It wasn’t your average morning at the Barrie Courthouse, instead of the usual parade of lawyers, officers and paperwork, it was all hands - and wings- on deck as police officers turned their duty to serve and protect into a little animal TLC. Members of the Barrie Police Service and courthouse staff have been keeping a close eye on a determined mama duck who chose to build her nest in a planter near the courthouse entrance. On Thursday, her eggs hatched, revealing 10 tiny, fuzzy ducklings. By Friday morning, it was time for the new family to make their way to the waterfront, but navigating the streets of downtown Barrie isn’t exactly duck-friendly. That’s when police officers stepped in, gently carrying the fluffy new ducklings in a box to the lake with mama waddling her way alongside them. “Now all 10 ducklings are happily swimming,” Barrie police stated in a Friday post on social media.
