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Barrie Food Bank kicks off annual holiday drive

Barrie Food Bank kicks off annual holiday drive

Organization looking to raise $350,000 and collect 200,000 pounds of food this month
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Colts trade Haight to Saginaw for bevy of draft picks

Colts trade Haight to Saginaw for bevy of draft picks

Barrie receives second-round picks in 2024, 2025 and 2026, as well as third-round selections in 2025 and 2026 for Minnesota Wild prospect
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'Let's do this': Lucy's Place welcomes new residents

'Let's do this': Lucy's Place welcomes new residents

Modular addition at Essa Road facility started as six shipping containers, but officials say 'they are not recognizable as such anymore'
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Over $12,600 in local gift cards up for grabs in BarrieToday’s Holiday Gift Card Auction!

Over $12,600 in local gift cards up for grabs in BarrieToday’s Holiday Gift Card Auction!

Get your holiday shopping done by bidding on discounted gift cards to local businesses
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Connexus Church surprises attendees with 'reverse offering'

Connexus Church surprises attendees with 'reverse offering'

Those in attendance at recent service invited to take money, do good in community
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Two Bradford schools placed in lockdown (update: lifted)

Two Bradford schools placed in lockdown (update: lifted)

Bradford District High School and Fieldcrest Elementary School went into lockdown around 10:30 a.m.; Police on scene confirm everyone is safe in the schools
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Request for noise-bylaw exemption at construction site denied

Request for noise-bylaw exemption at construction site denied

'The construction of this building has impacted the neighbourhood with a lot of truck traffic, noise and lighting at night,' ward councillor says of Johnson Street project
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Newmarket school-bus driver charged with impaired

Newmarket school-bus driver charged with impaired

Man stopped at a RIDE check Wednesday morning in Aurora; York Regional Police say there were no passengers on the bus at the time
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Indoor gun-range proposal misses the target with council

Indoor gun-range proposal misses the target with council

'We find that we can probably fill this with 5,000 members within a few months, based on our research,' says shooting range proponent
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LETTER: Government 'bargaining away Ontario’s heritage'

LETTER: Government 'bargaining away Ontario’s heritage'

'Shame on this entire government for lying that this bill is necessary to create affordable housing,' says letter writer
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