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Come mid-July, Barrie Transit users may be paying to ride again

Come mid-July, Barrie Transit users may be paying to ride again

Free transit is currently in place until at least July 2
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Good morning, Barrie!

Good morning, Barrie!

Have an amazing day
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Parking rates slated to more than triple for out-of-towners at waterfront

Parking rates slated to more than triple for out-of-towners at waterfront

Councillors give initial approval to hike the city's waterfront parking rates from $3 to $10 hourly, pending final approval next week
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Nurses fight for their right to fair pay (6 photos)

Nurses fight for their right to fair pay (6 photos)

‘We’re just tired of not being treated like our counterparts,’ says local nurse
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Midland golf club closed Saturday after member tested positive for COVID

Midland golf club closed Saturday after member tested positive for COVID

Woman has been living at her seasonal home for last couple of months and was asymptomatic, club representative says
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Retail workers seeing both the good and bad in people since reopening

Retail workers seeing both the good and bad in people since reopening

'I wear a face shield and I’ve had people tell me I was a sheep for believing the hype,' says one worker
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Barrie police traffic unit lays 157 charges during first week back

Barrie police traffic unit lays 157 charges during first week back

Unit had been redeployed to front-line calls as part of the force’s COVID-19 response
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Barrie driver identified in fatal crash south of Elmvale (update)

Barrie driver identified in fatal crash south of Elmvale (update)

Collision took place around 11 a.m. on County Road 27, south of Flos Road 7
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New vertical farming company looks to change the way people shop

New vertical farming company looks to change the way people shop

'Canadian consumers are demanding greater transparency about the food they eat and that demand has never been more urgent,' says president
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Downtown BIA reminds businesses about garbage collection

Downtown BIA reminds businesses about garbage collection

Business association says it received 'several' complaints over the weekend
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