Local Journalism Initiative Content

As a racialized and queer person, Shelly Skinner faced a lot of barriers when she ran in 2018.

Communities in Bloom awards participating cities from one to five blooms and either gives bronze, silver or gold rating.

Shared Towers Inc. wants to put a tower on 181 Livingston street to serve the nearby area that does not have one.

Engage Barrie's campaign, “if you don’t run, who wins?”, aimed at encouraging Barrie residents to run in local elections

Active Transportation & Sustainability Committee does not have budget and is not eligible for big grants.

Sarah Tilley of Gilbert Centre talks about homelessness problem in Barrie and what services her organization offers.

Ash Wolf, homeless mother of three, is unable to get her life and children back due to not having a home.

Taylor Rice was the organizer of the rally that began at Town Hall and ended at Meridian Place on Simcoe street.

Property Standard Committee sided with the city’s decision to clean up the property and send bill to the occupant.

After three hours of sparring, Council still found common ground to provide $400,000 in help for the homeless

Not a single member of the public spoke during the meeting, witnessing the worst engagement in recent times.

2019 saw the highest number of complaints - 26. In just the first five months of 2022 that number was 10.