RECONCILIATION IS NOT JUST AN INDIGENOUS ISSUE – IT IS A CANADIAN ISSUE Courtesy Barrie360.com Logan MillerPublished: Sep 29th, 2023 2:21pm Saturday, September 30 marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. To recognize the day, media outlets across the country have partnered with the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) for A Day to…
Courtesy of Barrie360.com Ian MacLennanPublished: Sep 29th, 2023 1:50pm The demand continues to grow. The number of people accessing the Barrie Food Bank was up 94 per cent last month compared to August 2022. “That translates into about 5,600 individuals that were supported with food by the food bank,” according to Sharon Palmer, Barrie Food…
Courtesy of Barrie360.com News Release Published: Sep 24th, 2023 News release – the John Howard Society of Simcoe & Muskoka The John Howard Society of Simcoe & Muskoka, a local nonprofit agency dedicated to addressing the root causes of homelessness in Simcoe County, is thrilled to announce an ongoing bottle drive initiative that is making…
Courtesy of Barrie360.com and Canadian PressPublished: Sep 27th, 2023 By Christopher Reynolds in Montreal Some big players in Canada’s technology sector have signed on to a voluntary code of conduct for generative AI announced by the federal government Wednesday as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development. The self-imposed safeguards will “build safety and trust…
2) Ontario High School Teachers Approve Deal To Avoid Strikes, 3) Province Earmarks Nearly $24M For New Elementary School In Oro-Medonte Courtesy Barie36.com and Canadian PressPublished: Sep 28th, 2023 Toronto Ontario students’ math and literacy scores are either relatively flat or up slightly compared to last year, though math results in particular remain low, according…
Courtesy of Barrie360.com Will KonkenPublished: Sep 24th, 2023 The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) is reminding secondary school students to update their immunization records. Students have until Tuesday, September 26th, to do so, in line with the Immunization of School Pupils Act, and avoid suspension. In a release, the health unit says over 4,500 suspension orders have…
Courtesy Barie360.com and Canadian PressPublished: Sep 27th, 2023 By Allison Jones in Toronto Ontario ended the last fiscal year with a smaller deficit than projected in the 2022 budget, but it was several billion dollars higher than in a fiscal update from the province six weeks ago. Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy…
Courtesy of Barrie360,com, Ian MacLennanPublished: Sep 22nd, 2023 By Allison Jones and Liam Casey in Toronto Ontario Premier Doug Ford lost a third cabinet minister in as many weeks Friday, with top performer Monte McNaughton resigning as labour minister to work in the private sector, prompting a mini cabinet shuffle. McNaughton said it had been the “honour…
Courtesy of Barrie360.com ReleasePublished: Sep 25th, 2023 3:50pm News release – City of Barrie It’s budget time at the City of Barrie, which means it’s time for taxpayers to share their priorities through the City’s 2024 Budget surveys. The online surveys ask residents to provide feedback on major services included in the City’s annual operating…
Courtesy of Barrie360.com Ian MacLennanPublished: Sep 26th, 2023 The City of Barrie is going back to the signage board in a re-do after a registered charity tweeted that it did not endorse the municipality’s campaign. The signage reads “say NO to panhandling,” and in capital letters says “THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE,”…