Editor's note: The following were some of BarrieToday's most widely read stories from the past week.
'It’s private but it’s public': Truck rally trespassers try to justify event
'We could come in here and hammer everyone as hard as we can, but at the end of the day, there’s four officers here, and over 300 cars. So we are trying to keep this as peaceful as we possibly can,' say police of Saturday night's rally at Park Place. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
Residents, businesses evacuated after gas-main break in Barrie's north end (update)
'It’s a four-inch gas line, so it's a lot of gas,' fire official says of incident near Duckworth and Wellington streets; 100-metre radius evacuated. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
Section of RVH's emergency room closed due to 'safety precaution'
Measure taken after patient brought in with injuries resulting from 'incident in the community.' CLICK HERE FOR MORE
Barrie police probing jewelry store robbery at Georgian Mall
City police say display cases were smashed by six or seven suspects who then fled Bayfield Street scene. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
COLUMN: 'Game-changing' news about Barrie soccer scene coming
'Whatever is on tap is big (for Barrie), it's fully professional and will involve at least a 2,500-seat facility that will host that new entity,' columnist explains. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
Ford government says its data was botched, so how many people are homeless in Ontario?
Housing minister's spokesperson now says number is ‘significantly lower’ than 234,000, which was the ‘unofficial estimate’ of homelessness found in a ministry document. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
'Broken system' leaves landlords to foot bill for tenants trashing home
'Where's the justice?' asks frustrated landlord, who alleges nine people and three dogs are living in 800-square-foot space with one bathroom without paying a cent for six months. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
