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Busby Centre seeing more homeless people coming from Toronto

Busby Centre seeing more homeless people coming from Toronto

'The City of Toronto and partner agencies do not in any way encourage people to leave Toronto for other municipalities,' says spokesperson
Husband and wife team offer support and a stage to area's youth musicians

Husband and wife team offer support and a stage to area's youth musicians

Port Music Festival began six years ago and has led to the creation of youth music programs in the community and helped budding musicians find an audience
OHL vaccination policy expanded to include fans

OHL vaccination policy expanded to include fans

The policy covers spectators along with anyone else who attends OHL events, including games and practices
Maple Street will be turned into bicycle priority street for September

Maple Street will be turned into bicycle priority street for September

A pilot project will use barricades to discourage vehicular traffic, creating safer roads for cyclists while still allowing local traffic and emergency/service vehicles to pass
21 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe-Muskoka Friday

21 new COVID cases reported in Simcoe-Muskoka Friday

A Barrie man has died after contracting COVID-19, his is the first COVID-related death reported this month
Opposition to pending County Rd. 91 closure gets support from TBM mayor, deputy mayor

Opposition to pending County Rd. 91 closure gets support from TBM mayor, deputy mayor

An ongoing dispute in Clearview Township related to the closure of County Road 91 will proceed to an Environmental Review Tribunal hearing in November, a community group is leading the campaign to 'Save 91'
Irish community mourns Barrie medical student killed in crash

Irish community mourns Barrie medical student killed in crash

Nelia Scheeres, who graduated from Barrie's St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School in 2015, had just begun an 18-week internship as part of her course at the University of Limerick in Ireland
Ontario reports 650 new COVID cases Friday

Ontario reports 650 new COVID cases Friday

The latest update noted 444 recoveries and two deaths
Collingwood's clock tower is green this week. Here's why

Collingwood's clock tower is green this week. Here's why

Collingwood town hall clock tower will shine green from Aug. 18 to 24 at the request of Breaking Down Barriers
WORLD: The rise of pandemic fiction, fall books include stories of the virus

WORLD: The rise of pandemic fiction, fall books include stories of the virus

Jodi Picoult among authors turning pandemic into fiction