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Bob Bruton

Bob Bruton

Bob Bruton began his newspaper career as a sports/news reporter and photographer in 1982 with the Strathroy Age-Dispatch, just outside of London, Ont. He came to Barrie in 1985, joining the Examiner’s sports department until 1988 before moving to the newsroom where he covered city hall, wrote editorials, columns and features until the paper closed in November 2017. He became a full-time member of the Barrie Today news team in December 2020.

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Recent Work by Bob

Court ruling on panhandling labelled 'wake-up call' for Barrie

Court ruling on panhandling labelled 'wake-up call' for Barrie

'This ruling is a recognition of the fact that survival should not be criminalized,' says former city councillor Keenan Aylwin
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Snowbirds, CF-18 demonstration team flying into Barrie this summer

Snowbirds, CF-18 demonstration team flying into Barrie this summer

The Barrie Airshow is part of Canada's military heritage celebrations including the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, and the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force
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COLUMN: Lack of winter weather will be felt in the summer

COLUMN: Lack of winter weather will be felt in the summer

Sure, we got blasted this week, but relatively mild winter often means drier spring and summer to follow, writes reporter Bob Bruton
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Ford pops into Barrie, drops $6.34M into city coffers for housing

Ford pops into Barrie, drops $6.34M into city coffers for housing

'Keep building here, Mr. Mayor, because we are coming back with a larger cheque next year,' says premier; Barrie receives almost $32 million from feds, province in last two days
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Health officials miffed by 'holding pattern' for Barrie SCS

Health officials miffed by 'holding pattern' for Barrie SCS

'I would say more concern as the opioid-related deaths and overdoses have alarmingly escalated, due to unsafe drug supply,' says CMHA official
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Could trolley system one day shuttle people around Barrie?

Could trolley system one day shuttle people around Barrie?

'Existing rail should always be leveraged to highest use,' Ward 9 councillor says of Barrie-Collingwood Railway tracks
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Kempenfest 'struggling' to make ends meet, says chairman

Kempenfest 'struggling' to make ends meet, says chairman

'Our goal … is to be self-sufficient and not have to apply for funding and not have to come to city council to ask for money, but we’re not there yet,' says Bob Stones
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VIDEO: Shot fired during attempted break-in in north Barrie

VIDEO: Shot fired during attempted break-in in north Barrie

'Honestly, I fear for my family's safety. My kids and I are traumatized. All my kids saw the incident ... Nobody deserves any of this,' says resident
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COLUMN: Children get the most, give the most, at Christmas

COLUMN: Children get the most, give the most, at Christmas

My dad used to go out into the living room to turn on the Christmas tree lights and make sure, that “Santa Claus had actually come”.
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Early birds: Georgian students get jump-start on Christmas

Early birds: Georgian students get jump-start on Christmas

Culinary students cook and pack 250 turkey dinners for distribution to Busby Centre and Elizabeth Fry Society clients; 'Christmastime is hard for a lot of people,' says Jacob Magny
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