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Area group supports #LeaveTheLeaves over #NoMowMay

Area group supports #LeaveTheLeaves over #NoMowMay

'We all know plants, pollinators and all sorts of wildlife are different here in North America,' says Pollinate Collingwood rep
City offers online portal for permit applications

City offers online portal for permit applications

Barrie residents can also use portal to request inspections, apply for grants
City's curbside textile collection taking place next week

City's curbside textile collection taking place next week

Items will be picked up May 8-12; Barrie has two curbside textile collections per year and the next will take place in September
County seeks feedback on housing strategies

County seeks feedback on housing strategies

Public input will help inform different strategies in the works
OPP recover body of missing fisherman from Bass Lake

OPP recover body of missing fisherman from Bass Lake

OPP had been searching since 47-year-old Orillia man did not return from fishing excursion Friday afternoon
Special events on tap for Drinking Water Week in Barrie

Special events on tap for Drinking Water Week in Barrie

Residents invited to tour Surface Water Treatment Plant in city's south end on May 10
Tale of two SCS cities: How does Guelph stack up to Barrie?

Tale of two SCS cities: How does Guelph stack up to Barrie?

'It’s natural for people to feel worried, especially if they have no direct experience with addiction,' says health official in Guelph. 'We anticipated this and worked hard to remove the stigma that too often surrounds addiction'
Two people injured in morning crash on Hwy. 400: OPP

Two people injured in morning crash on Hwy. 400: OPP

Driver, passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries in collision Wednesday
Still no timeline on when province could say yay or nay to SCS

Still no timeline on when province could say yay or nay to SCS

'We’re in a process now of waiting to hear back and we don’t have any timeline on when we might. They don’t provide you with any timeline,' public health official says of provincial decision
'Impressed and inspired': Georgian hands out Awards of Distinction

'Impressed and inspired': Georgian hands out Awards of Distinction

Family of late South Simcoe police officer Const. Morgan Russell accepts college's Distinguished Alumni Award on his behalf