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Thornbury artist will be featured in Wasaga Beach solo exhibit barrietoday.com:443/local-en…

Thornbury artist will be featured in Wasaga Beach solo exhibit

Harvey Bodach’s solo art exhibition will run from April 16 to June 13 at the Stonebridge Arts Hub in Wasaga Beach

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From Barrie garage to global brand: Napoleon turns 50 barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

From Barrie garage to global brand: Napoleon turns 50

'Every year, we sold more stoves. The second year was 30 and then the third year was like 300,' Wolfgang Schroeter says of local business that eventually went global

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Spring Tonic spirits not dampened by weekend weather barrietoday.com:443/local-en…

Spring Tonic spirits not dampened by weekend weather

‘It could be nicer,’ says Jessica Olsen, attending her first Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival, ‘but that’s Canada, right’

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COLUMN: Barrie’s parks, waterfront have helped make city stand out barrietoday.com:443/columns/…

COLUMN: Barrie’s parks, waterfront have helped make city stand out

'We arrived late in the summer of 1988. Initially, I was not impressed. Barrie’s waterfront was largely a sea of mud. Our waterside park, now the city’s crowning jewel, was still under construction,'...

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THEN AND NOW: Family home on Wellington St. shaped by faith, work and loss barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

THEN AND NOW: Family home on Wellington St. shaped by faith, work and loss

'The stories of this solid but plain-looking red-brick home are just as real and important as the stories of its more elegant neighbours on nearby Queen’s Park,' writes Deb Exel

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SUNDAY SEVEN: BarrieToday's top stories of the past week barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

SUNDAY SEVEN: BarrieToday's top stories of the past week

Shooting in downtown Barrie and teen assault involving 'sheathed machete' at south-end high school among top headlines

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City celebrating 'unsung heroes' who field emergency calls barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

City celebrating 'unsung heroes' who field emergency calls

Week officially dedicated to honouring professionals who answer 911 calls, dispatch emergency responders and provide vital information

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County museum to mark Earth Day with renewable energy theme barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

County museum to mark Earth Day with renewable energy theme

From hands-on experiments to engaging facts and demonstrations, April 19 event will look at how natural energy sources can reduce our carbon footprint

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COLUMN: Poll, panel point to rising costs as Barrie’s No. 1 worry barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

COLUMN: Poll, panel point to rising costs as Barrie’s No. 1 worry

'Compassion and hope, safety and well-being, respect and stewardship were themes highlighted as being essential for a healthy, vibrant city,' writes editor Raymond Bowe

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COLUMN: From Ireland to Innisfil — Nesbitt family’s 200-year story barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

COLUMN: From Ireland to Innisfil — Nesbitt family’s 200-year story

When J.E. Nesbitt moved to Newmarket in 1910 to open dealership and repair garage, he was betting on new technology as much as old-fashioned community ties

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Good morning, Barrie! Here's today's weather! barrietoday.com:443/good-mor…

Good morning, Barrie! Here's today's weather!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices

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Colts defend home turf, head to Ottawa with series lead barrietoday.com:443/local-sp…

Colts defend home turf, head to Ottawa with series lead

Cole Beaudoin had one goal and two assists as Barrie downed the 67's in Game 2 of their OHL Eastern Conference semifinal series, which now shifts to the nation's capital

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Volunteer animal ‘paramedics’ force launched in Simcoe County barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

Volunteer animal ‘paramedics’ force launched in Simcoe County

'Every time I'd see an injured animal I wondered, who is really helping them?' says local man who's the driving force behind Simcoe County Emergency Animal Response

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Georgian students lead exhibit challenging myths about sexual violence barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

Georgian students lead exhibit challenging myths about sexual violence

Arianna Folz and Baileigh Boileau say they are stepping forward to push for safer, more informed campus community

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Between 20 and 40 mm of rain expected to fall by Monday afternoon barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

Between 20 and 40 mm of rain expected to fall by Monday afternoon

More rain is forecast for Tuesday

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'Vibrant' Sunshine Quilt Show coming to ODAS Park in Orillia barrietoday.com:443/local-en…

'Vibrant' Sunshine Quilt Show coming to ODAS Park in Orillia

Quilts of every style, from wall hangings to antique pieces, will be on display at the show; live demonstrations and hands-on activities will also be showcased

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Innisfil spring market returns in support of local food bank barrietoday.com:443/local-en…

Innisfil spring market returns in support of local food bank

Event taking place April 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Lefroy, with organizers encouraging attendees to bring food donations where possible

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Cosplayers and collectors pack Barrie arena for ComiCon barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

Cosplayers, collectors pack Barrie arena for ComiCon

'Pop culture is a big scene in general right now, and comics are still relevant,' says vendor

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COLUMN: Barbie Dream Fest turns out to be 'full-blown disaster' barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

COLUMN: Barbie Dream Fest turns out to be 'full-blown disaster'

'For the hundreds of fans who spent money on tickets, flights, and accommodation, it felt like an insult to the Barbie community,' columnist writes of recent trip

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Scanlon Creek Bark Park to close next month barrietoday.com:443/local-ne…

Scanlon Creek Bark Park to close next month

Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority says it will permanently close May 31; dog owners urged to use similar facilities in Barrie, Innisfil and elsewhere

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