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These stories about the people and places that make us proud to call Barrie home are made possible as part of our Community Leaders Program.

Meet the Barrie area's loyal and committed weather watcher

Meet the Barrie area's loyal and committed weather watcher

John Dunsmore has been keeping track of rain and temperature information for almost 48 years on Ridge Road
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Interest continues to grow as Barrie's first community garden turns 10

Interest continues to grow as Barrie's first community garden turns 10

'The possibilities are boundless,' says city councillor
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'Emotional' links to Indigenous site in south-end Barrie still remain decades later

'Emotional' links to Indigenous site in south-end Barrie still remain decades later

'I can almost picture an Iroquois village here with the longhouses and the people. It’s a really important part of our history here that is going to be lost, unfortunately'
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Barrie blossomed in late 1800s, with gas works, hydro, even an opera house! (6 photos)

Barrie blossomed in late 1800s, with gas works, hydro, even an opera house! (6 photos)

The borough on the bay was evolving, as different technologies and commerce led to the creation of a community
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Feeling the heat? Story about ice harvesting will cool you down

Feeling the heat? Story about ice harvesting will cool you down

The economic spin-off from ice-fishing can be substantial these days, but there was a time when the ice itself was a huge money-maker
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Barrie Central grad's path leads to Order of Canada appointment

Barrie Central grad's path leads to Order of Canada appointment

Tom Lee credits Barrie Central band for successes he found later in life with Ontario Parks and Parks Canada; 'The band kept me in school, it’s that simple. Otherwise, I probably would’ve ended up back on the farm'
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From the fields of Belgium to east-end Barrie

From the fields of Belgium to east-end Barrie

'The first lot Dad sold was up on Codrington Street, at the pie-shaped piece of property' at St. Vincent and Duckworth, says Paul Marshall
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Barrie Jail's construction in 1840s locked up town's status as county seat

Barrie Jail's construction in 1840s locked up town's status as county seat

'It’s absolutely got to stay. It’s a landmark. It’s an important building to Barrie and to the province and an extraordinary building of its time,' says local historian
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Joe Huron's family ties to railway reach back generations (8 photos)

Joe Huron's family ties to railway reach back generations (8 photos)

'My dad, Arnold, was an agent and worked there before that from 1979 to 1993 or ’94, which is when he passed. We were the last two people who actually worked in the building. That’s our claim to fame'
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Hatchet marks on floor recall a bygone era on Blake Street

Hatchet marks on floor recall a bygone era on Blake Street

'The older and more beat up it gets, the more character it has,' owner says of stately Blake Street home that once sported a stable and was a rooming house for boys
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