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Six-storey housing project on the drawing board for Lockhart Road

Six-storey housing project on the drawing board for Lockhart Road

Located east of Yonge Street in south Barrie, development would include 75 street townhouses and multi-residential building with around 75 apartments
'Worst times': Single dad fighting cancer becomes homeless

'Worst times': Single dad fighting cancer becomes homeless

'Everybody's got the right to a home, but it seems like that doesn't apply here,' man says, calls out weak government support system
Good morning, Innisfil!

Good morning, Innisfil!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
BEYOND LOCAL: How social media has amplified and accelerated Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap battle

BEYOND LOCAL: How social media has amplified and accelerated Drake and Kendrick Lamar's rap battle

While rap battles are as old as hip-hop itself, it's the speed and scale that sets this fight apart
York Pride Festival adds trans march, gets boost from province

York Pride Festival adds trans march, gets boost from province

Organization readying for new events at two-day June festival, and gets a $20,000 tourism grant from provincial government
LETTER: Reader says 'no market' for used electric vehicles

LETTER: Reader says 'no market' for used electric vehicles

'Nobody in their right mind will buy a used EV that is going to need an $18,000-plus battery in two to three years'
Local merchant hopes to 'create a movement' with size-inclusive boutique

Local merchant hopes to 'create a movement' with size-inclusive boutique

'Lots of happy tears. Our fitting room, I joke that it’s the energy of all the girls together in the bathroom at the bar,' says BBM Next Door owner
Barrie close to signing off on billboard at Hwy. 400 ONroute

Barrie close to signing off on billboard at Hwy. 400 ONroute

Mayor assured by transportation minister that Barrie will receive promotional advertising on sign, which exceeds what's allowed under city bylaw
Ex-mayor to continue as Springwater adviser on Barrie boundary talks

Ex-mayor to continue as Springwater adviser on Barrie boundary talks

'I haven't found the history lesson very valuable. It’s more like a fireside chat,' says one councillor; Tony Guergis reminds council he dealt with city's annexation of Innisfil land over a decade ago
Diversion necessary as local landfill prepares for closure

Diversion necessary as local landfill prepares for closure

'What we want to do is remove as much as we can of organics from the garbage stream,' Simcoe County's solid waste management director says