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This week in BarrieToday+: We sit down for an exclusive one-on-one with Lloyd Robertson

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Happening this week for BarrieToday+ members:

He holds the record as the longest serving national news anchor in television history and has spent over six decades keeping Canadians informed. Join host Scott Sexsmith for an exclusive one on one with the most trusted name in news, Lloyd Robertson. From his incomparable career to his thoughts on the importance of local journalism, we cover it all in this exclusive Up Close & Personal.

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Have you signed up for your FREE member-exclusive email, The Plus Side? It features upcoming contests, local offers, auctions and more? Our latest email featured another great What's in the Kitchen recipe - Chef Francesco Petrusa, an Italian chef from Sicily, brought you a family favourite linguine with tuna and fresh tomatoes from Limoncello Bistro located on Maple Avenue in Barrie.

The race for Barrie's next mayor is wide open, probably for the first time since 2010, as Jeff Lehman announces he will run for MPP in Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte. City hall reporter Bob Bruton takes a look at what that means.

With the Colts playing one of their best games of the season Thursday and pandemic restrictions being eased, sports columnist Peter Robinson wonders what's in store for the upstart squad.

What's brewing in the sugar shack? 'I just can’t imagine a spring in Ontario without that pure liquid gold. It's like a gift from Mother Nature intended to apologize for the long harsh winter,' says food columnist Daniel Clements. 

In this week's Everything King, Wendy suggests it's time to move yourself to the top of the priority list and spruce up your home for you, not the real estate market.

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And if you missed it, here's what happened last week:

Last week, reporter Shawn Gibson takes a look back at how the presentation of information and news gathering has changed in recent decades. 

In his weekend column, Richard Varty checked in with the Barrie Arts Alliance about the need for a new performing arts centre in the city. 

BradfordToday editor and reporter Natasha Philpott donned the bunker gear to see what it really means to train as a volunteer firefighter

And finally, as the world's biggest Elvis Presley fan, Wendy King provided her two cents on a new biopic about the King of Rock 'n' Roll in last week's aptly titled Everything King column.

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