I do not agree with Mayor Nuttall on several topics, but I raise my glass to him for this move. COVID years were tough for most of us, I hope we can all find it within ourselves to unite against the continual theat to our sovereignty.

We need high-speed rail

It is with a heavy heart (and even heavier lifting) that we announce the passing of Barnaby “The Blizzard Buster” Back-Breaker.

After a relentless winter that saw more "once-in-a-century" storms than the local meteorologist could count, Barnaby finally threw in the towel, and his plastic blade, during the Great Drift of 2026.

A Life of Service Born: Late November, on sale at a local hardware store. Known For: His ergonomic handle (which lied) and his stoic silence while being dragged across frozen concrete.

The Breaking Point: The end of the driveway embankment of "heart-attack snow" delivered by the city plow. Barnaby didn’t just move snow; he moved mountains. He survived the December dusting and the January deep freeze, but the most recent dumping proved to be his "Gettysburg." He suffered a catastrophic spinal fracture of the handle meets shovel.

He is survived by a rusted bag of rock salt and a very tired homeowner with sore deltoids. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you please just pray to whatever God's that they stop it with the "winter wonderland".

Recorded this couple days ago and wanted to share with you guys as well 👌🏻

Dear City of Barrie,

What the heck is this….

It’s been more than 48 hrs and the interior roads haven’t been cleared. There’s a main road next to my street which gets cleared and that snow blocks the entrance to my street. I don’t drive a truck or a Jeep. I drive a low clearance sedan. Snow is a problem, RVH is a mess and so is the homeless problem.

Idk what you’re doing with my money but honestly if you cant take care of this basic stuff I would like my money back. Thanks.

Spotted this legend just casually heading to another postal code lmao

Now that employers are required to post all job listings to the Canada Job Bank and allow direct applications before applying for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), as well as being unable to apply if the pay isn't "high-wage" temporarily since unemployment is over 6%, businesses like this Pizza Hut have been putting up fake listings all across Ontario, and Canada as a whole, while pretending they can't find someone here for the job so they can hire a TFW instead.

If you see any more of these "high-wage/$36/h jobs" pop up on the Job Bank, please report them (there is a section at the bottom of the Job Bank listings to report misuse of the Job Bank). It would also help if we collectively refuse to patronize businesses that try to pull these stunts.

Links:

1. Canada Job Bank

2. Employers in Barrie that have applied for a LMIA

3. Employers that have previously been found to be non-compliant

4. How to report abuse of temporary foreign workers

5. Government of Canada's Lists of Employers that have been granted a positive LMIA

6. Government of Canada's Statistics on TFWP and IMP work permits

Credit to the Barrie Concerned Citizens group. Police are actively looking for this dude. Anyone know him? Highway 400 North, Sunday September 21, approximately 6:40 pm.

And the police did absolutely no investigation into the incident?

I was at the Metro grocery store in South Barrie and noticed their live lobster tank was completely packed. The lobsters were stacked on top of each other to the point where most of them couldn’t really move at all (photo attached).

I’m not a lobster expert and I don’t usually buy them, but this honestly didn’t sit right with me.

How tf do I get rid of this snow? The pile’s taller than me and I’ve officially run out of space to shovel. Condo life didn’t prepare me for townhouse winter 😭❄️

Ninja Cyborg Studio https://share.google/wpOagBs7wRpX8iBHe

Edit It's my niece. I posted a link to her review and I think there's been some confusion since the review was deleted. All of this happened in September and the shop was given time to make it right, which they didn't do. My niece posted the review yesterday and I shared it here.

It's been covered up. By another artist at another shop in Barrie.

Here's a link to another post I made. With pictures.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ExpectationVsReality/s/mDNHVhhr0B

To the person who tucked this flower into my car handle today at the parking lot of Zehrs Big Bay Point. You have no idea how much this brightened my day!

If you’re seeing this, big thank you for the smile.

Happy Valentines Day 💝

The city says they have tons of bike infrastructure on their website, but 90% of it is shit like this (1st pic isnt from barrie but is an example, 2nd is what barrie claims is bike infrastructure). Paint is not infrastructure and won't protect me from an F150. I'm basically rolling the dice with my life biking in barrie.

unfortunately this time of year my concern is that they will die from exposure,not the drugs. I attempted to talk to him and I got no response other than drool and mumbled grunts..

This post might get a bit lengthier but please do bear with me . Something happened earlier today that really got under my skin and honestly, it's not the first time.

I was unlocking my bike next to Parts Source , when two cars full of teens started making random noises, mocking accents, and saying stuff clearly meant to be racist - all while assuming I couldn't hear or understand. I tried to ignore it at first, but something in me said no, this isn't okay.

So I rode up to them and asked, "Everything alright?" They were caught off guard and suddenly changed their tone, started complimenting my bike, and asked if I do Uber( I'm on my cycle bro, like wtf?). I asked, "Why would you think that?" and the answer was, "Because you were taking food out from that takeout place."

I just said "alright then” and left, because I didn't want to create a scene - but the whole thing stayed with me.This isn't even the first time. A while back, was at a bus stop with a friend when another car full of teenagers slowed down just long enough to yell "F*** you Indian" before speeding off.

I'm not sharing this for sympathy. I live here. I work here. I pay taxes and follow the rules like everyone else. I'm not some outsider passing through. I'm just a person trying to go about my day without being harassed for my skin colour.

If anyone reading this has teens, please talk to them. These "jokes" and comments might seem harmless to them, but they're not. They build up. They send a message that people like me don't belong here - even though we absolutely do.

Racism isn't always in-your-face. Sometimes it hides behind a laugh, or a "just wondering," or a car window driving by too fast to respond. But we notice. We hear it. We feel it. Thanks for reading.