By BOB BRUTON BARRIE EXAMINER November 27 2010Christmas could come early for four city groups Monday.Barrie councillors will consider handing out almost $98,000 in funding in their last meeting of this new term. The new city council will be sworn in Dec. 6.Hospice Simcoe could receive $58,469, Habita...

Editorial Barrie Examiner November 25 2010Alex Nuttall is not the first Barrie councillor to set his sights on higher political ground. The Ward 10 councillor has filed his nomination papers with Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party to be the Barrie riding's candidate in the Oct. 6, 2011 provinci...

Nuttall, Jackson, Hermiston-Campbell, McCallum run for PC nominationBy Janis Ramsay Barrie Advance Nov 25, 2010BARRIE - With Friday’s deadline for PC candidate nominations, there are now four in the running.Hot off the heels of the municipal election, Rod Jackson has put his name forward. ...

MP in hot water By BOB BRUTON BARRIE EXAMINER November 24 2010The overlap of federal and city politics in Barrie is causing a flap. ...

By Laurie Watt Barrie Advance November 23 2010 BARRIE - Ontario’s vision of Barrie is of a vibrant downtown anchored by theatres, galleries and schools, says the province’s minister of infrastructure. In an interview with The Advance, Bob Chiarelli explained how Amendment 1 to the Growth Plan for the...