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Residents invited to get closer look at city's transit hub plans

Residents invited to get closer look at city's transit hub plans

Project consists of building an inter-regional transit hub in the Allandale area, as well as a mini transit hub downtown
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BarrieToday columnist wins Ontario Nature award

BarrieToday columnist wins Ontario Nature award

'My way is to let everyone know why these protesters are protesting. If they are not aware, they don’t get it and they won’t care,' says David Hawke
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Ontario reports 384 new COVID cases Wednesday

Ontario reports 384 new COVID cases Wednesday

Today's update includes 722 recoveries, 33 new hospitalizations and 12 deaths
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First phase of waterfront towers project gets green light at city hall

First phase of waterfront towers project gets green light at city hall

'The way Barrie has grown out over the last several decades, paving over precious farmland, is completely unsustainable,' Coun. Keenan Aylwin says
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VIDEO: Check out this loon feeding underwater in Kempenfelt Bay

VIDEO: Check out this loon feeding underwater in Kempenfelt Bay

Barrie photographer Kevin Biskaborn captures aquatic life in Kempenfelt Bay
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City staff to take closer look at speeding, noise on Lakeshore Drive

City staff to take closer look at speeding, noise on Lakeshore Drive

'Regular enforcement is a must,' Cathy Colebatch says of issues along Barrie’s waterfront
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COLUMN: Reporter pays tribute to her first editor – her dad

COLUMN: Reporter pays tribute to her first editor – her dad

Reporter Jessica Owen recalls important conversations and life lessons from her dad
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Good morning, Barrie!

Good morning, Barrie!

Don't sweat the small stuff
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Boat had lights on when it was hit by vessel operated by Linda O'Leary: witness

Boat had lights on when it was hit by vessel operated by Linda O'Leary: witness

Richard Ruh told an Ontario court the boat he was aboard had its navigation lights on at the time of the late-night crash that killed 2 people
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Local Indigenous leaders laud province's $10M probe of residential schools

Local Indigenous leaders laud province's $10M probe of residential schools

'Seeing those truths come out, and then acknowledging those truths, doing something about it, and then helping each other move on, that’s what reconciliation is,' says elder
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