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Higher fines, tighter home demolition rules but no vacancy tax

Higher fines, tighter home demolition rules but no vacancy tax

City council unanimously approved updates to the residential demolition control bylaw
COLUMN: Province 'sitting on its hands' with Barrie SCS issue

COLUMN: Province 'sitting on its hands' with Barrie SCS issue

Overdose deaths have continued long after Barrie city council approved Innisfil Street as location for facility, columnist explains
Three Matheson councillors boycotting meetings to try and force byelection

Three Matheson councillors boycotting meetings to try and force byelection

'We're not working for the three people at the township office. We're working for the 3,000 people that pay for the township office,' says councillor
Region green lights efforts designed to boost affordable housing

Region green lights efforts designed to boost affordable housing

Council provides direction to staff to seek out new ways to protect and increase affordable rental units
'Work together': Ford urges local solution on Barrie boundary talks

'Work together': Ford urges local solution on Barrie boundary talks

'Forget about this invisible border that happens. They have the capacity, the infrastructure here in Barrie no matter if it’s water or wastewater, and the other ones don’t,' he says
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
Rising insurance premiums create challenges for local townships

Rising insurance premiums create challenges for local townships

'Overall, frequency and severity of claims have increased dramatically,' Springwater clerk says in report to council
Barrie clinics partially crippled by 'cyber-security incident'

Barrie clinics partially crippled by 'cyber-security incident'

Barrie and Community Family Health Team official says there's 'no evidence to believe that patient information has been impacted'
Massive steel dock concerns local residents and nearby municipalities

Massive steel dock concerns local residents and nearby municipalities

The dock is easily much bigger than an average-sized home, and it also dwarfs the existing docks of his immediate neighbours
City puts immediate pause on new capital projects and most staff hires

City puts immediate pause on new capital projects and most staff hires

Comes in wake of mayor’s budget order and does not include new library or south end rec centre, which are already started
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