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SUNDAY SEVEN: BarrieToday's top stories of the past week

Barrie bakery forced to discard cakes, new speed-camera locations, LifeLabs strike and Clapperton Street discord among top headlines
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Bernd Seyfried, president of Pfalzgraf Patisserie on Saunders Road in Barrie, stands among the hundreds of partially finished cheescakes which are dumpster-bound due to smoke damage from a fire in an adjacent business on Aprol 23.

Editor's note: The following were some of BarrieToday's most widely read stories from the past week.

Barrie bakery forced to toss desserts after fire at adjacent factory

'We could lose a lot of our customers,' says president of Pfalzgraf Patisserie, which has discarded 1,600 cakes during the cleanup process. CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY

Barrie speed cameras on the move again at two new locations

While not yet operational, new sites will be eastbound on Cundles Road East at Livingstone Street, and southbound on Leacock Drive at Gibbon Drive. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY

Clapperton St. residents feel 'betrayed' by committee decision

'It is no surprise that community engagement and voter turnout is so poor, and public trust in all levels of government is dismal,' says downtown Barrie resident. CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY

Man arrested in downtown Barrie, charged with attempted murder

City police say charges stem from March 28 incident on Collier Street where victim was hit on the head with blunt object. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY

Barrie, South Simcoe police may hold key to foiling auto thefts

'Hot-wiring or using a slim jim to get into a car, those days are gone,' says Barrie police chief; local police departments join forces to distribute 10,000 Faraday bags. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY

Cops called as LifeLabs technicians begin strike for better pay

'You’d think after COVID and all that there would be more respect, but there’s a lack of respect and I think that’s what we all feel — we don’t feel respected,' says OPSEU official. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY