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Local author strings together new yarn about textile collecting

Local author strings together new yarn about textile collecting

June Chambers signed copies of Material Pleasures: Reflections of a Textile Collector during recent event in Newton Robinson
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Gardener plants ideas about giving edible, decorative plants

Gardener plants ideas about giving edible, decorative plants

Helen Battersby was guest speaker at recent Innisfil Garden Club gathering
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'She leads with love': Mother's Day celebrated across the city

'She leads with love': Mother's Day celebrated across the city

Children young and old celebrate their love for their moms on Sunday
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Films set to roll at Blue Mountain festival

Films set to roll at Blue Mountain festival

'It’s a really unique festival set in a unique location. And there’s a lot of magic that happens,' says organizer
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Famous flood photo remade by officer's family 50 years later

Famous flood photo remade by officer's family 50 years later

Jack Shuttleworth is the Cambridge police officer standing on the corner in the iconic shot; May 17 marks half-century since 'watershed moment'
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Guergis says county involvement 'key' to Barrie boundary talks

Guergis says county involvement 'key' to Barrie boundary talks

'Some of the same situations we were trying to resolve are still trying to be resolved through the exact same methods,' says former warden
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COLUMN: Barrie's boys of summer back in the swing of things

COLUMN: Barrie's boys of summer back in the swing of things

'Whatever curveballs get thrown this season, the Baycats and Jackfish should be the favourites,' says columnist
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THEN AND NOW: Shop owner, politician left mark on Dunlop St.

THEN AND NOW: Shop owner, politician left mark on Dunlop St.

John MacDonald Bothwell ran Barrie business from 1871 to 1911
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Rovers fall despite valiant comeback against Strikers

Rovers fall despite valiant comeback against Strikers

Women's team fell 3-2 in game against Woodbridge, while men were also beaten by the Strikers 3-1 on Saturday
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Poll: Most readers would make the notwithstanding clause harder to use

Poll: Most readers would make the notwithstanding clause harder to use

Just over half of readers surveyed in an online poll this week said that the notwithstanding clause should be harder to use than it is now, but not taken out of the Constitution entirely
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