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Company chooses Barrie as location to make dent in Canada’s housing crisis

A company that builds modular housing, has chosen Barrie as its location to help revolutionize the industry.

South Simcoe police add new hybrid vehicles to frontline fleet

South Simcoe Police Service has added five new hybrid vehicles to its fleet in an effort to go fully green.

Out with the old, in with the new: Wasaga Beach moves forward with beachfront demolition

The landscape across the popular Wasaga Beach Area One is forever changing as crews flatten buildings with deep-rooted history for the town to make way for the future.

Barrie council exploring red light cameras to curb dangerous driving

Barrie city councillors are considering bringing red light cameras to local intersections in an effort to crack down on reckless driving. Council voted in favour of investigating the idea brought forward by Ward 9 Councillor Sergio Morales.

Wasaga Beach demolition

Crews work away at demolishing buildings along the beachfront in Wasaga Beach.

High school student charged in connection with ‘violent assault’ on fellow student: OPP

A high school student is facing charges in connection with what police are calling a “violent assault” on a fellow student in Huntsville.

Woman, 61, charged with being impaired after crashing into ditch: OPP

A woman from Essa Township will be without her driver’s licence for 90 days after police say she crashed her vehicle into a ditch late Wednesday afternoon while impaired.

Attempted theft at Alliston LCBO thwarted by loss prevention officer

Provincial police arrested a man accused of trying to steal two bottles of whiskey from an Alliston liquor store.

Police arrest man on shoplifting charges

OPP charge Huntsville man with shoplifting and drug possession charges.

Porch pirate strikes multiple homes in Barrie, swaps stolen packages for empty boxes

Residents in the Letitia Heights neighbourhood of Barrie are on high alert, after a man was caught on camera stealing packages from front porches time and time again this week.

Driver charged after allegedly attempting to flee police in stolen truck

One person is facing charges for allegedly fleeing police in a stolen vehicle.

Measles case confirmed in the Simcoe County, Muskoka area

An unvaccinated person who tested positive for measles visited several Barrie locations on March 12.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City train jumped tracks

A CPKC train slid off the tracks in Tottenham Wednesday morning.

Residents displaced, dog perishes after fire breaks out in Orillia home

Three people have been displaced, one dog perished, and a cat is missing after a fire broke out in a home in Orillia early Wednesday afternoon.

Attempted abduction in Midland under investigation

Provincial police in Midland say they are investigating an attempted abduction after a teenage girl was allegedly assaulted by an unknown male.