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TurtleFest emerges from its shell Sunday at Scales Nature Park

TurtleFest emerges from its shell Sunday at Scales Nature Park

Focused on conservation efforts, event returns to Oro-Medonte facility after three-year hiatus
Ontario Trillium Foundation grant aids Barrie legion upgrades

Ontario Trillium Foundation grant aids Barrie legion upgrades

The grant, which was awarded late in 2022, was more than $144,000 and helped replace St. Vincent Street building’s 50-year-old boiler
'It's scary': Shooting rocks 'quiet' Victoria Harbour

'It's scary': Shooting rocks 'quiet' Victoria Harbour

'I never thought it would be a shooting here in our quiet little village,' says Victoria Harbour resident after man gunned down outside his home
Longtime doc looks back on career, changes in emergency medicine

Longtime doc looks back on career, changes in emergency medicine

Dr. Tom Armstrong, who recently retired from RVH, gravitated toward the ER because no day was ever the same; 'You never knew what was coming in'
Driver charged after boy struck at Innisfil crosswalk

Driver charged after boy struck at Innisfil crosswalk

Victim, 14, sustained non-life-threatening injuries in Wednesday afternoon incident near Innisfil Beach Road and Adullam Avenue
You'll see more military vehicles on area roads starting tomorrow

You'll see more military vehicles on area roads starting tomorrow

Increase part of major exercise taking place in Meaford; affected local roadways include Hwy. 11 and 26
CHEF'S TABLE: Zucchini is the 'workhorse of the garden'

CHEF'S TABLE: Zucchini is the 'workhorse of the garden'

Zucchini thrives in temperate climates and is very easy to cultivate, says food columnist, but they can produce significant yields which can sometimes be overwhelming!
GO service on Barrie Line ramped up during CNE

GO service on Barrie Line ramped up during CNE

Riders on Barrie Line can expect additional service outside morning and evening rush hours, as well as weekend service between Union Station and Aurora GO
GUEST COLUMN: Conservation key in climate-change fight

GUEST COLUMN: Conservation key in climate-change fight

Land protected by conservation authority, including Minesing Wetlands, helps 'reduce the effects of a changing climate'
May Court Club of Barrie hands out awards to 17 students

May Court Club of Barrie hands out awards to 17 students

Students heading to post-secondary school receive $2,000 each