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Downtown Barrie's historic intersection was born from survey lines on a map; 'The Five Points is Barrie. It’s always been the Five Points'

Provincial medalist no stranger to overcoming new challenges; 'Learning new technology and being able to provide classes to my students is fantastic'

There were, however, 24 more deaths attributed to the virus reported this morning

Each species of frog has its own unique song, says outdoors columnist, noting there are eight species of frogs and one toad in our neck of the woods

Take steps to 'charge your batteries,' says workplace mental health expert

Celebrate the little things

A province-wide effort to lobby the government to declare community gardens essential has paid off; Orillia has both a Community Garden and Allotment Garden

Ranking 'recognizes the significant work our Lakehead community is doing to achieve our sustainability objectives,' says local university official

It was announced earlier this month that physical public open houses are absolutely prohibited

'We’ve done wills the same way for 600 years and here’s an opportunity to accomplish safety and security and let people get the important documents done,' says attorney general