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'It’s not just about having a place to live, but also about ensuring they have the proper service in place to support the families,' Salvation Army official says of Lillian Crescent facility

'The city continues to optimize our spending to proactively renew our assets before they fail,' says city official

'We came here from Ukraine in the first week of May and one day looked on the internet for somewhere to play chess,' says local mom

'To me, a cookbook shelf has always seemed to be a subtle way of peeking into a person’s life,' writes food columnist

Prize packs up for grabs through Noella Window Decorating Contest

'This could have ended very, very differently and we are just grateful that it didn’t,' says Barrie police official

Ford putting 'profit above the safety and well-being of Ontarians' and refusing to learn from the lessons of Hurricane Hazel, laments reader

'Once again you are not hearing the cacophony of voices begging you to cancel Bill 23,' says letter writer

221 cases reported last week, up from 157 the week before in Simcoe-Muskoka

'The lights come on when it starts getting dark, and they kind of light up the road just over the hill sometimes. It kind of looks like a cheap casino,' says Barrie man bringing joy to neighbourhood