttall, who claimed the mayor’s seat four years ago, has so far kept his plans as tightly guarded as a budget draft

Papers shuffled, voices echoed, and tension simmered as Barrie’s municipal workers sat across from city officials, each side acutely aware that the future of hybrid work for 600 employees was now the main card on the bargaining table. CUPE Local 2380, representing municipal staff whose jobs span everything from parks maintenance to bylaw enforcement, has

Questions that once lingered in Barrie’s school corridors will soon find a new home, as Ontario commands the creation of Student and Family Support Offices across every board in the province. The Ministry of Education’s latest directive, set to affect Simcoe County and beyond, is reshaping the landscape of school governance. This move follows a

Flashing bulbs and silent lenses will soon vanish from Barrie’s roads, as speed cameras are shut down and a new era of traffic safety dawns across Ontario. Barrie’s automated speed enforcement (ASE) program, active since December 2023, faces its official sunset after the Ontario government banned speed cameras provincewide. November 15 marks the deadline, with

Provincial dollars have vanished from Simcoe County paramedic funding just as significant gains were being made in emergency response times, leaving officials and communities staring down the risk of longer waits and fewer resources. A program that once drew praise for its ability to cut paramedic off-load times at Simcoe hospitals now faces a $400,000