Barrie likely to see crowded mayoral race as Jeff Lehman to challenge sitting MPP Doug Downey
Lehman will be uncontested for the Liberal MPP nomination in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte.
Markham Mayor praises Barrie’s fire department at the launch of new dispatch partnership
With the addition of Markham, Barrie fire department now provides dispatch services to 21 municipalities. The details of the deal are confidential but Barrie will be paid based on call volume.
Council, under fire from residents opposing large developments, approves watered down official plan
On Monday, the city council approved the next official plan. This vision for the next thirty years would support 298,000 residents and 150,000 jobs.