Simcoe County
Truth, Land, Reconciliation: Barrie Walks as Annexation Debate Sparks Local Oro-Medonte Opposition
Barrie's Two Crises: Crackdown on Encampments Continues as City Ends Speed Enforcement Program
Barrie Housing Brings Community Together for Common Room Reopening
Take Back the Night: Community Unites to End Gender-Based Violence in Barrie
Community Demands Encampment Residents Voices Be Heard
Orillia Councillor Jay Fallis Leads Orillia’s Emergency Declaration on Food Insecurity
Suicide Prevention Day: Elmvale Marks the Day by Honouring Lives and Encouraging Conversation
Georgian College Support Workers Continue to Strike
Four Years of Ground-Level Journalism in Simcoe County: Community-Focused Journalism, made possible by CACTUS and the LJI program
Four Years of Ground Reporting in Simcoe County – Deepak Bidwai, Simcoe Community Media
For the past four years, I’ve been on the ground in Barrie and across Simcoe County, covering stories too often neglected or underrepresented. The trust built through deep community connections has allowed me to share voices that have long been hesitant to engage with media, often because of decades—and in some cases centuries—of misrepresentation.