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Barrie unemployment edges higher as city eyes industrial growth
Barrie’s unemployment rate edged up to 8.5 per cent in December, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
Based on a seasonally adjusted three-month moving...
Simcoe Guitar Festival comes to Barrie
Barrie will strike a new chord later this month as the Simcoe Guitar Festival makes its inaugural debut in the city.
The event will take...
Longtime Barrie businessman Paul Sadlon dies at 93
Longtime successful Barrie businessman and philanthropist Paul Sadlon has died. He was 93.
Sadlon’s death was announced Dec. 20 at Sadlon Arena shortly before the...
Price tag for new waterfront performing arts centre grows
The cost of building a new performing arts centre on Barrie’s downtown waterfront continues to climb.
On Dec. 10, Barrie city council approved an increased...
Community history restored as Barrie man returns missing Essa Township antique church bell
Call it a ringing return.
On Dec. 10, Barrie business owner and resident Eric Eastman presented Essa Township council with an antique church bell that...