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BURSZTYN: Microplastics and Barrie company's 'secret process'

BURSZTYN: Microplastics and Barrie company's 'secret process'

Greenwell Plastics helping to remedy situation by using some of the 2.8 million tonnes of waste plastic Canadians send to landfill yearly, writes science columnist
'Fabulous' new Shivers & Sizzles festival on tap in Orillia

'Fabulous' new Shivers & Sizzles festival on tap in Orillia

Inaugural event in April will feature 'incredible music lineup', ice-carving presentation and interactive drumming performance geared toward children
Community invited to Ramadan event in Innisfil

Community invited to Ramadan event in Innisfil

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at hosting event Monday
Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House opens in Orillia

Stacked Pancake & Breakfast House opens in Orillia

'Orillia people are awesome, and we are excited to be able to provide high-quality breakfast food for them. I’m getting goosebumps just talking about it,' says owner
'Verging on ridiculous': Neighbours say Yonge St. projects too big

'Verging on ridiculous': Neighbours say Yonge St. projects too big

Public meetings will be held Wednesday, March 22 for pair of seven-storey buildings at Yonge Street and Maclaren Avenue
'Pretty nuts': High-energy comedy show coming to The Queens

'Pretty nuts': High-energy comedy show coming to The Queens

'My act is typically an hour and 15 minutes and it's like firing me and my story out of a cannon,' stand-up comic Eric Johnston says ahead of March 24 show
REMEMBER THIS: Brentwood murders — Part 1

REMEMBER THIS: Brentwood murders — Part 1

Dispute ended with fatality, rocking this once-peaceful community in present-day Clearview Township
Traffic moving again after crash on Hwy. 400

Traffic moving again after crash on Hwy. 400

Police have received reports of vehicles going the wrong way
Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival on tap for early April

Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival on tap for early April

Event set to take place April 1-2 at the Tiffin Conservation Area, west of Barrie
LETTER: AG choosing chief justice alone is 'interference'

LETTER: AG choosing chief justice alone is 'interference'

'The interference cannot get more obvious than the attorney general choosing the chief justice without independent input,' says letter writer