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Ontario reports 2,169 new COVID cases Friday

Ontario reports 2,169 new COVID cases Friday

Today's report includes 1,675 recoveries, 75 new hospitalizations, and 12 new deaths
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Check out these 2020 Barrie Business Award winners

Check out these 2020 Barrie Business Award winners

Virtual awards ceremony was streamed live on YouTube last night
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Work on Bradford bypass to start as early as this fall

Work on Bradford bypass to start as early as this fall

The Bradford bypass is a 16.2-kilometre, four-lane highway that will connect Highways 400 and 404
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LETTER: Reader feels 'cheated' by council as four-tower project goes ahead

LETTER: Reader feels 'cheated' by council as four-tower project goes ahead

'The hotel is one of my main objections to this ridiculous over-development of this piece of pristine lakefront,' says Barrie resident
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Overcrowded rooming houses, bad landlords could prompt exodus of longtime east-end residents

Overcrowded rooming houses, bad landlords could prompt exodus of longtime east-end residents

'It’s completely unfair to the people who have lived there for years and are raising their families there to see their neighbourhood turn into an investors' jungle,' says councillor
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Good morning, Barrie!

Good morning, Barrie!

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.
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Heavy rainfall to continue through the morning: Environment Canada

Heavy rainfall to continue through the morning: Environment Canada

Additionally, up to 80km/h winds are expected this afternoon, Environment Canada says
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Innisfil may be older, but it was Barrie that took off and began annexing its neighbour

Innisfil may be older, but it was Barrie that took off and began annexing its neighbour

Over several decades, Barrie has swallowed up more and more Innisfil land; 'There were a lot emotions wrapped up in those annexations,' one longtime Innisfil resident recalls
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Have your say on Simcoe County's transportation network

Have your say on Simcoe County's transportation network

Participants can do an online survey from March 25 to April 11
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Check to see if you need permits before you build: NVCA

Check to see if you need permits before you build: NVCA

Check before you make any improvements to your property
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