http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com Recent Local News en-us Copyright: (c) 2012 www.thebarrieexaminer.com, All rights reserved. http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3461160 The countdown to the Feb. 27 trade deadline has begun. The list of top players available at the deadline is going to be fluid, but here's a look at five guys who present some of the most interesting situations for their teams.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:46:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3461160 129728583600000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3461159 Police are asking for the public to keep an eye out for a 55-year-old man wanted for extortion, arson and mischief. Eric Sinclair Jensen is wanted on Canada-wide warrants after he failed to appear in court last month on the charges.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:28:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3461159 129728572800000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460475 Surprise, surprise. Sierra Vista's residential/commercial development plans for its south-Barrie property are meeting with opposition from neighbours.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:29:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460475 129728357400000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460491 OTTAWA -- Canadians would pick a tax hike over waving goodbye to freedom 65 when it comes to pension reform, a new survey suggests.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:26:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460491 129728355600000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460499 SEVERN TWP. -- Five weeks after the car crash that nearly cost him his life, Colin Rimkey is a thankful and healthy-looking young man.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:26:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460499 129728355600000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460503 EDMONTON -- A local senior was put under house arrest Friday after being convicted of being a part of a large cocaine trafficking operation in Fort McMurray run by his son.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:26:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460503 129728355600000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460480 TORONTO -- Amid the team sweater photo-op at the all-star draft, with Joffrey Lupul and Dion Phaneuf of the Maple Leafs getting ear aches from the booing at a Gatineau casino, Phaneuf quipped, "They don't like us very much here, do they?" Expect the National Capital Region to be just as [...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:23:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460480 129728353800000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460483 LETTER OF THE DAY Bill 13 seems more like sex education for kids I heard on the news recently that there are problems because of the gay/straight clubs that are included in the 'Anti-Bullying and Other Matters' amendment to the Education Act -- Bill 13.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:23:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460483 129728353800000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460488 DRUG RING BROKEN UP CALEDON -Provincial police made numerous arrests on Friday after cracking a major drug-trafficking ring.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:23:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460488 129728353800000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460490 Stereotypically speaking, the Super Bowl is to men what the series finale of Desperate Housewives is to women. Realistically speaking, roles can be reversed. But no matter how you play it, this football fans' Christmas has presents for everyone to enjoy -- including non-believers.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:23:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460490 129728353800000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460406 The newest inkblots don’t predict your sanity, but they may determine your political bent. Barrie MP Patrick Brown has become the first Canadian member of Parliament to create an application, or app as they’re more commonly known, to keep in touch with his constituents.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460406 129728052000000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460403 ESSA TWP. — Farmers’ fields east of Ivy will be transformed when Ontario’s biggest agricultural event brings thousands of people to the area.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460403 129728052000000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460404 ESSA TWP. — Good things can come from bad when a community rallies behind one of its own. Denice Cranston is grateful for that, and so are all of her four-legged friends at her Tearanook Haven dog kennel.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460404 129728052000000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460387 Kyle Dubas had to love the hand he was dealt. The rookie general manager of the Soo Greyhounds had plenty of reason to feel optimistic when his club leaped out of the starting gate this Ontario Hockey League season.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460387 129728052000000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460390 A lot has happened in the sporting world since Nov. 19. Two Barrie Colts were selected to Canada’s national junior team. The B.C. Lions won the Grey Cup on home turf. And the NBA ended its lockout and began an abbreviated season.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460390 129728052000000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460399 The true indication of an economy’s strength comes down to one factor: jobs. Since the 2008 recession, the stock markets have recovered, various sectors of the economy have rebounded — automotive, for example — and there has been some growth, although it’s not been substantial.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460399 129728052000000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460402 OK, so I’m not exactly a bastion of tolerance. I’m just not very tolerant of people or places or things I dislike. I understand that Canada is a bilingual, multicultural, multi-faith country. But I speak English and very little French or any other language.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460402 129728052000000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460401 What’s on the agenda for Monday: • City councillors will consider approving the Barrie arts and culture strategic marketing plan, ‘Creating Cultural Connections’. • A public meeting will be held to rezone Ardagh Road land to allow seven single-detached lots to be built there.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460401 129728052000000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460405 It is the universal story of family and relationships that has the power to move people. When director Candy Pryce first read the script for South Simcoe Theatre’s latest show, Fireworks, currently playing in Cookstown, it made her cry.[...] Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460405 129728052000000000 http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460114 WASAGA BEACH — Public works staff happened upon a two-year-old boy wandering the streets of Wasaga Beach this morning. Huronia West OPP was alerted shortly after 10 a.m. after two town employees found the boy by himself in the area of Highway 26 and 73rd Street.[...] Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:00 GMT http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3460114 129727681200000000