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Lakehead STEM hubs move closer to completion in downtown Barrie

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Progress continues on Lakehead University’s future STEM hubs in downtown Barrie. The City of Barrie says interior construction at the 24 Maple Ave. site is...

Nuttall says Barrie is ready to become a defence manufacturing hub

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Defence manufacturing could become Barrie’s next economic frontier. Mayor Alex Nuttall says Barrie is positioning itself to become a hub for defence and advanced manufacturing...

Barrie pushes future job growth as unemployment rate rises

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Unemployment may be high now, but city leaders are hoping future job growth will bring that number down. Barrie was tied for the highest unemployment...

More affordable housing planned for Barrie

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Another 69 affordable housing units are coming to Barrie. Mayor Alex Nuttall announced on May 21 that two new apartment rental developments will bring a...

Progress made on encampments since Barrie declared state of emergency

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The homeless encampment along Mulcaster Street in front of the local courthouse and the Busby Centre in downtown Barrie has been dismantled following Mayor...
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