February 2026 Independent, family-owned movie theatres used to be a fixture in every city and town across the country. Whether they were indoor theatres with one or two screens, or multi-screen Drive-Inns, they were the place to go to see the latest movies out of Hollywood. Sadly, few of them remain in operation today, replaced …
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Jan 29 2026
Ghosts of Barrie – A former Highway 11 motel in Barrie fades into the past
January 2026 Before Highway 400 opened between Toronto and Barrie on 1 July 1952, as the first controlled-access highway in Ontario, motorists traveling to cottage country in Northern Simcoe County and the Muskoka District endured slow and arduous process along the King’s Highway 11. Snaking its way through the towns and villages, the route was …
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Jan 21 2026
Ontario Place re-development meant to be a tourist destination for all, not just the wealthy
Published in the Hamilton Spectator, 23 January 2026 Redevelopment will bring jobs, revenue Re: Ontario Place is a $2-billion test of our priorities, Jan. 17 If only things were as plain and simple as scrapping the redevelopment of Ontario Place. Mark Chamberlain clearly hates Premier Doug Ford and that’s his right, but trotting out the usual …
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Jan 15 2026
It’s guilty until proven innocent for ICE Agents
January 2026 Firstly, I want to be VERY CLEAR that from what I observed on the numerous videos that I’ve viewed, Renee Good did NOT deserve to die, but is it too controversial of me to say that we should let the investigation play out before we pronounce Special Agent Jonathan Ross guilty of murder? …
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Jan 15 2026
The death of Renee Good in Minneapolis has unhinged leftists in full meltdown
January 2026 Wow! The unhinged leftists are in full meltdown over the death of Renee Good, shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent (ICE) agent in Minneapolis. The 37-year-old mother of 3 children became involved in a confrontation with ICE agents and allegedly tried to run over an agent as she sped away in …
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Jan 15 2026
Where are all the Pussy Hats now?
Published in the Toronto Sun, 18 January 2026 With Persians getting closer that they have ever before in successfully over-throwing the oppressive, Theocratic dictators of Iran, where are all the feminists with their Pussy Hats now? Where are all the usual Trump-hating, No Kings agitators now? Where is Greta, the antisemitic, Hamas-loving high school dropout, …
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Jan 06 2026
The misguided push for “green” energy has consequences
January 2026 RE: “A regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sector,” (Philippe Le Billon, The Hamilton Spectator, 6 January): For all of you who voted for Justin Trudeau’s anti-oil agenda, I hope you’re happy now. Not only does a viable, ethical and environmentally responsible oil and gas industry provide good …
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Jan 02 2026
Barrie honours one of Canada’s most decorated military veterans with memorial RCAF Roundel
January 2026 One of Canada’s most decorated military veterans, Major-General (Ret’d) Richard Rohmer, OC, CMM, OOnt, DFC, CD, KC, was honoured by the City of Barrie, with a memorial at Military Heritage Park on the south shore of Kempenfelt Bay in September 2024. Rohmer, a Collingwood native, joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at the age …
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