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City-ordered audit finds county 'compliant' with services agreement
Nov 27, 2024 · Deloitte LLP report, which cost Barrie taxpayers $45,000, concludes County of Simcoe provides value for services it provides, such as paramedics and long-term care
COLUMN: Lakehead poised to 'inject new life' into downtown Barrie
Nov 27, 2024 · When one door opens, another door closes. With much fanfare last week, Mayor Alex Nuttall announced Lakehead University was coming to downtown Barrie, specifically taking over the main floor of the current transit terminal on Maple Avenue when that facility moves to a site adjacent to the Allandale GO station late next year.. The Lakehead deal has to be approved by city council, but that is a ...
University presence growing in downtown Barrie with new STEM …
Nov 21, 2024 · Barrie will become home to Lakehead University’s STEM Hub beginning in the fall of 2026, it was announced Thursday afternoon. To be located downstairs at 24 Maple Ave., in what’s now the Barrie Transit Terminal, the stand-alone campus will need 7,500 to 10,000 square feet of space, officials said.
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Duo facing slew of charges in car-theft investigation
Nov 27, 2024 · An investigation that began in September and conducted by the Barrie Police-South Simcoe Police Street Crime Auto Theft Unit and the Anti-money Laundering unit, Investigations and Enforcement Bureau of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), resulted in the arrest of two people.
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Barrie, Ontario Obituaries posted regularly at BarrieToday.com. Of Angus, ON, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie, on Friday, December 20 th 2024 in her 89 th year.
Witnesses heard gunshot earlier today as armed standoff with …
Nov 19, 2024 · 1 / 1 A Barrie police tactical officer is seen on top of an armoured vehicle with his rifle at the ready, as a person with a gun is inside a recreational vehicle behind a Bayfield Street business on Thursday afternoon. A cluster of bullet holes can be seen on the upper part of the RV's windshield. Kevin Lamb/BarrieToday Advertisement
Barrie fire crews call to shed blaze at Victoria St. encampment
Nov 24, 2024 · A storage shed fire along Victoria Street was extinguished by Barrie firefighters Sunday morning. Deputy Fire Chief Eric MacFadden said no one was injured during the 5 a.m. blaze, which destroyed the shed.
Newmarket's Southlake hospital unveils new name, plan for future
Nov 27, 2024 · Newmarket’s hospital is getting a new name as Southlake becomes Southlake Health. The hospital, also known formally as the Southlake Regional Health Centre, said Nov. 27 it would be changing its name as it embarks on a new, 10-year strategy.