Barrie Examiner March 16 2011 Today marks 100 days since Barrie’s new city council members were sworn into office. Mayor Jeff Lehman marked the day with a media conference at Casa Cappuccino on Dunlop Street East in the city’s downtown. Couns. Lynn Strachan and Bonnie Ainsworth, as well a...

By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner March 14 2011 Expect a proposed 5.4% property tax increase to be trimmed before the ink dries on Barrie’s 2011 budget. “Nope, 5.4% is not acceptable,” said Mayor Jeff Lehman. Read more...

By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner March 11 2011 Growth and progress are crowding yet another south-Barrie neighbourhood. Its residents were out in force at a recent public meeting to oppose an application by Barrie Heritage Developments to build nearly 1,000 residential units along Yonge Street, north of...

New Tecumseth Free Press Online March 10, 2011 Stephen Naylor, New Tecumseth’s former Manager of Planning, has been hired as the City of Barrie’s Director of Planning. Mr. Naylor, who started his planning career with the former Town of Alliston, will assume his new post on March 21. He is...

No policy regarding free use of facilities By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner March 8 2011 Barrie’s community grants program has gone from hero to zero. City councillors decided Monday to do away with the $100,000 fund, which is for community groups and organizations looking for money for their even...

$101 million interest on $75 million loanBy BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner May 3 2011Barrie is borrowing $75 million to fund the completion of its surface water treatment plant....

By Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Mar 02, 2011BARRIE - Barrie was given the thumbs-up to keep borrowing money at a low interest rate.Standard & Poor’s, a company that reviews municipal finances, gave the city an AA-Stable rating when reviewing its credit situation....

Editorial Barrie Examiner March 1 2011Barrie homeowners should take note of Toronto's operating budget, which holds the line on taxes....

Councillors give initial approval to spending up to $35,000 on wind power studyBy BOB BRUTON Barie Examiner February 18 2011There's finally some breeze in the sails of a wind turbine study at Barrie's landfill.City councillors have given initial approval to spend a maximum of $35,000 to investigate t...

By BOB BRUTON – Barrie Examiner February 16 2011 Don’t like Barrie’s bus service? Here’s your chance to do something about it. City councillors have given initial approval to spend $75,000 on a transit ridership survey and public consultation program to help look into other ways to ...