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REMEMBER THIS: Sanitary inspector had concerns over manure outside establishments

REMEMBER THIS: Sanitary inspector had concerns over manure outside establishments

Without the livery stables of old, and the horses and conveyances held within, nothing and nobody would be going anywhere
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REMEMBER THIS: Looking back at the early days of wreckers (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Looking back at the early days of wreckers (4 photos)

The towing industry has changed a lot from the days when only a small number of local garages even had a wrecker
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REMEMBER THIS: The bold, bad, and beautiful of Barrie’s history (5 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: The bold, bad, and beautiful of Barrie’s history (5 photos)

To celebrate Remember This hitting a milestone of 200 articles, we look back at some of Mary Harris' favourite stories
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REMEMBER THIS: 100 summers past (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: 100 summers past (4 photos)

Things certainly have changed much over the years, with speeding vehicles and humidity still among the common complaints
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REMEMBER THIS: Chimney sweepers wore many hats (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Chimney sweepers wore many hats (4 photos)

Looking back at chimney sweeping in old Barrie, a job that was hazardous, dirty and difficult to perform, not to mention low-paying and underappreciated
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REMEMBER THIS: The life of a travelling shoe salesman (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: The life of a travelling shoe salesman (4 photos)

For several generations of the Griffiths family, their sole occupation was selling footwear
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REMEMBER THIS: The thankless job of being Barrie's nightwatchman (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: The thankless job of being Barrie's nightwatchman (4 photos)

Whenever there was a fire or a crime, the followup question was always, 'Well, where was the nightwatchman?'
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REMEMBER THIS: Gunfight on the Government Dock, Part Two (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Gunfight on the Government Dock, Part Two (4 photos)

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REMEMBER THIS: Gunfight on the Government Dock, Part One (4 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Gunfight on the Government Dock, Part One (4 photos)

On July 7, 1897, a detective was sitting in the train station, having a chat with a local doctor, when he spied three out-of-place characters
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REMEMBER THIS: Going back in time on Highway 400 (9 photos)

REMEMBER THIS: Going back in time on Highway 400 (9 photos)

After six years of construction, the new highway to Barrie opened on Sept. 6, 1951, but more changes will happen in the coming years
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