Extra costs will delay Highway 400 work By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner March 15 2012 Add $14 million to the $23.75-million cost to reconstruct Barrie’s Highway 400/Duckworth Street interchange, Read more ...

The great debate – What costs should we share? Lehman blog March 8, 2012  On Monday night Council had a good debate about the Barrie marina and cost-recovery.  What that speaks to is a much broader question – who should pay for what services, and to what degree should we all pay for them through [&he...

Property owner seeking ‘anchor’ tenant for property By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner March 7 2012 The redevelopment of a key downtown Barrie property has begun in earnest. The landowner of this vacant Five Points property, site of a fire in 2007, is seeking an anchor tenant for future developmen...

By Bob Bruton – Barrie Examiner March 2 2012 Barrie’s Harvie and Big Bay Point roads are just that much closer to being married. City council will consider final approval Monday of a motion to connect the two south-end roads, crossing Highway 400 with six through lanes (three each way) and one ...

By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner Feb 28 2012 The wheels are turning faster on a new Barrie Transit plan. City councillors gave initial approval Monday to a multi-hub transit model with more frequent service on major roads, more direct routes, expanded south-end coverage, extended service hours a...

New condo project poised to change downtown By CHERYL BROWNE – Barrie Examiner February 25 2012 A new vision for Barrie is growing momentum as Charles Mady’s plans roll out. No matter how you slice it, with two-thirds of the condominium, offices and retail properties sold or leased, the star ab...

By Bonnie Ainsworth Barrie Examiner February 16 2012 I have a few things I would like to write about today and feel grateful for this column opportunity. Over the past year, I have had many conversations with constituents, Mayor Jeff Lehman and city staff regarding the deplorable condition of some ro...

Residents feeling slighted By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner February 10 2012 An earful. That’s what the developer, and Barrie councillors, got from south-end residents earlier this week about a proposed residential/commercial plan at Hurst Drive and Big Bay Point Road. Read more   Earlier version ...

By Jeff Lehman Barrie Examiner February 9 2012 When my three-year-old daughter grows up, I want to leave her a Barrie that is stronger than today. That means a city with a stronger economy, and with governments able to afford the services she will depend on. And that future depends on good decisions ...

Road to getting OK for a new university filled with twists, turns By CHERYL BROWNE – Barrie Examiner Feb 9 2012 The push is on to prove to the province Barrie is ready to graduate. After Wednesday’s announcement that the minister of training, colleges and universities is coming to Barrie to kic...