Brett Glover
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1 week ago |
simcoe.com | Brett Glover
It’s been a week since the local health unit said some folks may have been exposed to hepatitis A at a north Barrie Timmies, and hundreds of vaccines have been doled out since. A vaccine was offered to those who had been exposed up to 14 days prior — the vaccine loses its effectiveness two weeks after exposure — with the last day of a vaccination clinic on June 17. In that time, the SMDHU confirmed it vaccinated 530 eligible residents.
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1 week ago |
simcoe.com | Brett Glover
WARNING: This story contains graphic content and may be upsetting to some readers. A Barrie hockey club owner who was facing an allegation of sexual assault has died. The OPP confirms that Ryan Wood, 41, died suddenly on June 18, shortly after 8 p.m. Wood was facing one charge of sexual assault related to an alleged incident on May 11. He was charged by the Barrie Police Service on May 20, and while he was originally expected in court on June 30, that date was put over until early September.
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1 week ago |
simcoe.com | Brett Glover
Barrie is mourning the loss off a business leader, mentor and friend. Steve Loftus, co-founder of Innovative Automation — a world-recognized automation and robotics manufacturer in Barrie — died suddenly Friday. He was 67. His cause of death has not yet been made public. Loftus leaves behind a wife, five children, and six grandkids. Loftus co-founded his company in 1989, and helped it grow from a local manufacturer to one that would serve industries around the world.
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1 week ago |
simcoe.com | Brett Glover
A Barrie-based youth hockey team has suspended operations after its owner and head coach was charged with sexual assault. Ryan Wood, the owner of the Purple Cobras hockey association, was arrested in Barrie on May 20. Court records show he was charged after an incident alleged to have taken place on May 11. No accusations against Wood have been proven in court. Simcoe.com reached out to Wood by phone for comment but has yet to receive a reply.
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1 week ago |
simcoe.com | Brett Glover
Financial roadblocks mean the old Barrie fairgrounds will continue to sit empty, as yet another development has been shelved, leaving several organizations in wait-and-see mode. Digram Developments, through Green World Construction Inc., had planned to transform the 55-acre site at 175/199 Essa Rd. and 50 Wood St. into a dense mixed-use community with more than 3,200 residential units, commercial spaces and a dedicated school block.
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