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Apr 10th, 2014
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OMB told Barrie wants traffic study, water budget; NVCA considers summer hearing ‘premature’ By Kate Harries The importance of the “Special Rule” that then Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli brought in to make the Midhurst Secondary Plan legal was spelled out by a lawyer at an Ontario Municipal Bo...
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Mar 18th, 2014
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By Bob Bruton, Barrie Examiner  Gillespie-Rogers wants to trade his spade for the Barrie mayor’s chair next October. The 19-year-old trades worker filed his nomination papers last week to challenge incumbent Jeff Lehman and political newcomer Ram Faerber in the race to become the next mayor. “I...
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Feb 21st, 2014
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Letter to the Barrie Examiner Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman’s unanimous election as chairman of the Large Urban Mayors’ Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO), a position held for the past number of years by Hazel McCallion, is a stunning achievement. It should unleash an Olympic-size tidal wave of pride a...
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Jan 22nd, 2014
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By Cheryl Browne, Barrie Examiner Confusion over an education centre in downtown Barrie is being brought to you by the letter H. While Mayor Jeff Lehman might have a few choice words he’d like to attribute to it, a City of Barrie’s zoning bylaw is currently being challenged by the Simcoe ...
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Jan 21st, 2014
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance The Simcoe County District School Board is taking the city to the Ontario Municipal Board, The Advance has learned. The school board has filed an appeal on the hold provision on the commercial zoning of the land now occupied by Barrie Central Collegiate and Prince of Wal...
Jan 16th, 2014
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Barrie taxpayers are being asked for more and more money for an array of services, such as police, library, long-term care and environmental protection, when service providers made their pitches to council Monday. Simcoe County kept its request to the city’s two-per-cent...
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Jan 8th, 2014
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Barrie Advance Two more people have registered to run in the 2014 Barrie municipal election. Registering on Jan. 7 were Caroline Smith in Ward 4 and Harry Ahmed in Ward 5. Although new to the council race, both aren’t new to campaigning: Smith is a long-time Simcoe County District School Board ...
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Dec 10th, 2013
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Barrie is putting its land on the market to help bolster its vision for a downtown education centre. The city owns the Red Storey Field, as well as several sites on Bradford Street, including 34 to 40 Bradford St. It purchased those lots, between Barrie Central and the c...
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Oct 23rd, 2013
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Downtown location not written off yetBy Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Oct 17, 2013 Laurentian University may not be a part of the downtown Centre for Excellence in Education as it looks down Essa Road at the old fairgrounds property. ...
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Oct 23rd, 2013
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By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance Oct 20, 2013 Barrie is updating its source-water protection maps to include the new surface water treatment plant on Big Bay Point Road. ...