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This week in BarrieToday+: Put your feet up and relax with a summer staycation valued at $400!

Plus, do you know an aspiring journalist? Village Media has launched a scholarship program to support journalism students
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+Members can enjoy food and fun from their own home with a chance to win a summer staycation valued at $400! +Members can enter daily, and don't forget to answer the poll for an extra entry. Contest closes July 31st.

Happening this week for BarrieToday+ members:

Too hot to cook? +Members can enter for a chance to win a $50 gift card from Baton Rouge! Don't forget to answer the poll and visit the Baton Rouge website to gain extra entries. Contest closes July 21st.

Here is another example of how the BarrieToday+ membership program is continuing to support and grow local journalism. We've launched a scholarship program to support journalism students! Students who are enrolled in a journalism program for the fall are invited to submit an essay for a chance to receive a $1,000 scholarship toward their post-secondary education. A sincere thank you to our BarrieToday+ members for helping to fund local journalism and assist us in our effort to strengthen communities!

+Member Benefit Alert!! Get your +member updates right to your mobile phone.  Our +members can get free daily texts with an insider view on Barrie news and +membership updates. This is your chance to text us questions or give us feedback and comments. Sign up today and join the two way conversation!

Do you have something to say? Ever dreamed of being a writer? We know everyone has a point of view and we want to know yours. Whether it's a story, an opinion piece, or a letter to the editor, we want to hear from you. If you have ever dreamed of being published this is your chance to do just that for millions to read across the Village Media Network.  Check your +member dashboard to read past selections or to submit yours today.

Local reporter Shawn Gibson brings us a review of The Ghost Watchers which debuted last Wednesday and consists of nine stops in Barrie's downtown.

Member-only offers from our +partners:

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10% off God's Country Clothing apparel

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

Congratulations Lynne M., winner of a $50 gift card from The Mexican House!

Last week, reporter Bob Bruton questioned what 'transparency' really means at city hall. "Real transparency is rare because the powers that be are unwilling to share everything with us for reasons that just don’t wash," he writes.

Become a BarrieToday+ member today!

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