Water plan buoyed   
Updated 8 hours ago
There's no holding back the new water reservoir in Barrie's Sunnidale Park. City council gave final approval June 29 to improvements to Barrie's water supply system which include building the reservoir, a booster pumping station, associated watermains and service roads in the city's largest park. [more]

Blitz nets road wrecks   
Posted 3 hours ago
COOKSTOWN - South Simcoe police got some wrecks off the road Friday. Operation Wreck Check, or passenger vehicle safety inspections, stopped 25 vehicles during a four-hour span. Police removed 15 vehicles from service and issued 41 charges under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act. [more]

Stage set for Mariposa Festival   
Posted 7 hours ago
A light rain dampened the grass and dripped from trees yesterday morning at Tudhope Park as dozens of Mariposa Folk Festival volunteers set up tents, modular stages, temporary fencing, ticket booths and venue signs. [more]

Cleaning up the paper trail    
Updated 8 hours ago
One person was sent to Royal Victoria Hospital with minor injuries Thursday afternoon following a three-vehicle crash near the intersection of Yonge Street and Mapleview Drive East.

Count your blessings   
Posted 12 hours ago
Dear Robin:How does one manage to stay upbeat and positive these days?We are in the middle of a recession, and everything on the news seems to be bad and getting worse all the time. [more]

Lakeshores in playoff hunt   
Posted 12 hours ago
The Basement Battle had a bit of a playoff feel. And rightly so. [more]

Jackson's clothing legendary   
Posted 12 hours ago
Short pants, sequin-covered socks, red leather jackets, metallic leggings, military uniforms, and fedoras. Michael Jackson's wardrobe, white gloves included, is every fashionista's dream. [more]

Pigs really can fly   
Posted 12 hours ago
If Pink Floyd fans know anything, it's that pigs actually do fly. While residents of Barrie were celebrating Canada Day, around 12:30 p. m. radio station Rock 95's 5-metre inflatable pig -- Pinky -- took to the skies. [more]

Heritage label will make it hard to sell off Prince of Wales school   
Posted 12 hours ago
(Re: "School now a heritage site" in the June 30 edition of the Barrie Examiner) This headline is presumptive and misleading. The article states, 'Prince of Wales School was placed on the municipal heritage registry by city council last night'. [more]

Charges laid in council outburst   
Updated 8 hours ago
Charges of assault and uttering threats have been laid in connection with an outburst last week at Innisfil council between the mayor and a councillor. Police would not release the name of the 60-year-old man charged, saying only that the alleged incidents took place on June 24 around 9 p. [more]

Woman kicked, robbed along city's waterfront   
Updated 8 hours ago
A 45-year-old woman was knocked to the ground and kicked in the head during a mugging on a waterfront path near Kempenfelt Drive, yesterday afternoon. Barrie police received a call from paramedics at around 12:30 p. [more]