Author Archives: Laura Hampshire

Barrie residents are being invited to a special meeting today on the future of the waterfront. The City is updating the 2015 Waterfront and Marina Strategic Plan, and wants to hear from residents, bus...

The 18th edition of Reel Stories by the Barrie Film Festival kicks off today. It is taking place at Galaxy Cinemas on Commerce Park Drive and will feature nine documentary dramas inspired by true even...

Almost 300 tickets have been handed out, while warnings have been issued to close to 200 other drivers, after OPP officers increased speeding enforcement in Midland. During the month of February 2022,...

An OPP officer has been cleared of any wrong-doing by the SIU, following a collision between a truck and a police SUV in Essa Township. Police say the officer was driving the speed limit while heading...

There's a new addition to the local OPP Community Safety Officer (CSO) program. Constable Durtnall is a four year member of the OPP and transferred to Detachment in February of 2021 from the Orillia D...

A trip to the drive-thru has resulted in the arrest of an 18 year old man in Barrie. Police say a loud revving engine drew the attention of an officer on Tuesday night at Fairview and Little, where a ...

There's been a drug bust in Orillia. The OPP says a search warrant was executed at a hotel room in the city on St Patrick's Day when officers seized a quantity of Black Fentanyl, Cocaine, drug paraphe...

Inspector Leah Gilfoy has been appointed as the Detachment Commander of Huronia West OPP. Inspector Gilfoy has been serving as the interim Detachment Commander for the past few months and after a succ...

Sunset Barrie Drive-in is reopening for the season. It will be open on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well as next Thursday. The movie line-up includes: The Lost City, Uncharted, Spiderman: No Way H...

Be prepared for a combination of nasty weather today. A Texas low is set to bring an extended period of freezing rain and blustery winds to the region with a high potential for power outages in southe...