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The ever-dramatic Danford Roche (5 photos)

The ever-dramatic Danford Roche (5 photos)

BarrieToday's 'Remember This?' has returned! In this week's column, Mary Harris highlights the life and dramatics of businessman Danford Roche
The Candy Man can, and he did until retiring in 1951 (4 phtoos)

The Candy Man can, and he did until retiring in 1951 (4 phtoos)

A sweet look back at Olympia Candy Works in this week's Remember This
Glory days of the Brookdale Park Inn (5 photos)

Glory days of the Brookdale Park Inn (5 photos)

This week's Remember This showcases the grandeur of this 'hip and modern' downtown hotel
Tales from the Jungle (4 photos)

Tales from the Jungle (4 photos)

In this week's Remember This, Mary Harris remembers those hit hardest by the Great Depression
Roll on, Glebe Block! (4 photos)

Roll on, Glebe Block! (4 photos)

In this week's Remember This, Mary Harris salutes a city block almost destroyed by fire – three times
The Duff tragedy (4 photos)

The Duff tragedy (4 photos)

In this week's edition of Remember This, Mary Harris tells the story of a tragic fire in Barrie
It's cold, so how about we talk Barrie summers of long ago?

It's cold, so how about we talk Barrie summers of long ago?

In this special New Year's Day edition of Remember This, Mary Harris takes us on a journey to Big Bay Point
The boy and the gallows: Part 3 (4 photos)

The boy and the gallows: Part 3 (4 photos)

In this week's Remember This, Mary Harris concludes her story about Lloyd Simcoe, the last man hanged at the Barrie Jail
The boy and the gallows: Part 2 (4 photos)

The boy and the gallows: Part 2 (4 photos)

In this week's Remember This, Mary Harris continues the story about Lloyd Simcoe, the last man hanged at the Barrie Jail
The boy and the gallows: Part 1

The boy and the gallows: Part 1

In this week's Remember This, Mary Harris tells the first part of the story about the last man hanged at the Barrie jail