Focus on condos and townhouses instead of smaller subdivisions By Janis Ramsay Jul 05, 2011 BARRIE – At their last meeting before a summer holiday, Barrie councillors got a timeline for the approval of plans for the annexed land. Eric Hodgins, growth management co-ordinator with the city, did s...

By anis Ramsay simcoe.com Jun 07, 2011 BARRIE  – Ready with architectural drawings and tenants, a developer who has invested time and money into the Allandale station land is shocked to hear council may sell it off. “For reasons that are not clear, the recent motion before council proposes sign...

Company looking to re-develop Allandale station property unhappy with plan By Bob Bruton – Barrie Examiner June 6 2011 The company that wants to re-develop Barrie’s Allandale station land is whistling down a city plan to change course. The Correct Group Inc. (CGI) says it doesn’t support ...

By BOB BRUTON BARRIE EXAMINER June 1 2011 Wheels go ’round on a new bus plan for Barrie. City council gave final approval Monday to proceed with a $20.46-million public/private partnership (P3) plan to build a new transit garage on Welham Road. It would also find a private partner to operate an...

By BOB BRUTON BARRIE EXAMINER May 18 2011 The Allandale redevelopment’s fate will have to wait a little longer. Barrie councillors decided Monday to put off any decision about the old station land project until June 6 so that Coun. Jennifer Robinson, who represents the Allandale area, can be pa...

Councillors give initial approval to $20-million partnership By Bob Bruton – Barrie Examiner May 17 2011  Plans for a new Barrie Transit system have tentatively shifted into first gear. City councillors gave initial approval Monday to a $20.46-million public/private partnership (P3) plan to build a n...

Council could explore cost saving measures By Janis Ramsay, Simcoe.com May 16, 2011  BARRIE – Barrie is paying more than triple the average cost per tonne in its operation of the city landfill, though residents’ user fees are better.  CAO Jon Babulic presented council with a financial review of...

By Janis Ramsay Simcoe.com May 15, 2011  BARRIE – There’s a saying that a smile is contagious. And Barrie’s chief administrative officer Jon Babulic is counting on that to make things run more smoothly at City Hall. Read more...

Purchase price, vision cited as stumbling blocks  By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner May 14 2011 Are the tracks running short on another city redevelopment partner for Barrie’s Allandale station land? Councillors will consider a motion Monday that includes putting the property not needed for city us...

Agnew hopes Barrie works with  neighbours By Janis Ramsay Simcoe.com May 12, 2011  Learning from the lessons of the Site 41 controversy, Barrie is doing its homework on a new trash system. At a public meeting May 4, residents heard the system is part of a bigger waste management strategy to plan for ...