Bill Gordon (left) and Jonathan Main (right), two sitting councillors, have both announced their intentions to run for mayor in Midland. – Gordon/Main photos From Simcoe.com, May 16, 2022 By Andrew Mendler The October municipal election is going ...

Stock Image From MidlandToday, April 30, 2022 By Jessica Owen According to Census numbers released earlier this month, the population of most Simcoe County communities is growing faster than expected. That is likely to create many challenges for munici...

From the Ontario Clean Air Alliance By Angela Bischoff, Director We asked the leaders of Ontario’s provincial political parties if they support phasing out gas-fired electricity by 2030. Andrea Horwath (NDP), Steven Del Duca (Liberal Party) and Mike Sc...

This is an area near the Holland River, just below Cooks Bay. The orange stakes indicate an archeological survey. | Supplied Photo From BarrieToday, May 10, 2022 By Jeff Monague In 1812, the Ogemaawag (Oh-geh-maw-whag) Chiefs of the Anishinaabeg (Ah-ni...

From Lake Simcoe Watch, May 12, 2022 By Jack Gibbons, Chair, Lake Simcoe Watch We asked the leaders of Ontario’s provincial parties if they will promptly implement and fund a plan to reduce Lake Simcoe’s phosphorous pollution to 44 tonnes per year by 2...

Volunteers came out on a sunny day to plant trees, under the guidance of the South Simcoe Streams Network. | Miriam King, Freelance From BarrieToday, May 9, 2022 By Miriam King South Simcoe Streams Network (SSSN) is back organizing community work parti...

Tomatoes at a Barrie-area farm. Ian McInroy for BarrieToday From BarrieToday, May 8, 2022 By Drew Spoelstra For decades, farmers have been losing prime farmland to urban sprawl. I have seen several productive farms turned into housing developments, soc...

Lynne Gibson shows her concern for the disruption and destruction of the Elmvale Water Kiosk, Friday, May 6.Shawn Gibson/BarrieToday From MidlandToday, May 6, 2022 By Shawn Gibson Ontario Liberal candidates Aaron Cayden Hiltz (Simcoe North) and Jeff Le...

Lake Simcoe is shown in this file photo.Nathan Taylor/OrilliaMatters From MidlandToday, May 11, 2022 A Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, Many of you are planning on planting a tree this year, maybe with your kids, maybe as part of an environmental acti...

From left are Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte candidates Jeff Lehman (Liberal), Elyse Robinson (Green) and Beverley Patchell (NDP). All three took part on Wednesday night’s accountability assembly at Grace United Church.Shawn Gibson/BarrieToday Fr...