Rooted

These stories about the people and places that make us proud to call Barrie home are made possible as part of our Community Leaders Program.

May ushers in migratory mania for local birders (4 photos)

'Anything that affects our health will affect bird health, too,' says Nature Barrie member ahead of World Migratory Bird Day on May 14

Apr 28, 2022 7:30 PM Read more >

'Nobody is crying. It’s just shock': Former Barrie photographer helping Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria (4 photos)

'We’ve got to be there for these people. It’s just the right thing to do,' says Don Komarechka, who now lives just outside the city of Varna

Apr 21, 2022 7:00 PM Read more >

Comics, coins, cards and collectibles: Hobbies taken to new level during pandemic (12 photos)

'During the pandemic, we saw a huge increase in people looking for good stories to read for themselves or their children,' says owner of Barrie comic-book store

Apr 14, 2022 7:30 PM Read more >

Flower power: City greenhouse in bloom for spring plantings (10 photos)

'We are so blessed to have our own municipal greenhouses. A lot of municipalities don’t have that opportunity,' says city official

Apr 7, 2022 7:30 PM Read more >

Impacted by urban expansion and disease, efforts underway to protect bat habitat (6 photos)

Bats are hungry creatures and can eat up to half their body weight in bugs in one night, reducing the amount of pesticides humans use

Mar 31, 2022 7:00 PM Read more >

'Balancing act': Kovacs packing up at city hall after 34 years on the job

'I grew up in Barrie and had a lot of interaction with recreation. I was a daily participant at the Lions Pool, summer playgrounds at the schools, and worked as a student for the aquatics division'

Mar 24, 2022 7:30 PM Read more >

Barrie business remains on target despite pandemic (3 photos)

'We strive for realism. We have real F-5 fighter jets along with 17 or 18 other different planes ... I’ve got tunnels ... old military jeeps and personnel carriers,' says owner

Mar 17, 2022 7:00 PM Read more >

Spring is in the air at Bradford Greenhouses (10 photos)

'People are using their free time and what they have at their disposal to re-purpose things,' says assistant manager, which means adorning gardens with whatever's available

Mar 10, 2022 7:00 PM Read more >

Barrie legion soldiers on with makeover to keep facility 'hopping' (5 photos)

'If you lose your legion and it closes down, you’re losing the Poppy Campaign and you’re losing all the help for the veterans,' says Barrie Royal Canadian Legion president

Mar 3, 2022 7:00 PM Read more >

'Constantly changing': Meet your downtown Barrie cobblers (5 photos)

Paul Duncan and fellow cobbler Leanne Vanderboor 'repair just about anything that’s a leather product'

Feb 24, 2022 7:00 PM Read more >

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• >
• >>