Resident wants bulky pickup service returned By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner May 6 2011 Barrie’s Paul Collins wants a bigger haul of junk going to the dump. He’d like to see this city start picking up bulky garbage items again. Read more ...

Barrie Industrial Chemical Recycler Found Guilty of Ontario Fire Code Violations Again – One Year LaterNews release from City of Barrie May 03, 2011Approximately one year after being found guilty of violating the Ontario Fire Code, a local chemical recycler and its officers have pled guilty to 8 addi...

Utopia Gristmill among recipients By Janis Ramsay Simcoe.com Apr 27, 2011 BARRIE – While the cheques were small now, local groups are benefiting from the Barrie Community Foundation. “There are many charities who are struggling to make funds and they are not able to manage large gifts given ove...

Editorial Barrie Examiner April 15 2011 Something’s wrong with a plan that bills motorists at accident scenes when firefighters attend. This practice is happening in many Ontario municipalities and on major provincial highways, and is about to be renewed in Barrie after a relatively brief pause...

Council will make decision, not police board: official By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner April 8 2911 One centrally located Barrie police station is on the city’s radar again. Councillors will consider a motion Monday to begin a three-phase development strategy for the new facility, which could e...

Homeowners to pay additional $88 this year By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner April 5 2011 Find another $88 for the taxman. City council gave final approval Monday to a 2.63% property tax increase as part of the 2011 operating budget and capital plan. Read more...

$3.3-million increase approved By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner April 5 2011 The $400,000 is gone from this year’s Barrie city police budget. City council upheld its previous decision to cut that amount Monday, approving a $3.3-million increase in policing costs totalling $41.6-million in 2011. ...

By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner April 2 2011 Most winning candidates were willing to invest in themselves during last fall’s Barrie election. Financial statements filed by the top candidates for ward councillors and mayor show they helped, or attempted to pay, toward their own election campaign...

“The only question is where the money is coming from” By Bob Bruton – Barrie Examiner March 30 2011 The high cost of political victory continues to climb. Jeff Lehman spent almost $115,500 last year on his successful campaign to be Barrie’s new mayor, more than twice as much a...

Increase whittled down to 2.63%; final approval of budget set for April 4 By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner March 29 2011 The knives were out for this year’s Barrie budget Monday. City councillors carved deep during a marathon session, cutting this year’s property tax increase to 2.63% from i...