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This week in BarrieToday+: Check out who won $1000 from Ontario Clothing Company!

Plus, Shawn Gibson answers some age-old questions
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Gerry N. will stand out from the crowd with some new threads!. Congatulations Gerry, winner of $1000 in gift cards from Ontario Clothing Company!

If you have the travel bug, watch for a brand new contest later this month! We will have an exciting trip giveaway from Flair Airlines!

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This week, BarrieToday reporter Shawn Gibson tries to answer some age-old questions, such as whether pineapple belongs on pizza, is wearing socks to bed appropriate, and calling out people who lather their Kraft Dinner with ketchup. These are things that keep him up at night, kind of like sticking to his guns that Die Hard is not a Christmas movie. Ho-ho-ho.   

Also, columnist Wendy King says all she wants is good customer service. In this week's Everything King, Wendy says she is all about buying local and has bought into that mantra, but also wants service to be kept local, too, not to mention high quality. 

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And if you missed it, here's what happened last week:

Thank you to those who attended our free virtual sit down with Garth Lund, the Chief Commercial Officer of Flair Airlines.

Last week, BarrieToday reporter Marg. Bruineman looks back the lengthy murder trial  and subsequent appeal that overturned the conviction  involving Bill Vanderheyden, who recently died after contracting COVID-19. Marg. speaks to Vanderheyden's ex-wife and also looks back on some of her own memories from covering the bizarre trial, which at the time became the longest criminal trial in Canadian history. 

Also, BarrieToday community editor Raymond Bowe wrote about a brazen theft that happened just outside the city limits and how what may seem like petty crimes can quickly turn tragic. Such was the case in August 2007 when Midhurst resident Rob Plunkett, a 43-year-old detective constable with York Regional Police, was killed while trying to arrest a suspect involved in a string of air-bag thefts in Markham. Raymond was assigned to cover the sombre news conference that day down in York Region as a crime reporter. Plunkett, who was heavily involved in Special Olympics, left behind a wife and three children.

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