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Chick-fil-A opening Barrie location next week

Chick-fil-A opening Barrie location next week

Owner/operator Lincoln Nikkel will lead team of 85 to 100 part- and full-time staff at Bayfield and Livingstone location
'Clock is ticking': Hillcrest Lodge appeals to city for tax help

'Clock is ticking': Hillcrest Lodge appeals to city for tax help

An MPAC assessment has deemed the property ineligible for tax exempt status — a move that could bankrupt the facility that houses vulnerable seniors
What does threat of privatization mean to local hospital, patients?

What does threat of privatization mean to local hospital, patients?

Grassroots Simcoe County Health Coalition hosting a virtual town hall March 8 that will focus on effects of for-profit health-care services on Simcoe County
Swimmers from Orillia high schools make a splash at OFSAA

Swimmers from Orillia high schools make a splash at OFSAA

'It was fun to see so many people having the opportunity to compete at a provincial championship,' said Grade 11 OSS swimmer
Métis Nation of Ontario votes to oust thousands of members

Métis Nation of Ontario votes to oust thousands of members

In a province-wide plebiscite in which 28,000 registered members were eligible to vote, majority voted to remove those with 'incomplete' citizenship files
ADOPT ME: Onyx is overcoming her timidity

ADOPT ME: Onyx is overcoming her timidity

This cat needs a forever home after having kittens while in foster care
Severn man charged after single-vehicle crash on Highway 12

Severn man charged after single-vehicle crash on Highway 12

Police say driver fled scene after pickup truck rolled over Wednesday night
'Sweetest human being': Angus man dies after fall at work site

'Sweetest human being': Angus man dies after fall at work site

Married father of 22-month-old son and owner of construction company is being remembered as a 'salt-of-the-earth kind of guy'
Four teens, three adults charged after robbery in Barrie

Four teens, three adults charged after robbery in Barrie

Police say male victim suffered minor injuries after he went to the home after an item that had been advertised for sale
LETTER: One-word change in anthem part of 'healing process'

LETTER: One-word change in anthem part of 'healing process'

'If a large number of Canadians would feel some healing and validation by changing one word in our national anthem, I vote yes' says letter writer