http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com Recent Local News en-us Copyright: (c) 2010 www.thebarrieexaminer.com, All rights reserved. http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485967 Who knew a butter tart could make people so happy? Becky Howard certainly didn't, until she delved into the tart-making trade four years ago. What started out as a thank you for ordering her cakes turned into a full-blown business for the avid baker.[...] Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:37:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485967 129128350200000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485977 These guys are never at a loss for words.[...] Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:36:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485977 129128349600000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485982 We've seen it many times before. Thousands of vehicles spilling onto Barrie city streets following a smashup on Highway 400, sometimes closing it in both directions.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:16:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485982 129128049600000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485953 SCHOOL BREAK-IN Someone broke into a Barrie elementary school, Wednesday, and stole a fire extinguisher while also smashing several windows. Portage View Public School, located on Letitia Street, was entered sometime after midnight.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:43:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485953 129127921800000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485973 Lips were tight, but a few hints were being floated around.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:42:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485973 129127921200000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485984 In a poignant moment before the biggest game of their high school careers, Kitchener's Forest Heights Trojans walked through the bleachers and embraced their supporters. "Our parents follow us everywhere.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:42:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485984 129127921200000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485978 (STAFF) -- City Liberals can meet their candidate in the next federal election, Thursday night. Colin Wilson was the only person to seek the nomination and will meet with party officials and residents during a meeting being held at Fendley Hall, 565 Bryne Dr.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485978 129127920600000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485987 A man was Tasered after Barrie police responded to a 911 call at a north-end home, Tuesday evening, where he was found beating his 35-year-old common-law wife. Officers arrived at the home, behind the Georgian Mall, around 9 p.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:41:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485987 129127920600000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485941 Barrie police say an armed man with red blotches on his hands and face robbed a north-end convenience store, Wednesday morning. "I would have to speculate that it could be birth marks," Barrie police Sgt.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:40:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485941 129127920000000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485951 Residents of Horseshoe Valley and surrounding areas crammed into the standing-room-only meeting at Highlands Golf Course Clubhouse on Tuesday night to voice their concerns about the Georgian Valley tourism project.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:40:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485951 129127920000000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485965 (STAFF) -- One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after fire broke out in the basement of a River Road West home, Wednesday morning. Wasaga Beach firefighters, Huronia West OPP and county paramedics were called around 11:30 a.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:40:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485965 129127920000000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485934 CURLING TEAMS RILED UP (STAFF) -- With only two weeks to the finals, the Micro-Works Major League curling teams are jockeying for position and making their moves for the finals. In the second week of playoffs, the top seeds managed to win their games.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485934 129127824000000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485944 A Barrie lawyer convicted of fraud and forgery stood and apologized to his victim and to his family just before he was taken off to jail, Wednesday. Myles McLellan, 56, a real estate lawyer who has since been disbarred, was sentenced to 22 months in jail.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485944 129127824000000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485948 What do Barbara Streisand, Jennifer Lopez and Goldie Hawn have in common? They all have provided career inspiration for formerAmerican Idolrunner-up Katharine McPhee, who guest stars Thursday in a new episode ofCommunityon NBC and Citytv.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485948 129127824000000000 http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485986 NDP allegations that land developers who paid $5,000 each to attend a private dinner with Dalton McGuinty were rewarded by government legislation that greatly increased the value of their lands are completely false, the premier told the legislature Wednesday.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2485986 129127824000000000