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Barrie Community Leader Speers Predicted Emergency — Warned Encampment Tragedy Would Be Weaponized

Speers Criticized City and County Leadership for Failing to Provide Adequate Housing, Shelter, and Sanitation.

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15-Sep-25

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Grief Into Action: Simcoe County Marks International Overdose Awareness Day

Community Events Across Simcoe County honour International Overdose Awareness Day

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12-Sep-25

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Barrie State of Emergency Raises Concerns Among Advocates

Dr. Eagle Also Noticed that None of the Agencies were Invited to Attend the Press Conference.

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11-Sep-25

01:19:00

Barrie Students Make Local History at Provincial Debate Championships

Logan Lehman and Camryn George Secured First Place in the Provincial Competition and Finished 17th Overall in Canada.

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10-Sep-25

00:27:00

City of Barrie Declares State of Emergency, Citing Encampment Crisis

Several Barrie Councilors Attended the Press Conference, but no Social Service or Advocacy Representatives Were Present.

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09-Sep-25

00:29:00

City Won’t Support Encampments, Says Barrie Councillor, as Costs Mount, Calls for Dignified Housing

He Estimated Barrie Needs Roughly 3,000 Such Units to Meet Current Demand Based on Population Growth since 1990s.

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05-Sep-25

00:26:00

Barrie Mayor Alex Nuttall Announces September as Truth and Reconciliation Month

Nuttall Said the City Will Create a Ceremonial Space for Indigenous Peoples at Allandale Station After Renovations.

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- Simcoe County

04-Sep-25

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From Margins to Movement: Justin Anantawan’s Journey of Belonging, Becoming, and Making a Difference

As a Gay, HIV-Positive Asian-Canadian, he has Faced Stigma and Exclusion, Yet Continues to Advocate and Support Others.

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03-Sep-25

01:45:00

Lives Lost, Lessons Ignored: The Human Cost of Barrie’s Housing Crisis After a Double Murder

After Deadly Double Murder at Barrie Encampment, Advocates Highlight City Failures and Call for Urgent Housing Reform.

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29-Aug-25

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Aylwin: Barrie’s Enforcement-First Approach Is Failing Homeless — Housing, Not Policing, Is Solution

Aylwin Expressed Concern that Mayor Nuttall is Using Tragedy to Justify Zero-Encampment Policy Without Providing Housing

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25-Aug-25

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