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Bob Bruton

Bob Bruton

Bob Bruton began his newspaper career as a sports/news reporter and photographer in 1982 with the Strathroy Age-Dispatch, just outside of London, Ont. He came to Barrie in 1985, joining the Examiner’s sports department until 1988 before moving to the newsroom where he covered city hall, wrote editorials, columns and features until the paper closed in November 2017. He became a full-time member of the Barrie Today news team in December 2020.

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Recent Work by Bob

'Important day': City marks National Day of Mourning for workers

'Important day': City marks National Day of Mourning for workers

'Now is no time for half measures. Occupational disease is the highest killer of workers in Ontario,' says labour official
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'Shocking': Number of speed-camera tickets exceeds expectations

'Shocking': Number of speed-camera tickets exceeds expectations

Barrie council debates whether more people should be hired to due to volume of tickets being handed out
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Council looking to put charge into Barrie's electric vehicle system

Council looking to put charge into Barrie's electric vehicle system

'I don’t think this falls within the city’s scope of core business, nor do I think it should,' says Coun. Bryn Hamilton
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City moved to act on wiping out theatre company's deficit

City moved to act on wiping out theatre company's deficit

'Theatre by the Bay is requesting urgent assistance. A combination of pandemic-related factors led to a deficit,' says artistic director
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Councillors vote to shore up Kempenfest but push self-sufficiency

Councillors vote to shore up Kempenfest but push self-sufficiency

'Try to get the money from fundraising and the private sector, and if that isn’t successful … then come back and let us know,' says mayor
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Funding for pedestrian crosswalk on Hurst Dr. to get closer look

Funding for pedestrian crosswalk on Hurst Dr. to get closer look

'I’ll be making sure this is a worthy investment and will look at opportunities to strengthen the case,' says ward councillor
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Speed-camera administrative penalty being considered by council

Speed-camera administrative penalty being considered by council

'The $17 is not added to the penalty of the ticket. It is an internal cost,' says city official
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City of Barrie, Emterra roll out first look at new garbage trucks

City of Barrie, Emterra roll out first look at new garbage trucks

'We will do our utmost to ensure that our services are delivered efficiently, safely and consistently every single day,' says company official ahead of May 1 changeover
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Administrative penalty could save city money processing tickets (update)

Administrative penalty could save city money processing tickets (update)

'The driver/owner does not pay for it. It is not included in the speeding ticket. It is the cost of running the program,' says city spokesperson
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Big concern? Hwy. 400 ONroute billboard on the blink with council

Big concern? Hwy. 400 ONroute billboard on the blink with council

Company official says Barrie is the only municipality that has applied its sign-bylaw regulations to proposed digital billboards
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