from Barrie Advance
Raised in Barrie, my roots are firmly planted here in Ward 4, where my parents settled to raise our family, including my five siblings. My father, Arthur (“Art”) Harris of Harris Flowers and my mother, Blanche (Green — a farming family from Ivy Township), along with all of my grandparents, invested heavily in the City of Barrie, beginning in the 1800s. Their legacy of a focused, energetic, hardworking ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude, integrity and accountability continues in me today.
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