Two-thirds of Village Media readers voting in an online poll said that Ontario Premier Doug Ford should resign over the Greenbelt scandal. Interestingly, a third of those who identify as PC voters...

'Please protect our watersheds, our conservation areas and our scarce farmland,' letter writer pleads

Ford's proposed legislation 'completely guts' vital Ontario Wetland Evaluation System and muzzles conservation authorities, warns columnist

'I don’t enjoy (protesting). This is my third one in the last three months here at (MPP) Jill Dunlop’s office. ... I don’t enjoy it, but it needs to be done,' says one of the organizers

Proposed legislation 'is bullying at the extreme,' protester says outside of Barrie-Innisfil MPP's office

Group protests in front of MPP's office in effort to 'make the powers that be listen'

'This is a time for you to truly decide on what side of the food security and agriculture divide you stand on,' says letter writer

'We have a track record now and people have seen how much we have accomplished at Queen’s Park the last four years,' says Ontario Green Party leader

Lehman, Barrie's mayor since 2010, seeking Liberal nomination in Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte for June 2 election

'I was very impressed with Crombie's speech and I will be voting for her in November,' says letter writer

'This information is being issued to the public as a precautionary measure,' says Nottawasaga OPP

'Barrie became a much safer place over the last 10 years,' says Mayor Jeff Lehman

'It was one of the coolest experiences of my life. Being there with our group and the success of everything was really special,' Erin Ambrose says of Beijing Olympics

'It's no longer tenable,' says frustrated Orillia man, who had to sit in his own excrement overnight as he waited for care

'This is overwhelming. The support from the community is just amazing,' says Grant McCullough's son-in-law following drive-by tribute

'Beware any politician that tells you that housing is an easy solution or has quick answers, because the housing crisis we’re in, took decades to develop,' says Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte Liberal...

'If I want to walk the walk and talk the talk, I want to have the background education that I’m advising young people they need to have,' says Judi Myddelton, who's retiring from Barrie Fire after 25...

'We want to make waves in the region. That’s what the city is about, what the county is about, and we’re ready to be part of the landscape,' says co-owner Julian de Guzman

Lehman says not attending debates is 'bad for democracy,' while Downey counters Liberals are 'trying to find an issue that the media can run with'

Kungl wins with 542 votes in north-end ward, followed by Saari and Scully

'I am traumatized. Now I don’t feel safe and it shouldn’t be that way because we do good things,' says Shanicka Edwards, who's known throughout the city as Shak, calling incident 'pure hate'

Letter writer believes Bill 23 'does little to address the key challenges' we face and destroys improvements in policy and legislation made over the years

'We have more absences now than we’ve had throughout the entire pandemic,' says Barrie hospital president

'We intend to make it our fortress and we will be bringing a brand of attacking football to Barrie that the soccer community will be proud of,' says team president Julian de Guzman

'For the unvaccinated wanting to be allowed access to everything, they are suggesting that the only life that matters is their own,' says reader

Centre forward Ethan Beckford will be joining Cavalry FC and left back Kahlil John Wentworth has signed on with Vancouver FC

‘Playing at this level for the city I grew up in was unbelievable and I'm so happy to be ending my time here with a chance to win a championship,’ says Calli Hogarth

'The inhumanity of this bylaw is shocking,' says organizer