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7 COVID deaths, 19 new hospitalizations in region: health unit

7 COVID deaths, 19 new hospitalizations in region: health unit

Wastewater sampling from Collingwood shows the virus DNA is present but not increasing
Open Air Dunlop cranked up for Bike the Night this weekend

Open Air Dunlop cranked up for Bike the Night this weekend

Bike the Night is a lit-up guided community, family-friendly bicycle ride through downtown Barrie and beyond
LETTER: Candidates 'should be ashamed' for skipping forum

LETTER: Candidates 'should be ashamed' for skipping forum

'Despite their refusal to engage with the public in all-candidates meetings, they have the nerve to ask us to re-elect them,' letter writer says
LETTER: Should PFDs be compulsory on our waterways?

LETTER: Should PFDs be compulsory on our waterways?

Making PFD use compulsory in boats would be equally ineffective, unnecessary and unacceptable, laments letter writer
Long overdue work being completed at downtown library

Long overdue work being completed at downtown library

The work, which is expected to finish in mid-October, includes landscaping and other upgrades at a total cost of $1.455 million
Good morning, Barrie!

Good morning, Barrie!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
INSIDE THE VILLAGE: The economy is teetering — how worried should you be?

INSIDE THE VILLAGE: The economy is teetering — how worried should you be?

Episode 17 of the podcast: Inflation is raging, interest rates are rising, and house values are plummeting. Feeling a bit nervous? You're definitely not alone
At Gilda's Club, laughter and kinship are good medicine

At Gilda's Club, laughter and kinship are good medicine

'If you have stand in the reception area, you may hear the laughter coming from the kitchen, especially when the ladies are baking,' says Patricia Gilbert, who helped spearhead the Barrie project in 1998
Missing woman found safe in the lake after daylong search

Missing woman found safe in the lake after daylong search

'The most incredible thing is this is a very happy ending to a very long day,' says Barrie police official
Realtors seeing 'sustained downturns' in area real estate sales

Realtors seeing 'sustained downturns' in area real estate sales

Year-to-date, the number of non-waterfront homes sold in the Lakelands Region (Meaford to Muskoka) is down by about 34 per cent