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The BYC has a very long history of sailboat racing and many excellent sailors Barrie Yacht Club have developed their skills in The Barrie Yacht Club was both the white sail and flying incorporated in 1952 as a sail fleets. The club has even Registered “Not for Profit been the starting point for Social Club”. All members some National Champion join in the management and Olympian sailors. and upkeep of the club, as Learn to Sail we are a 100% volunteer The BYC offers Sailing run organization. While School for kids 8-18 all members initially yrs and Adults. The joined the club to spend program that we offer time on the water, we is CanSail through have also discovered Ontario Sailing. This an extended family is an awesome program on the docks and the teaching skills that can clubhouse grounds. be used in the years to Working together as come. The sailing school volunteers gives us all begins the first week in an appreciation for what a July, running in two week great place we have here. segments. The adult learn to sail program Our Social Programs are (on dinghy’s) is on Tuesday or varied and many complement Thursday nights starting the first our Regatta Program. While we week in July for seven weeks. New to can get dressed up for a fancy nautical themed event, the club is very much a relaxed the club is learn to sail on a Keelboat. Check out the website for dates and times. family-oriented club.
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FRONT ROW 10 SEAT SALE Make plans to attend the city’s hottest events.
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31 SATURDAY MORNINGS Come along with us as we explore Barrie Farmers’ Market.
68 LOTS TO SEE AND DO Keep this list of 53 events that take place throughout the city this year. LIVE MUSIC
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74 BEST BEATS For your listening pleasure, the city offers a wide array of live music venues.
36 36 THINGS TO DO With kids in mind, we have created this list of fun things to do. COUNCIL IN 3D
MOVERS & SHAKERS 15 MEET YOUR NEIGHBOURS These 9 people are doing amazing things in Barrie. ON THE COVER The city marina taken from the vantage point of the boardwalk along the waterfront. PHOTOGRAPHY: Mike Guilbault
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45 BEHIND THE POLITICIAN Learn more about our councillors as they answer personal questions. OUR HISTORY 55 The Wild West Remembering the way we were in the 1800s. GIVE A LITTLE BIT 62 TIME OR MONEY Find out how a donation of time or money can bolster our organizations.
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Like any thriving entity, Barrie has grown — and continues to grow — around a healthy core. For us, that core is community. Ours is a city rich in culture, in heritage and increasingly, in diversity. Whether you live in the bustling south end or the mature, tree-lined streets in the city’s east, we’re all drawn together by our vibrant downtown, our shops and theatres, and our waterfront activities. The myth of Barrie being a bedroom community recently debunked, our city continues to serve up a host of cultural events and amenities for us all to enjoy. You can read about many of them in this magazine. While Our City 2015 can be a helpful guide for new residents, we’re hopeful those of you who have called Barrie home for years will also learn more about the city you call home. This year, we introduce you to just a few of the many people in Barrie who are making their mark in the community and beyond. We outline the many events and activities that happen in the city throughout the year and also serve up some of the many fun activities you can explore with your family when you are looking for something to do. We look at some of the city’s top music venues and introduce you to some of the many vendors at our weekly Barrie Farmers’ Market. You’d be hard-pressed to find another city with a history as colourful as Barrie’s. Read about the way our city evolved and some of the characters who populated the area in the 1800s. You can also learn more about some of your elected representatives as we ask them some personal questions to reveal a side you won’t read about in their campaign literature. And if you want to give your time or a few bucks to improve your community, we make it easy, detailing a handful of ways for you to do so. Barrie is our city. Let’s all embrace our community, make the most of what it has to offer and work to make it even better. Jeff Bower Regional managing editor
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BARRIE NEW MUSIC FEST JULY 17 TO 18
The players: USS, Down With Webster, JJ and the Pillars, Stereo Kid and many more. The scene: Check out great new music from Canadian bands, including a number of local acts. The venue: Various venues throughout the city. How to get tickets: Visit newmusicfest.ca.
BARRIE JAZZ AND BLUES FEST OCT. 17 TO 26
The players: Top jazz and blues musicians from across Canada converge on the city. Local talent is also showcased. The scene: The festival includes the Yamaha Piano Concerts Series, Venues and Nightclubs Series, Urban Village Concerts and the Centre Stage in Heritage Park Concert Series, which is free. The venue: Various sites throughout Barrie including the Barrie City Hall Rotunda, nightclubs, restaurants and Heritage Park. How to get tickets: Festival schedule and information is available at barriejazzbluesfest.com.
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AS YOU LIKE IT JULY 8 TO 18
The players: Theatre by the Bay brings in actors from across Canada for summer Shakespeare productions. You’ll be sure to recognize a few local faces as well. The scene: Escape with Rosalind and Orlando to the forest of Arden, a place of magic and romance. Shakespeare’s classic comedy features fast-paced comedy, music, poetry and, of course, professional wrestling. The venue: The Mady Centre for the Performing Arts in downtown Barrie. How to get tickets: Tickets are $12 each and you can grab a pair through theatrebythebay.com or 705-735-9243.
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KEMPENFEST – JULY 31 TO AUG. 3
The players: Hundreds of artisans and antique dealers invade Barrie’s waterfront with their wares, treasures and unique pieces. And we can’t forget about all the food vendors. The scene: People of all ages head to the lakeshore for this festival, which includes live entertainment on a main stage by the Southshore Centre and a kids village. Remember to leave your pets at home. The venue: Explore all the one-of-a-kind pieces with the beautiful scenery of Kempenfelt Bay in the background. How to get tickets: The vendors’ village is free and tickets for the midway will be available on site. Tickets to the concerts, including weekend-long passes, will be available through kempenfest.com.
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HOCKEY NIGHT IN BARRIE – AUG. 13
The players: Local hockey stars, former and current NHLers and local business folks lace up for this charity hockey game hosted by Patrick Brown. The scene: Hockey lovers fill the stands to watch hockey greats do battle with up-and-comers. This year’s event raises funds for the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre and the development of a Child and Youth Mental Health inpatient unit. The venue: The Barrie Molson Centre hosts this annual tilt. Concession stands and beer stands are open for business. How to get tickets: Visit hockeynightinbarrie.com.
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The players: Local chefs create delectable dishes with ingredients grown on or produced at Simcoe County farms. Local breweries and wineries are also involved. The scene: If you like food, you’ll love this event, presented by Simcoe County Farm Fresh. This is a foodie’s paradise. The venue: The Simcoe County Museum plays host to this event. Enjoy dishes while wandering through the museum’s historic displays. How to get tickets: Tickets are available at participating farms, through simcoecoutnyfarmfresh. ca and by calling 705-7342075.
6 BARRIELICIOUS – JULY AND JANUARY The players: Independent restaurants and chefs in the Barrie area whip up prix fixe meals to give you a taste of what they offer. The scene: For anyone who has always wanted to try that special restaurant, this is your chance. With meals offered at $15, $20 and $25, the fest accommodates everyone’s budget. The venue: The gang’s all here. From fine dining to barbecue joints, the festival includes more than 40 restaurants, each offering its own menu. How to get tickets: Tickets aren’t needed, but reservations are highly recommended. Visit barrielicious. com for restaurant details.
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BARRIE COMEDY FESTIVAL SEPT. 17 TO 21
The players: Now in its third year, the annual festival brings in top Canadian comics and local talent. Among this year’s guests are Rod Beattie, as Wingfield, and This Hour Has 22 Minutes’ Lorne Elliott and Gavin Crawford. The scene: This fest, presented by Talk is Free Theatre, is here for one reason: to make you laugh. There is something for the young, young at heart and more mature (immature) audiences. The venue: Most of the laughing will be done in the seats at the Georgian Theatre and the Mady Centre. How to get tickets: Three-show passes and individual tickets are available. Check out tift.ca or call 705-7921949.
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The players: The best of the best international and Canadian films will be shown. Filmmakers will also be in town for special events. The scene: The 18-year-old Barrie Film Festival features guest speakers, parties and more. The short film competition is a chance for up-and-coming filmmakers to show their stuff and a chance for you to vote for your favourite shorts. The venue: Most of the flicks can be caught at the Uptown Theater, but special events are planned for other downtown venues. How to get tickets: Festival schedule and tickets will be available through barriefilmfestival.ca.
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GOTCHA NOV. 19 TO 28
The players: Talk is Free Theatre presents this mesmerizing theatre production directed by Aleksey Serebryakov, the star of Oscar-nominated film Leviathan. The scene: Gotcha depicts a protest movement of a 16-year-old ex-pupil — a solitary figure exhausted by his own anonymity. On his last day of school, he holds three teachers hostage, threatening to blow them to glory by holding a lighted cigarette over the open gas tank of a motorbike. The venue: The intimate setting of the Mady Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Dunlop St. W. How to get tickets: Visit tift.ca or call 705-792-1949. LUCA RAGOGNA PHOTO
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Movers & Shakers Leadership can take many forms, be it through industry, philanthropy or simply serving as a role model for others. Meet some of your neighbours, who are doing great things in the community and elsewhere.
Speaking out to help others like him BY SARA CARSON
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oah Stock dreams of soaring above the clouds as a pilot, but for now, he’s more than happy being a spokesperson for youth with juvenile diabetes. “I think of it as once-in-a-lifetime opportunities because the regular people don’t get to do this,” Stock, 10, said. Stock was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes three months before his second birthday. Alongside mom Lianne and dad Jay, the West Bayfield Elementary School student is already a strong voice for others with his condition. “It’s part of who he is,” Jay said. “My hope is that when he is the 18 and 19-yearold, he’ll be a great role model for other kids with this disease.” Stock has spoken in Parliament on behalf of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), a charitable organization funding type 1 diabetes research. In 2014, he was Simcoe County’s JDRF youth ambassador. In April, he made a speech to the Simcoe County District School Board about his medical alert dog. “He’s a pretty good speaker,” Jay said. Stock prefers to tell his story off the cuff. “When I use cue cards, they always make me mess up,” he said. For the past nine years, the Stock family has participated in the Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes in support of JDRF. Stock has 75 members on
his team, who help raise funds. Because there is no cure for diabetes, the family is focused on helping others, Lianne said. “The more we can give back and spread awareness and do whatever we can to get the word out about this disease, I think the better it is for everybody,” she said. Stock is a brittle diabetic, which means he can’t feel his blood pressure drop. And it can drop quickly. In 2014, he brought home Riley, a diabetes alert dog that can smell when Stock’s blood sugar is low based on the child’s breath. Riley, a two-year-old cocker spaniel, was trained by Sweet Charity Medical Assistance Dogs in Barrie and is the first dog in Canada trained for this condition. Riley has given Noah the freedom to play outside and visit friends, Lianne said. “Before I checked his blood sugar an insane amount … like 15 times a day,” Lianne said. Riley has curbed a lot of the checking. “They are really connected and I trust their partnership a lot,” Lianne said. Noah doesn’t like talking about his dream of becoming a pilot. Because of his diabetes, it’s the one job he can’t do. But, he may still fly one day. “Noah’s triumph would be one day that his insulin is managed enough that he could be a pilot,” Jay said.
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Guitarist shares his talent with seniors BY JANIS RAMSAY
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he Smoke on the Water guitar riff was the first of many to come from Tim Beattie’s hands. “My interest has been in music since I was an infant,” the 17-year-old said. As a toddler, his parents bought him a Dollar Store guitar and he would surprise them in their bedroom at night by standing on a chair with sunglasses on, plucking away. “After that, they put a (baby) gate on my door.” But once he found his life’s rhythm, it took over. He started formal guitar lessons at age seven, learning to play acoustic and electricm, but now his focus is classical. He received a scholarship to study at the Cleveland Institute of Music with his mentor, Grammy-winning classical guitarist Jason Vieaux. That’s on top of a full scholarship to study at the Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists (Royal Conservatory of Music) in Toronto. Beattie placed first in the high school division at the 2014 Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition, which earned him a custom guitar, and won second in the high school division at the 2014 Indiana International Guitar Festival and Competition. More recently, he won the Barrie Kiwanis Music Festival’s Senior Rose Bowl competition. A musician who loves to perform for any audience, he also volunteers to play for seniors at the Mill Creek Care Centre in Barrie (Tollendale Village) and Briton House Retirement Centre in Toronto. A home-schooled student, Beattie said his parents’ support is the main reason he has been able to succeed. At his level, it’s easy to pick up any piece to play, but Beattie
prefers researching a song to learn more about the songwriter and the story behind it. “I spend a great deal of time studying and analyzing it — not just the notes of the song,” he said. “It helps me understand how I should play and how the songwriter intended it to be.” Beattie likes to share what he has learned with his audience. “I like to spend time educating people (about the song),” Beattie said. “As a classical musician, I’m playing for people who aren’t classically trained and it helps people enjoy music.” Beattie enjoys a variety of music himself, with artists such as Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, John Legend, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran in his current rotation. While he hasn’t yet composed pieces of his own, Beattie said his goal is to eventually play in some of the big halls around the world. Until then, he’s content to continue challenging himself and sharing his talent. His favourite concert last year was at the Midland Cultural Centre. “A woman came up to me and told me her house had burned down a few months earlier. It was a crazy, stressful time and her greatest compliment was listening to my music allowed her to experience some sense of calmness and security,” Beattie said. “Life is hectic and, for a lot of people, music (provides) an opportunity to receive some amount of beauty and depth in their everyday lives.”
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Karen and Heljar Hansen embrace the arts BY JANIS RAMSAY
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rt has woven its way through Karen and Heljar Hansen’s relationship since the start. Today, the couple continues to share their passion for the arts with the community. “While we attended university in Australia and travelled worldwide, we visited so many art galleries, museums and saw inspirational architecture and public art,” Karen said. Sydney Opera House — where the couple had its first date and where Heljar later proposed — is one example. After moving back to Barrie to join Pratt Homes, which Karen’s family started, they saw an opportunity to carve out a niche. “The MacLaren Art Centre was getting more and more attention, Theatre by the Bay was a very up-andcoming organization and was doing wonderful things to help develop local talent,” Karen said. “As we started paying more and more attention to art and culture in Barrie, we were excited to see our community finally coming into its own.” The Pratt family has quietly contributed to a variety of community groups through the years, including Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Georgian College and the MacLaren. Last year, the family was given the MacLaren Legacy award for supporting the arts. “Getting involved with the MacLaren Art Centre and working with Theatre by the Bay has taught us so much
about our talented local artists and the importance of educating our youth about the arts,” Karen said. With two young children, the Hansens have seen what art can do for young minds. “Our daughter, as a toddler, was very shy and introverted, but she was into art,” Karen said. “We took her into an art store and just let her hands dance. She did and by expressing herself, found her personality.” When Pratt Homes started work on a new Yonge Street development, Karen connected with artist Ron Baird to create sculptures including the Spirit Clock, which became a neighbourhood landmark. “To see the community and future residents of Yonge Station get so excited about the 15 pieces of art that we included in the site was wildly beyond our imagination,” Karen said. “There were lots of critics out there as well, but as we learned that art is subjective and is meant to inspire discussion, we also learned to love the art critics in our city as well.” For this project, Karen and Heljar won the business category of the Barrie Arts Awards in 2014. Karen has also learned people want to live near art. “To look at beautiful or intriguing sculptures while they walk their dog or go for a stroll with their morning coffee is of interest to many. Also, to be able to take our kids to local art galleries and take them to productions in our downtown theatre is also very exciting and a cultural experience.”
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Chef feeds his soul by feeding others BY JANIS RAMSAY Chef Kent Smith said cooking is what he’s always loved to do. And whether it’s preparing a private catered meal for a client, mentoring a college student, or serving people who are penniless, the owner of fine dining restaurant Michael and Marion’s is proud of where he’s been in the last 25 years. At eight, he remembers telling his dad he wanted to be a chef. “My dad said ‘really? People will starve to death,’” Smith said. But his parents soon got behind his dreams and have been supportive ever since. “My mom said if you’ll always give, you’ll always have,” Smith said, adding it’s a motto he lives by today. Born in Nova Scotia, Smith spent a year in an accounting office before switching to cooking in the Maritimes, which led him to an Ottawa cooking school. In 1985, he came to Georgian College’s hospitality and administration program and never looked back. “I never expected or intended to stay in Barrie,” Smith said. In 1990, the opportunity came to buy Michael and Marion’s — the name came with the business from its original owners — and Smith went for it. But times were tough back then. “The Iraq war was announced 35 minutes after I bought the business,” Smith said. “(Buying it) cost me all I had in the world. Failure was not an option.” His focus on hospitality and attention to detail made an impression with customers, and his staff shares that dedication to service. “If I expect my coworkers to be servantile, I have to be a good example. I want to hear the smile in their voice,” he said. Paying things forward, Smith also takes culinary co-op students under his wing to teach them the ropes. “Right now, we have a George Brown student who is the only girl in her class, and she’s crushing the program,” Smith said. Still located at the corner of Bayfield and Worsley streets, Smith said he’s proud he planted roots in this community. Now married to wife Krista Smith with two children aged 9 and 11, he is continuing to teach them the same lessons his parents taught him. “I’m proud to be humble. I want people to love their meal — not because I’m there waiting on them, but because of my brand of hospitality,” Smith said. While he doesn’t often cook or bartend anymore, Smith still does accounting and shopping for the best ingredients to put on the platter. He added living in a small town means it’s important to stay united as a community, whether it’s treating the competition with respect, or helping out strangers in need. “We’re involved in the community, it’s part of living this life. Someone is always in need and it’s nice to be that person who can help,” he said. Smith often donates his leftover food from catering jobs to the Salvation Army soup kitchen or Barrie Out of the Cold programs and won’t turn down fundraisers. “It’s a good community to be a part of.”
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INTERESTING BARRIE FACTS In 1833, Barrie was officially named after Sir Robert Barrie, a man in charge of the Naval Forces in Canada, who frequently commanded forces through the city and along the Nine Mile Portage. The city’s population in 2014 was estimated to be 143,634, with the average age of 37. The largest private sector employers in the city last year were Sinton-Landmark Bus lines with 589 employees, Wolf Steel/Napoleon with 550 staff, Georgian International Ltd. with 410 people, Scotiabank and The Source tied at 400, and GEEP Group of Companies with 397. The iconic Spirit Catcher, which looks over Kempenfelt Bay, was originally created by artist Ron Baird for Expo ’86 in Vancouver, but was purchased by the city and installed along the waterfront in 1987. In 2004, Barrie Police found what, at the time, was the largest Canadian marijuana grow operation inside the old Molson brewery plant. In total, 30,000 marijuana plants were seized, with a street value of millions of dollars. May 31, 1985, an EF4 tornado whipped through through the Allandale and Painswick areas of the city. Eight people died, 155 were injured and 300 homes and businesses were destroyed.
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Tyger shoots, scores in big waters BY LAURIE WATT
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yler Murray doesn’t quite say it all when he says he comes from an entrepreneurial family. He doesn’t say his family owns several McDonalds restaurants until you ask him who his first Tyger Shark customer was: McDonalds Canada. He designed the McDonalds Canada website 23 years ago — when he was just 13 — at a time when the Internet was just unfolding. Going along with his parents to a franchisees convention, he seized a “spur-of-the-moment opportunity”, just after McDonalds launched its American website. “They gave me a shot at it,” said Murray, now 36 and president of Tyger Shark, a firm that designs websites and advertising campaigns. He learned a lot from his parents, who had also had a golf course and nicknamed him Tiger. He changed the spelling to Tyger, attended Georgian College to learn more
about his design and programming passions, and then incorporated Tyger Shark in 2007. He learned a lot from McDonalds about how to do things consistently and well. “There’s nothing they haven’t thought about. It’s a system (that works),” he said of the restaurant giant. “I think that’s what every business can be — a prototype. “For us, we build websites. We plan, do graphic design, training and execution. We have control of those little processes.” That’s paid off, as Tyger Shark — a joint venture with Jimmy Furlano — has an impressive customer list, including Disney’s Captain America, Marvel, Need for Speed and the Toronto Raptors. Their team of 15 offers design and programming and website support. “I’m an extremely motivated person. In a way, I just have some incredible things I want to achieve and adventures to have,” said Murray, whose wife, Amanda, is the office manager. “We’re having so much fun. It’s such a great time. We’ve got huge global projects. “Barrie’s the right spot and we’ll continue to grow, kick ass and bring amazing clients to this city.”
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Community lovin’ from the oven BY JANIS RAMSAY
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ust like the bagels and buns he creates, Steve Fox has risen above life’s little challenges to make his mark in the community. In fact, it was Steve’s fondness for his hometown that brought him back to the little bakery in which he grew up. And with its success, Fox’s Bakery and Delicatessen is able to give back, with Steve minding his father’s advice that you get from life what you give. “My dad was giving and proud to be
from Barrie,” Steve said. “He taught me if you made a buck, save part of it, capitalize on another (part) and give some of it back where you raised it from. “We have benefited from being a part of Barrie and I like to give back.” As a third-generation Lions Club member, Steve said he’s proud to be able to sell bagels for charity, donate leftover buns to
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Barrie’s food bank and the Out of the Cold program, and support St. Joan of Arc’s junior achievement award. But Steve didn’t initially set out to be the neighbourhood baker. His dad, Ross Fox, was the one who opened the Victoria Street bakery as a Buns Master more than 30 years ago. Steve grew up at the store and remembers playing in the yard, as his dad spent long hours there. Later, he began his career as an accountant at DeVilbiss. In 1989, his dad lost out on a deal to buy out the bakery’s silent business partners. That’s when the father and son duo packed their bags and went to Windsor to operate a bakery there. That community had a different vibe and after a decade of living near the U.S. border, Steve said the pair was soon longing to return. “I was lucky enough to be raised in a tremendous community. Barrie has got so much going for it,” he said. As luck would have it, after Buns Master went out of business, landlord Jack Wallwin called the Fox family to see if they wanted to buy any of the old equipment. “Instead, I asked if he would give me a lease,” Steve said. He bought it Dec. 24, 1999. Now at the helm, Steve rebuilt the business and, in 2007, renamed the company in honour of his family. “My dad was giving and proud to be from Barrie.” Steve said. “In the beginning, he said I might have been giving away a little too much, but I’ve been rewarded for it.” Every bit of it has come back in customer appreciation, Steve said. “I don’t do it for the recognition, I do it so say thank you. We’re proud of where we are and the return is totally a bonus.” Ross Fox died in 2009, but the following year, Steve’s brother Craig came on board, helping to carry on the family tradition.
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Food bank supporter all about home comforts BY JANIS RAMSAY
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nce Kris Hughston gets an idea, there’s no stopping her. Hughston is behind three major fundraisers for the Barrie Food Bank — 12 Ladies in a Tent, Tampon Tuesday and the Mac and Cheese luncheon — and has got them all off the ground in just four years. “It’s great to be able to give back to the community,” she said. Growing up in Etobicoke, Hughston’s father owned a Greek restaurant and supported and taught ladies’ softball, while her mom was a Brownie leader and served on a school parent council. “I think I picked up on that whole feeling of a sense of community,” she said. After marrying husband Tim, Hughston moved north and settled in Springwater. Now with two young daughters, Hughston serves on Minesing Public School’s parent council as its fundraising co-ordinator, helping to bring a gymnasium scoreboard and musical instruments to the school. Hughston said she has always felt the need to help the underdog. “I was bullied as a kid and I gravitated to making others’ lives a bit better.” In 2010, Hughston started her own company, Hughston Insurance, and was soon was ready to give back. A friend introduced her to the 12 Ladies in a Tent idea and she brought it to Barrie Food Bank’s executive director Peter Sundborg. The event had 12 women camping out for a weekend as they collected donations for the food bank. The inaugural event netted 167,000 pounds of food. “She’s been a real inspiration to the food bank for getting the events up and running,” Sundborg said. “She’s been an amazing ambassador and created awareness of the food bank in the community.” Shortly after that initiative, Hughston started a monthly networking meeting dubbed Tampon Tuesday to collect women’s sanitary products for food bank patrons. “We had heard a lot of stories about women not being able to afford sanitary products. If you can’t afford food, how are you going to pay for that?” She and Sundborg then worked together last year on the Mac and Cheese luncheon, an idea borrowed from Orillia. The event sold out in four days and raised $18,000 for the local food bank last fall. Hughston said the reason she supports the food bank is because it crosses all social lines. “Any one of us could possibly lose our job or suffer a tragedy and we could be the next one using the food bank. I like the way it impacts the entire community.”
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Sharing Barrie’s brew with the world BY JANIS RAMSAY
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yndsay Gardner admits she’s not so good at making beer. But as Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery’s export manager, she is good at tapping into a worldwide market to sell the Barrie-brewed beverages. In fact, other Ontario craft breweries are now calling her for advice about selling overseas. Raised in Barrie, Gardner spent many of her summers working at the brewery. “I’ve done everything. I started cleaning toilets, bottling beer and then worked events and festivals,” she said. After graduating with a business administration and economics degree from Brock University, she spent a year backpacking in Australia, snorkelling, reef diving, skydiving, bungee jumping and picking grapes on a farm before returning to Barrie. She started working full-time at Flying Monkeys and now handles the brewery’s overseas sales. “It’s really all about communication. We started exporting a small quantity to Sweden. It was only about once a year (in the beginning),” Gardner said. Now, the business has expanded and ships to Brazil, Cayman Islands, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The beer is also in Taiwan and Gardner recently visited South Korea to meet with importers there. “It is intimidating when you start, but once you do it the first time, it gets easier,” she said.
And now, it is just as easy to ship to Taiwan as down the street, she added. “I love being able to relate with people all over the world and hearing that we are able to make people happy with beer.” Although dealing with international markets means burning the midnight oil, Gardner said it’s all part of the fun of working for a craft brewer. Gardner has helped others, such as Oakville’s Cameron’s Brewing Company, get a foothold in the international market. “We may be in competition in Ontario, but on a global scale, the more Canadian products you can find around the world, the better name we have in the market,” Gardner said. “It’s better for us to work together.” With seven core brands and an array of limited edition products, Gardner said it’s Flying Monkeys’ unique, crazy, laid-back attitude that has fostered the company’s global appeal. “Everybody — young and old — can enjoy and we are behind the product 100 per cent. We want to share craft beer with people. It’s the packaging that draws people in first, but the quality inside the bottle brings people back.” Allowing staff to experiment and create new flavours is a risk, but it also leads to wonderful creations, Gardner said. “We have an experimental brewer who comes up with cool things. We’re lucky to have the freedom to do things like that. Everyone’s opinion and ideas are supported. “If I said I wanted to ship to Russia, I could. I think we’re lucky to have that.”
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ndrew Sharpe wants to be heard – especially by his clients. And since almost 25% of adult Canadians have reported some type of hearing loss, there’s a good reason to listen. Andrew and his wife Tracy opened the Sharpe Hearing Clinic on May 1 at the Bayfield Mall. The clinic offers clients hearing testing, all makes and models of hearing aids, hearing aid repairs and programming, custom hearing protection and custom swim plugs and various assistive listening devices. “It is rewarding to see the difference in people’s lives when they improve their hearing,” says Andrew. “Enjoying the company of family and friends is what life is all about.” Born and raised in Barrie, Andrew is a staunch supporter of community. In fact, for the month of June, Sharpe Hearing Clinic is generously supporting Media for Young Minds, donating a portion of sales toward child and youth mental health at RVH. He also prides himself on providing top-notch personal care to clients by finding out what is important to them. Something interesting to note is since hearing aids are regulated by the Ministry of Health, local operators offer the same products and pricing as larger companies with the difference being the individual service you will receive. “I see the local gaps and being independent allows us the freedom to support each client’s hearing plan as required without trying to perform within corporate parameters.” Andrew graduated from Grant McEwan University and gained his experience by working in multiple capacities in the hearing care field. He works oneon-one with his clients and has provided
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Andrew will always provide his clients with training to other hearing professionals on honest recommendations based on their hearing technologies. hearing and lifestyle needs. Sharpe Hearing “My real passion is working directly with clients, helping them achieve better hearing Clinic is LOCALLY OWNED and OPERATED. and providing them lifelong hearing solutions.” he says. “It is The clinic provides extended rewarding evening and Saturday hours “to to see the support our working clients and difference working caregivers”. They also in people’s provide mobility services for those lives when who are unable to come into they improve the clinic and visit retirement & their nursing homes. hearing,” “We provide straightforward recommendations,” says Andrew. “Maybe you just have some questions and don’t want to feel pressured into a hearing aid that you are not ready for.“ “We are here to educate you on your hearing. For those with normal hearing, it Andrew Sharpe is a chance for us to provide information on Hearing Instrument Specialist, Owner hearing preservation.” Andrew is committed to ensuring each client leaves completely satisfied with the service and products provided. “Our clients can count on seeing me each and every time Hearing loss is gradual they are scheduled. Consistency in their care and often your friends and family is key to a successful outcome.” will notice it before you. “To be successful with your hearing aid relies as much on the product as with the professional fitting it.” Clinic Coordinator Tracy Sharpe looks after office administration as well as client care. She has worked in the health care field and Andrew is encouraging directly with patients, supporting family you to ask yourself… physicians as well as ear, nose and throat specialists and hearing clinics for over 15 years. • Do you turn up the volume on the television louder than others prefer? “My passion has always been to ensure an exceptional client experience, and • Do you have difficulty hearing when having a conversation with one that will remain our promise to you,” she or two people? continues, “Booking an appointment is easy, • Do you have difficulty no doctor referral required.” You can find hearing in groups? Sharpe Hearing Clinic at 320 Bayfield Street • Are you often asking people in the Bayfield Mall or visit them online at to repeat things? sharpehearing.ca or call 705-792-9494. • Do you strain to hear when attending meetings? • Do you often not hear or misunderstand what people are saying to you?
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Best of local fare If you are looking for fresh, local food, make sure a Saturday morning trip to Barrie Farmers’ Market is on your list. PHOTOS BY REID HEIKAMP
ADAM’S HONEY Located at 44 Cundles Rd. E., the local business now sells bottled honey as well as skin and body products made with honey. Owner Adam Ritchie said the family’s adventures in beekeeping began as an extension of the sustainable lifestyle they try to live. “We were gardening and canning, making our bread, yogurt, soap, wine and so on,” Ritchie said. His wife Rose read an article about backyard beekeeping with top bar hives and suggested he build one. “Producing our own natural sugar and pollinating our garden – beekeeping seemed like a great fit,” he said. Eventually, the Ritchies bought a single Langstroth hive, which began the Adam’s Honey journey. Along with selling liquid and creamed wildflower honey, the product line has expanded to include buckwheat honey, honey with ginger, soaps, beeswax lip balm and calendula skin salve. Adamshoney.com
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Farmers’ Market | ASTILBE FLORAL BOUTIQUE Owned by Katelyn Collie, the Astilbe Floral Boutique is a quaint floral studio nestled in the east end of Barrie. Collie brings 12 years of experience to mix the freshest flowers with an unique and personal touch. “We established ourselves through past generations with the passion for botanical design and began to create our work, in our very own family floral studios,” Collie said. Her grandfather, Kenneth Wansborough, started a family business in June 2003. Continuing the family tradition of floral design, Collie said her passion for the beauty of this unique art has evolved. Whether it’s for weddings or special occasions, she can create something original that will create a lasting memory. Astilbeboutique.com
GEORGIAN CHOCOLATE COMPANY Kathrine Killam uses natural, whole-food ingredients to come up with a combination of flavours for her chocolate treats. Killam got into the business five years ago after her father-in-law had a heart attack and was put on a restrictive diet. She wanted to provide him with a healthier snack for his cravings. “I started looking at chocolate recipes to create healthier versions for him,” she said. Killam loves to experiment and has even used Flying Monkeys AntiGravity ale in specially made truffles. “I try to keep it local, the whiskey is from Concord, maple syrup from Camphill,” Killam said. “I get to work with chocolate all day, how bad can it be?” Georgianchocolate.com
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Debby Dubeau’s love of gardening started as a hobby, which grew into a business in 1995. She and husband Ken now offer 50 varieties of perennials for sale, along with many different annuals, fresh cut flowers and dried flowers for crafters. What she didn’t anticipate is her garden would soon become a destination for brides and their families to visit to pick their own bouquets, centerpieces, boutonnieres and corsages. The farm sits on two acres of land on Fralick Road in Minesing and also grows fresh culinary herbs. http://debbyd0.wix.com/debbysgarden
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ANNANDA CHAGA Chaga is the name given to a special mushroom found hundreds of years ago by Russian Shamans. Found growing with a tree host and harvested in Tiny Township, the mushrooms are known for their medicinal properties and are consumed in a tea, powder, tincture, or applied to the skin as a lotion or soap. There are some who claim it can treat cancer and hypertension, boost the immune system and help the body heal itself. The Annanda Chaga company trains chaga hunters to responsibly harvest mushrooms to leave some intact to continue the life cycle. Locally, Pat Dunn brings the products to the Barrie Farmer’s Market to educate shoppers about the benefits of including Chaga in your life as a health food. Annandachaga.com
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Doug and Sharon McBride were determined to turn their little Oro-Medonte farm into the farm that could. Farming together since 1984, the couple settled in Oro-Medonte 10 years later. It operates as much as possible on biodynamic principles that are a leading example of sustainable agriculture. With free-range, grass-fed and grain finished beef and chicken, there is much care given to the animals. The same goes for the produce. “We start all our own organic seedlings while the snow is still on the ground and transfer them to one of our two greenhouses when conditions allow,” Doug said. From there, five acres of garden space is used to bring the crops to maturity. The greenhouses also allow the farm to make the most of the growing season and provide customers with homegrown produce as late into the year as possible. Mcbridesorganicfarm.ca.
The VanCasteren family has operated the Phelpston farm since 1982 and has a store to offer a one-stop shopping experience. “Our animals are raised without antibiotics or growth hormones, eat an all-vegetable diet with no animal by-products and are treated with dignity and respect,” Lynda VanCasteren said. “Our beef cattle graze on pasture, the pigs enjoy fresh air and sunshine, and the chickens scratch in the earth.” Shane VanCasteren is in charge of the vegetables and herbs, spending much of his free time in the winter planning the summer crops. Weeding is done by hand hoe and the garden is kept without commercial fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides. An on-site bakery also offers buns, sweets and treats. Nicholyn.com
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Wander through the Barrie Union Cemetery
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Near Anne Street and Cundles Road, this cemetery is the final resting place of many of Barrie’s founders.
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The Southshore Community Centre was originally a railway maintenance building. You can still see the foundations of an old roundhouse to the east of the building.
Go for a splash at Lampman Park
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Check out the splash pad, upgraded tennis courts, skateboard park and basketball court.
Stroll through The Gables on Tollendal Mill Road
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Council in 3D Learn more about the person behind the politician as members of city council answer our random questions. I grew up in Barrie, lived in Kingston, London UK, Toronto, NYC, Ottawa, then came back to the best city in the country to settle down. Married to Jenn, Dad to Cassie (6), proud owner of a mortgage, newish snow tires, and a cat that thinks he’s a dog. I’m a fierce believer in decisions based on facts. I love my job, but the best part of the day is the time I spend with Cassie and Jenn.
Jeff Lehman - Mayor officeofthemayor@barrie.ca 705-792-7900 @mayor_jeff facebook.com/MayorLehman
Best advice you’ve ever received and from whom? “Be bold. There will always be someone telling you you’re wrong. Don’t let it stop you.” - Willard Kinzie. What’s your favourite food? Your least favourite? Favourite - A diner breakfast. Least –
My husband Jim and I have been married for 52 years. We have one daughter Shaughna and grandson Jan James Piotrowski. I have two sisters who live in Barrie and a brother in Orillia. My mother will be 90 this year and her boyfriend is 92. My hope is in the near future to take a leading role initiating much-needed services and a facility for people in the city who suffer from the disease of addiction.
Bonnie Ainsworth - Ward 1 bonnie.ainsworth@barrie.ca www.bonnieworks4you.com
Best advice you’ve ever received and from whom?: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” – Jesus
Snails. Who really thought eating them was a good idea? Tell us something people would be surprised to know about you. I have my professional pilot’s licence, and used to fly at night out of Ottawa International Airport. My flight training was by a former Bulgarian fighter pilot (seriously). What is your favourite movie? The Empire Strikes Back. What is your favourite book? Freakonomics by Steven Levitt What is your favourite song? Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash
Your least favourite? Bottom Feeders Tell us something people would be surprised to know about you. I love the arts. What is your favourite movie? A Few Good Men What is your favourite book? The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett What is your favourite song? Dancing Queen, Abba
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Council in 3D | I grew up in Thunder Bay but moved to Barrie in 1984 for work. Marg and I have twin teenage sons who attend Barrie North. Along with being a city councillor, I remotely edit many of Canada’s major newspapers. I still do some freelance writing. In my limited spare time, I do things with my family and I’ve always got a couple of books on the go.
Barry Ward - Ward 4 705-739-4268 bward@barrie.ca
I was born in Aurora, and moved to Barrie in 1984. I am in my last year of 40s and a little apprehensive about the big birthday next year. I have been married to my beautiful wife Lisa for 21 years and have two boys, Wyatt and Luke, who keep me very occupied with all their extracurricular activities. I love experiencing new places, travelling anywhere, anytime with my family is by far my favourite pastime and hobby. Best advice you’ve ever received and from whom? My dad once told me: “If you have a project or task looming, it is best to get it started and get it done; nothing feels better than getting a task completed and behind you” What’s your favourite food? Your least favourite? I enjoy almost all foods and will try almost anything once, I would have to say a great steak is probably my favourite, 46 | |Our OurCity City2015 2015 46
Best advice you’ve ever received and from whom? It was something Rick Salutin said in a newspaper column, a bit of a paraphrase of the famous quotation from Talleyrand: “Only fools never change their minds.” It was something along the lines of: “The only people who never change their minds are those who are perfect or those who never learn anything and it’s unlikely anyone is perfect.” I love constantly learning, partly because I actually enjoy realizing I was wrong about something, or at least had incomplete information. People who have an opinion and stick with it despite evidence they are wrong are not to be admired.
What’s your favourite food? Your least favourite? I love pasta; I’ve never been able to swallow an olive. Kind of a love-hate relationship with Italian food. Tell us something people would be surprised to know about you. I am a baseball fanatic. Give me a bunch of box scores and I couldn’t be happier. What is your favourite movie? I never get tired of watching Groundhog Day. Which is kind of weirdly appropriate. What is your favourite book? Possession by A.S. Byatt. I remember being staggered by the writing. But I get excited every time I open up any new book, knowing it is about to take me somewhere new. What is your favourite song? Really tough to decide but maybe Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones.
and my wife would definitely say my least favourite food is vegetables. Tell us something people would be surprised to know about you. Most people are surprised and shocked at how early I go to bed. I am definitely not a night owl anymore! On the other side, I definitely wake up a lot earlier now and can never sleep in even when on vacation. What is your favourite movie? I have many favourites – High Plains Drifter, Stripes and Gladiator What is your favourite book? My kids are always teasing me because I only read biographies. My last few have been about Martin Short, Bob Probert and Tommy Lee What is your favourite song? The Way You Look Tonight, the original by Frank Sinatra; it always reminds me of my wife!
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Sergio Morales - Ward 9 sergio.morales@barrie.ca 705-739-4256 @sergiogmorales Facebook.com/SergioMoralesBarrie
I have been calling Barrie home since I was nine years old, and wouldn’t have it any other way. I was known in my university days in Saskatoon and Guelph as “the Barrie fanboy”. Used to be a huge baseball player, still stay around the game by umpiring little league every summer. I am a diehard Jays fan. It makes me sad to think the last time they won a World Series was the year I was born.
Tell us something people would be surprised to learn about you I am a huge car guy, most specifically, a Mustang guy. I saved and last April I bought a 2006 blue Mustang that’s never seen winter, has a distinguishable white stripe, and is only one of two that I know exist around town. Feel free to wave next time you see me! It’s my pride and joy and has a standard transmission (why would you ever get a muscle car automatic?)
Best advice you’ve ever received and from whom? Bill Clinton – “If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.”
What is your favourite movie? The Jason Bourne movie trilogy with Matt Damon (the 4th one doesn’t count), Liam Neeson’s Taken takes a close second.
What’s your favourite food? Your least favourite? The least is seafood. Hard to pick a favourite specific food, but I do have an odd favourite snack – orange Gatorade and some Ferrero Rochers.
I’ve been a firefighter for 28.5 years. I’m part-owner of a promotional marketing company with my wife Liane. My father and I were partners of a textile industry sales company for 10 years. I’m a huge hockey (Habs) fan and cheer for anyone but the Leafs. I’m a pretty decent golfer with a terrible short game. There are two places in the world I would love to visit — Newfoundland and Pebble Beach to golf. Best advice you’ve ever received and from whom? “Always give someone an honest moment of your time.” Not sure where I heard that but it has served me well in politics. What’s your favourite food? Your least favourite? Definitely, my mom’s shepherd’s pie. Least favourite is anything where a little black eyeball is looking up at you from the plate. Tell us something people would be 48 | |Our OurCity City2015 2015 48
What is your favourite book? The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People by Stephen Covey What is your favourite song? Pumped up Kicks by Foster the People
surprised to know about you. I was a radio DJ before getting on the fire department. I worked at 1570 CKLQ (now 880) in Brandon, Manitoba for two years, CKAN in Newmarket, CJOY-CKLA FM in Guelph and then DC 103.5 in Orangeville part-time for about five years after I got on the fire department. I still love radio and would like to work again in the business if the opportunity came up. What is your favourite movie? I have two – Uncle Buck and Austin Powers: Goldmember. What is your favourite book? How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. That book has stood the test of time on how to build relationships. What is your favourite song? True by Spandau Ballet.
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Born and raised in Barrie, I travelled and worked in many countries. I have lived an exciting and full life. I recently married an amazing woman, Rose, and moved back to Barrie with Rose in 2010. We recently introduced a kitten in our home and I now say my house is no longer my home ... it’s Ruby’s, the cat. I am proud to say that I could have lived anywhere and chose Barrie as I believe it’s the best city in the world to live. Best advice you have received and from whom. “Mike, if you’re going to walk, walk. If you’re going to run, run. Don’t wobble.” – my grandfather, whom I adored. Tell us something people would be surprised to know about you. Some things are best kept a secret – HAHA. Also, I know that everyone lights up a room, some when they walk in, and some when they walk out. 50 || Our OurCity City2015 2015 50
As a passionate believer in volunteerism and community evolvement, I have been contributing to many associations and programs in Barrie and overseas. I am a businessman and hold a degree in Business and International Economics. I have travelled extensively within Canada and overseas. Married to my lovely wife Sirlene Silveira for over 26 years, I have also been blessed with three children. I love history and soaking up as much knowledge of what went on in the past as possible. My favourite thing is meeting new interesting people and learning about their lives. I believe everybody has something insightful and interesting to tell.
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Best advice you’ve ever received and from whom? I have two: My father always said that you don’t need any money in your pocket, if you have integrity and a good name in your community. Former city councillor Sam Cancilla said, “Don’t you worry, your destiny is like a river. It could be slowed down but never
What is your favorite book? Ancient Rome: The Rise and fall of an Empire, by Simon Baker
What’s your favourite food? Your least favourite? I love steak and seafood but I really dislike sprouts. Tell us something people would be surprised to know about you. I never thought I had such an exciting life, before I heard what people talk about me. Everyone who knows me can be divided into two groups: those who like me and those who still don’t know me. What is your favourite movie? Enemy at the Gates
What is your favourite song? That will be hard I have so many. I would say The Prayer by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli, and I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle.
What’s your favourite food? Your least favourite? My wife is an amazing cook. My favourite food is anything Rose cooks. Worst food is whatever street meat I ate in South East Asia. Yuck, I can still taste it. What is your favourite movie? The Godfather 1 and 2. I was a teenager when I first watched these movies. Still grabs my attention today when flicking through the channels. Best feel-good movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles What is your favourite book? Green Eggs and Ham, it always puts a smile on my face when reading to little people. What is your favourite song? I can’t give one. Different moods, different songs. I can tell you that I have Radiohead’s Pablo Honey in my car right now.
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Back to the 1800s Wages included a ration of five beers a day. BY LAURIE WATT Soldiers and scoundrels. They filled Barrie in the early days. We have the military men who stocked the supply depot near what’s now the National Bank on Dunlop Street, the waterfront pathway that linked Barrie with the more prosperous Kempenfeldt (from which beer flowed for the soldiers’ rations) and Tollendal across the bay — linked by a ferry — and later Allandale, which sprung up thanks to the railway. There were lots of taverns in the area as settlers moved into Simcoe County — 37 of them between Kempenfeldt (now on the eastern edge of Barrie) and the Royal Navy’s base in Penetanguishene. Barrie grew out of a military base, where wages including a ration of five beers a day. It’s in that setting we find some colourful characters. Ever the Barrie promoter, Town Crier Steve Travers,
likes to begin with the story of a man proud to be a soldier: Earle Frank Hersey. In 1932, Hersey shot the Mad Trapper of Red River, Albert Johnson. “(Hersey) had a team of dogs … the fastest dog team in the region. (The authorities) incorporated him into the posse to find Johnson, who had shot and killed an RCMP officer. The officer had innocently knocked on his door and from the other side. Johnson shot and killed the officer.” “Johnson took off with his snowshoes on backwards to lead the police in another direction. He came ‘round the corner of the river that was frozen and there’s Frank with his dog team,” Travers said, telling our hero’s tale. “Frank pulled out his gun and put several bullets into Johnson and his backpack, filled with ammunition, explodes and Johnson is no more.”
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Back to the 1800s | Hersey is quite the character, who emerges from what Travers and Whiskey and Wickedness author Larry Cotton describe as a Wild West town — one steeped in politics and brewed with spirits, especially whiskey and beer. Barrie was also a stop on Yonge Street — although not the most prosperous. Good fortune would have it, however, that Barrie became the county’s electoral polling station, which prompted taverns to pop up and serve the lumbermen, farmers and soldiers. Some of the spirits were brewed legitimately, some not. Sandy McDuff was leader of the Black Swamp Gang, a band of horse thieves who loved to fight and drink. Known as a “wild colonial” and “the Terror of Simcoe”, he would take up his post in one of the taverns on Elizabeth Street (now Dunlop Street). “He would sit and shoot cigarettes out of people’s mouths and hats off people’s heads,” said Travers. “One day when the police officer was having trouble arresting someone, he helped. The Black Swamp Gang made hooch, a whiskey, they’d sell. “One of the ladies in the gang sat on top of a barrel of whiskey they were hiding. She put her skirts over it and when the police rushed in, she stayed seated as a woman was allowed to do. She could’ve been his mother,” said Travers. As for MacDuff himself, he ventured off to the United States, where he died, at the wrong end of a gun. Another notorious character was Robert Coulter. Raised on a New Tecumseth farm, he chose a career with the railway near Angus. He was a heavy drinker and quarrelsome. Because of that, he found himself facing attempted murder charges. Within weeks of being released from prison, he killed two men in separate bar brawls and he joined a gang of horse thieves, Cotton tells us. Coulter also regularly enjoyed the charms of the Angus Hotel proprietor’s wife and when the faithful tavern owner was asked to pay for a dinner his wife and her lover enjoyed in a Barrie hotel, he went home and beat her. Hearing that, Coulter took his revenge and fled to Goderich, where the authorities caught up with him. He later stood trial for larceny, was jailed in Barrie and hanged in Toronto in June 1863. Travelling throughout the area administering care to the settlers was another 56 || Our OurCity City2015 2015 56
Whiskey and Wickedness author Larry Cotton
soldier, military surgeon Tiger Dunlop, who came to the area to clear the road from Kempenfelt Bay to Penetanguishene in 1814/15. Some would say he was a saint, as he used spirits to help his patients. “In his bag, he had the 12 Apostles — 12 shots of whiskey,” said Travers. But Dunlop, too, was a character. A life-long bachelor, he lived with his brother and their housekeeper. When it was pointed
out to the brothers that having an unmarried woman living with them didn’t look good, the brothers decided to toss a coin to see who would marry the lady, Cotton recalled. Tiger acquired a two-headed coin and called heads, forcing his brother to marry. Tiger also enjoyed politics and took his seat in the legislative assembly. He died at age 54, his death caused by drink, Travers said.
SUPPLY DEPOT BUILT BY BRITISH MILITARY When Cotton and Travers look out English & Miller’s window onto Memorial Square and Dunlop Street, they don’t see stores and cars, they see wagons and bars. “Two hundred years ago, right out the window was where the British military built a supply depot. Their troops all got a beer ration of five beers a day as part of their pay,” said Cotton, recalling the beginning of what would become the Town of Barrie in 1853. Barrie was one of several settlements along Kempenfelt Bay. It was smaller than Kempenfeldt further east, which had a brewery, and Tollendal, which had a mill. Allandale, too, prospered and grew as a railway town as wheat would be sent from Collingwood to Toronto. Barrie was the military supply depot, as it was at one end of the Nine Mile Portage, Cotton said, looking at what’s now the National Bank, on the corner of Dunlop and Owen streets. The 40 acres between Bayfield and Berczy streets along Dunlop, which was a waterfront road in Vespra Township, was a military reserve. The streets, not surprisingly, carry the names of British officers — Dunlop, Collier, Berczy, Bayfield, Clapperton and Owen. In 1831, Barrie had two buildings, both storehouses. Then William Mann arrived and built a store and a tavern. He was the first of many settlers who saw opportunity. The town was mapped out in 1833 and the Crown began selling lots in Barrie. The plan created a market square, which, in those days, would become the commercial hub; it’s up at the corner of Mulcaster and Collier streets. Christian congregations built churches — the first ones being the Methodists who acquired land on Collier Street for a chapel in 1842, noted Brad Rudachyk in Beautiful Barrie: The City and Its People. Looking west to the Five Points, Cotton and Travers see the edge of the hamlet at the confluence of the boundaries of Vespra, Sunnidale and Flos townships. Economics and municipal politics combined to encourage a new industry on the west edge of Barrie.
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$25 • Buy some pyjamas for women and kids at the Women and Children’s Centre of Barrie. The organization operates a 27-bed shelter for women who are leaving abusive relationships, as well as an off-site location for women seeking support. Barrieshelter.com • Grab some fun munchies and drop them off at the Seasons Centre for Grieving Children to feed teens who attend the drop-in program. At the centre, grieving children find a home-like place to meet friends in a safe environment to talk about how they feel while they begin to heal after the death of a loved one. Grievingchildren.com • Purchas some kittly litter, treats, or a cat cage for Barrie’s no-kill cat shelters, Furry Friends and Street Cats Animal Rescue. Both help stray felines find new homes or live out their lives in an environment with other cats. Furryfriendsshelter.org or streetcats.ca • Drop off a donation at the Barrie Literacy Council. The council has provided one-to-one and small group tutoring to adults since 1979, teaching them reading, writing and math skills. Barrieliteracy.ca • The Gilda’s Club Cookbook is still available for $20 online or in person at 10 Quarry Ridge Rd. The organization helps cancer patients and their families through their journey with a homelike setting. Gildasclubsimcoemuskoka.org
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$100 • Strive Learning Centre for Children is a school for children with Cerebral Palsy and other movement disorders that teaches them to move and function to the best of their ability. Your donation could help a child attend the summer residential or day camps being offered. striveforchildren.org or learn more on Facebook. • Provide dinner to 20 teens and young adults at Youth Haven. The organization provides emergency shelter to at-risk youth. Donations of gently-used furniture and clothing are welcome at 20-22 Wellington St. E. Youthhavenbarrie.com • The Ashley’s Angels Fund supports research, education and innovation for people who need organ and tissue donation. It is inspired by a Barrie girl who received a lung from her aunt when she was two. The charity supports SickKids’ transplant research program and transplant centre. Ashleysangels.ca • Senior Wish Association can use your donation to provide new pyjamas, slippers, cookies or toiletries as a birthday or Christmas gift to a senior who is isolated in a home or long-term care facility. Donate online at aseniorwish.com or call Barb Richards at 705726-2120. • Donate to the Simcoe Community Services Foundation, which offers programs for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The agency was established in 1953 by parents wishing to offer their children an alternative to institutional placement. Simcoecommunityservices.ca
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the program’s guests. Barrieoutofthecold.org 705-3311396. • The Barrie branch of the Ontario SPCA accepts volunteers 16 and older and, with an hour, you can walk a dog or two. Volunteer forms are available at the branch, 91 Patterson Rd. 705-728-7311. • Hospice Simcoe will take an hour of your time to help with fundraising, gardening and more. Call 705722-5995 or hospicesimcoe.ca.
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One Day: • Habitat for Humanity Huronia homebuilding takes place at different times during the year or volunteer at the ReStore. Call 705-727-0802 or habitathuronia. com. • Learn about culture while volunteering with the Barrie Native Friendship Centre’s annual Pow Wow June 14 and 15. Volunteer forms are available at the centre, 175 Bayfield St. 705-721-7689 barrienativefriendshipcentre.com. • Volunteer at a community festival such as the Barrie East End Social (BEES), Kempenfest or Winterfest. BEES is at Strabane Park in May. Barrieeastendsocial. com. Kempenfest is July 31 to Aug. 3. Call 705-737-5839. Winterfest is always in February. Call 705-739-4220 to help at Winterfest. • The annual Barrie Dragon Boat Festival takes place in Heritage Park Aug. 22 and raises money for local charities as teams paddle together on Kempenfelt Bay. Volunteers are needed for a variety of positions. Visit barriedragonboatfestival.ca or call 705-728-1010.
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Where to catch our local teams BARRIE COLTS Last season, the Barrie Colts hockey team celebrated 20 years in the Ontario Hockey League. The Colts were an expansion team in 1995 and five years later, won the OHL championship and placed third at the Memorial Cup. This past season, the team made it to the playoffs once again. CATCH THE GAME: Regular season runs September to March at Barrie Molson Centre CONNTECT: barriecolts.com, @OHLBarrieColts on Twitter
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The Baycats finished 2014 with a regular season record of 30-6 — the best in franchise history and what some are calling one of the best seasons in Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) history. They swept the London Majors in the final, capturing the Dominico Trophy. And the team is ready to continue its success this season. The Baycats were an expansion team formed in 2001 and now one of eight teams in the IBL, which was created in 1919. CATCH THE GAME: Coates Stadium, at the Barrie Sports Complex just outside of Barrie in Midhurst. CONNECT: barriebaycats.com, Barrie Baycats on Facebook and @BarrieBaycats on Twitter
BARRIE BLIZZARD The Barrie Blizzard lacrosse team started as an expansion team with the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLAX) in 2013. With only a few teams in the league, the team has a short schedule. Last season, the Blizzard won the Creator’s Cup Championship in an overtime match against the Ohsweken Demons. “It means we’re on the map now and have a decent CLAX team, which will help to recruit players,” general manager Rob Blasdell said. He said the team’s fans have been supportive and create a fun atmosphere at the games. CATCH THE GAME: Sunday afternoons at the Barrie Molson Centre starting again in early May 2016. CONNECT: canadianlacrosseleague.ca, follow the Blizzard on Twitter at @BarrieBlizzard and Facebook Barrie Blizzard
BARRIE LAKESHORES JUNIOR A LACROSSE The team was originally founded in 2000 as a junior B lacrosse team called the Tornadoes, named after the 1985 tornado that swept through the area. In 2003, the team won the provincials and the Founders Cup title in Port Coquitlam, B.C. The next few seasons were building years, until 2006, when the team switched
GEORGIAN COLLEGE GRIZZLIES There are many varsity teams at the college, but this year’s women’s volleyball team finished first in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association’s (OCAA) East Division. Two players from the team also received major awards — Hannah Campbell won the Greer Trophy as the college’s female athlete of the year and Brittany Coughlin won the female rookie
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of the year award. Campbell was also named a Canadian College Athletic Association AllCanadian and OCAA First-Team All-Star. CATCH THE GAME: September through March at Georgian College CONNECT: georgiancollege.ca/campus-life/athletics, @GeorgianGrizz on Twitter.
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{real estate profile} SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY, BARRIE COMPLETED THEIR BEST YEAR TO DATE IN 2013 More and more clients are turning to the expertise and market knowledge of Sutton’s professional agents and leaving with a smile and a good review. Bill Kindou, Broker of Record at Sutton Group Incentive Barrie, purchased the business in 2002 from Don Jerry, who had owned it previously since 1993. In the past 13 years since taking ownership, Bill has seen tremendous development and been able to grow the staff from 40 agents at time of purchase to approximately 190 today. With six branch offices including the Barrie main office, Barrie Branch office and Orillia, Alliston, Innisfil and Collingwood offices, Sutton Group Incentive is situated right where clients require, and with the most agents of any Barrie real estate company, it’s ready to get down to business, whether that be anything from leasing property to selling your home or a piece of land. “We handle residential, commercial, farms, vacant lands and leases,” Bill explained, noting agents are ready and enthusiastic to work with clients to achieve positive outcomes on a variety of transactions. “For any real estate needs just call one of our offices.” With a balanced and fair-minded business
approach, Bill has been able to create an environment where clients and sales representatives alike thrive and grow. Sutton provides a superb compensation package for agents and also ensures they always have top-notch computers and the most modern technology to do their job at peak efficiency and with all the latest tools. Bill also conducts weekly in-house training for agents, keeping them on top of market trends, changing regulations, and every other aspect of the real estate business. By fostering training and leadership programs for staff, giving constant attention to encouraging excellent business relationships and upholding a business model built around a cost-controlled, creative approach, Sutton continues to be able to offer the outstanding service and results for which it is known. As it continually adapts to the latest market developments Sutton stands at the apex of industry, technology and marketing moving forward. Sutton’s excellent treatment of its agents extends to its clients as well, as it proves to be the perfect fit for an increasing number of families and individuals looking to buy, sell or lease. Sutton Group Barrie also prides itself on giving back to the community, and donates to charities including Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Care Centre (RVH), The Barrie Women and Children’s Crisis Centre, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Barrie, Media For Young Minds
and other worthy causes throughout Simcoe County. Sutton is 100 percent Canadian-owned and was founded in Vancouver in 1983. It offered a groundbreaking new real estate concept and soon gained momentum and growth, expanding throughout the country. After its steady growth since founding, Sutton now has a total of around 200 offices across Canada and 9,000 sales representatives. Sutton’s core philosophy and business model puts the realtor and client, rather than the real estate agency, at the centre of every transaction, giving priority to an optimal customer-sales representative relationship and smooth, rewarding transaction. Selling a home can be a challenging task, but with the confidence, professionalism and market knowledge of a Sutton sales representative it becomes that much easier. Choosing Sutton is a big step in the right direction towards a successful, rewarding real estate transaction, and Bill is hoping for even more expansion in the future. “We look forward to continued growth in our company,” Bill said. “We also thank all of our clients who’ve supported our business over the years.”
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Step back in time Theatre by the Bay presents Nine Mile Portage until June 13. The play, which is staged along Barrie’s waterfront trail, explores local history through stories and songs. theatrebythebay.com or 705-7359243. Pull up a lawn chair The annual Lawn Chair Luminata outdoor film series kicks off June 3. The series runs Wednesday nights until August at Heritage Park and Centennial Park. Admission is free. Feel the need for speed The Georgian College Autoshow takes over the Barrie Campus, 1 Georgian Dr. June 5 to 7. The largest outdoor auto show in North America features a live auction, Pfaff Porsche Autocross Track, new vehicle, classic cars and a kids zone. georigiancollegeautoshow.ca or 705-7225161. Honour Barrie The Barrie Concert Band presents Let’s Celebrate Barrie June 6 at Hi-Way Pentecostal Church. Experience Barrie in musical context with historical stories from MC Dan Dooley and thematic visuals. Concert is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Tourism Barrie and the MacLaren Art Centre. barrieconcertband.org. Get Jazzy The Barrie Jazz and Blues Festival takes over various venues around the city, including 68 || Our OurCity City2015 2015 68
in Barrie and surrounding areas Heritage Park and the City Hall Rotunda from June 11 to 22. barriejazzbluesfest.com. Enjoy the silver screen The Barrie Film Festival presents Screen One, a monthly film series on the first Wednesday and Thursday of each month. The films are from around the world and are shown at the Uptown Theater, 55 Dunlop St. W. barriefilmfestival.ca. See Wheels and Tracks in Motion The Simcoe County Museum, 1151 Highway 26 Minesing, and the Historical Construction Equipment Association of Canada host Wheels and Tracks in Motion June 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Take a wagon ride out to the gravel pits to see live demonstrations of steam-powered rollers, vintage road building equipment, rock crushing, grading, hoisting and more. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and students and $4 for children. museum.simcoe.ca or 705-7283721. Celebrate Barrie The 15th-annual Celebrate Barrie runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 6 on Barrie’s waterfront. Celebrate our community with free family fun. The festivities include rides and inflatables, petting zoo and animal displays, local entertainment, historic village and re-enactments and more than 50 community groups providing hands-on activities for kids. barrie.ca or 705-7394299.
Run! The Barrie Waterfront Half Marathon is set for June 7 along Barrie’s waterfront. The event includes a half marathon and relay, kids fun run as well as 10 and five-kilometre runs. barriehalfmarathon.com. Paddle up to a good time MEC Paddlefest Barrie runs June 20 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Centennial Beach Park. This annual festival is dedicated to paddlesport enthusiasts involved in kayaking, canoeing and stand-up paddleboarding. There will also be clinics for beginner to advanced paddlers. mec.ca/ paddlefest or barriepaddlefest@mec.ca. Cast a line with the kids The 11th-annual Kids Fishing Day is set for June 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Heritage Park. The Kempenfelt Rotary Club offers children an opportunity to experience fishing, learn about conservation and have fun. teachakidtofish.com. Promenade through downtown The 39th-annual Promenade Days and Canada Day celebration takes over downtown Barrie July 1 to 4. Merchants showcase their products and there will also be a petting zoo, face painting, midway, family stage, entertainment and more. A Kids Fun Zone takes over Heritage Park, featuring inflatables, games and face-painting. downtownbarrie.ca or 705-734-1414.
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GEORGIAN COLLEGE AUTOSHOW JUNE 5 TO 7 BARRIE CAMPUS, 1 GEORGIAN DR. Celebrate Canada with a bang The City of Barrie presents Canada Day fireworks over Kempenfelt Bay July 1 at 10 p.m. Fireworks can be viewed from Heritage Park, Centennial Beach, Southshore Centre and other locations along the waterfront. barrie.ca Enjoy something delicious The annual Barrielicous festival features prix fixe menus at many independent Barrie and area restaurants. The festival also runs during Winterfest in February. barrielicious.com Keep the kids entertained Theatre by the Bay hosts Shakey-Shake and Friends at the Mady Centre for the Performing Arts July 8 to 18. The acclaimed children’s theatre troupe presents a playful retelling of Shakespeare’s great comedy As You Like It in the tradition of The Muppets. Kempenfelt Kelly is really nervous about his date, so it’s up to his best pal, Simcoe, and the rest of the gang to show him a really outrageous love story: by performing As You Like It. theatrebythebay.com Savour beer and barbecue The annual Craft Beer and BBQ festival hits Memorial Square July 9 to 12. A great lineup of rib teams and craft brewers will tempt your tastebuds. Admission is free, but the price of the food varies. downtownbarrie.ca Hear something new The Budweiser New Music Fest takes over Barrie July 17 and 18. This live music festival features roughly 70 live touring artists of various genres, performing a 70 | |Our OurCity City2015 2015 70
CELEBRATE BARRIE JUNE 6 FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M BARRIE’S WATERFRONT series of concerts and showcases at the city’s live music venues. newmusicfest.ca or 1-866-312-9692. Catch some classics The Barrie Thunder Classics hosts the annual Classics in the Park Car Show at Heritage Park July 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 300 classic and collector car and trucks will be on display. Admission is free. barriethunderclassics.com Get artsy and crafty The 44th-annual Kempenfest brings hundreds of artisans and antique dealers to the waterfront from July 31 to Aug. 3. The festival, which has been named one of Ontario’s Top-100 Festivals, features live entertainment, a midway and children’s village. kempenfest.com or 705-739-4216. Feel the rhythm Barrie Rhythmfest takes over downtown Barrie Aug. 7 and 8. This multicultural and interactive festival features entertainment, food and merchandise from around the world with opportunities to grab an instrument and join in. barrie.ca Swim, run and bike The Barrie Triathlon is set for Aug. 9 at Centennial Beach. The event also includes a duathlon and a Kids of Steel event. If you don’t feel like taking part, there are a number of spots along the route to cheer on the athletes. barrietri.com Watch hockey, support RVH The 8th Annual Hockey Night in Barrie, presented by Patrick Brown, is Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m. Cheer for local hockey stars,
former and current NHLers and local business folks at this charity hockey game that raises funds for the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Centre and the development of a Child and Youth Mental Health inpatient unit. hockeynightinbarrie.com. Paddle up! The 12th-annual Barrie Dragon Boat Festival hits Kempenfelt Bay and Heritage Park Aug. 21 and 22. Bring the family to watch the boat races and check out cultural and commercial exhibits, children’s activities and much more. The event is a fundraiser for the Barrie Public Library. barriedragonboatfestival.ca or 705-728-1010. Head to the country The 161st-annual Barrie Fair hits the Essa Agriplex, 75-5 10th Line, Thornton, Aug. 27 to 30. The fair features farm animals, horse shows, arts, crafts, music and a midway with rides and games. barriefair.ca or 705-737-3670. Have a date night The Barrie Film Festival presents Dinner and a Movie the third Thursday of each month. Enjoy a film at the Uptown Theater and a special menu offered by participating restaurants. barriefilmfestival.ca Devour something savoury Savour Simcoe, showcasing the finest chefs and food/drink produced in Simcoe County and area, takes over the Simcoe County Museum Aug. 30. simcoecountyfarmfresh.ca
Events | Events | Laugh out loud The third-annual Barrie International Laugh out loud hits the city Sept. 16 to 20 Comedy Festival The third-annual Barrie International with top-notch Canadian and international Comedy Festival theevents city Sept. to 20 comedians. Mosthits of the take16 place with and international at thetop-notch GeorgianCanadian Theatre, 1 Georgian Dr., and comedians. Most tift.ca of the or events take place the Mady Centre. 705-792-1949. at the Georgian Theatre, 1 Georgian Dr., and the Mady Centre. Celebrate crafts tift.ca or 705-792-1949.
The Simcoe County Quilt, Rug and Celebrate crafts Craft Fair showcases heritage crafts The Simcoe County and from throughout the Quilt, regionRug at the Craft Fair showcases heritage Simcoe County Museum Sept. crafts 18 to fromThe throughout the region theCrafts 20. Simcoe County Artsatand Simcoe County Museum boutique Sept. 18 is toalso Association’s members’ Thesee Simcoe and Crafts a20. must with County folk art Arts painting, knitting, Association’s boutique is also beadwork and members’ more for sale. Regular a must see with folkrates art painting, knitting, museum admission apply. museum. beadwork and more for sale. Regular simcoe.ca or 705-728-3721. museum admission rates apply. museum. simcoe.ca or 705-728-3721. Race a beaver The fifth-annual Great Canadian Beaver Race and a beaver Race Festival hits Heritage Park Sept. The The fifth-annual Beaver 20. festival, Great hostedCanadian by the Kempenfelt Race and Festival hits Heritage Park Sept. Rotary Club, features exhibitors, artisans, 20. The festival, hosted the by the Kempenfelt vendors and, of course, Beaver Race. Rotary Club, exhibitors, artisans, Admission is features free. Race beavers will be for vendors and, of course, the Beaver Race. sale at the festival. barriebeaverfestival.com Admission is free. Race beavers will be for sale at the festival. barriebeaverfestival.com Have a haunting good time Chappell Farms, 617 Penetanguishene Havehosts a haunting goodPumpkin time Rd., its annual Festival and Chappell Farms, 617 Penetanguishene Haunted Adventure Sept. 21 to Oct. 31. Rd., hosts its annual Pumpkin Festival and Haunted Adventure Sept. 21 to Oct. 31.
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MUSEUM LAST BLAST OCT. 17 FROM 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. MUSEUM.SIMCOE.CA Sing with Bravado! Bravado! Barrie’s show choir, hosts concerts throughout the year, including Christmas and spring shows at the Georgian Theatre. bravadoshowchoir.com Hear some sweet sounds Lyrica Chamber Choir of Barrie strives to present eclectic and evocative programs of excellent choral chamber music. The choir performs three times during the year. lyricachoir.ca See local actors on stage The Kempenfelt Community Players presents three shows each year, starting in the fall. The players have performed in the Barrie area for more than 35 years. kempenfeltplayers.com Get classical The Huronia Symphony Orchestra performs a number of concerts throughout the year. The HSO is the sole community orchestra in Barrie and Simcoe County. huroniasymphony.ca Celebrate fall The Downtown Barrie Autumn Harvest Cider and Sweet festival takes over Memorial Square Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy free apple cider and autumn-themed cake, compliments of the Downtown Barrie Business Association. Other family activities include carnival games, face painting and horse-drawn wagon rides. Find a masterpiece The Images Thanksgiving Studio Tour is Oct. 9 to 12. This artist-run, juried event is one of Ontario’s finest and longest running 72 | |Our OurCity City2015 2015 72
BARRIE’S WINTERFEST FEBRUARY BARRIE’S WATERFRONT studio tours. Forty artists and craftspeople will exhibit their work over four days at 16 different studios. images-studio-tour.com Watch a flick The 18th-annual Barrie Film Festival takes over the Uptown Theater and parts of downtown Oct. 16 to 25. Bringing people together to experience extraordinary films from Canada and around the world, the festival includes guest speakers, parties, short film competition and director’s brunch. barriefilmfestival.ca Have one last blast The Simcoe County Museum and the Historical Construction Equipment Association of Canada present Last Blast Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each year, the museum powers up heritage equipment for one last blast before the winter. Ride out to the gravel pits on a people mover for a tour. See live demonstrations of steampowered equipment, vintage road building, rock crushing, grading, hoisting and much more. Regular museum admission rates apply. museum.simcoe.ca or 705-728-3721. Get a little classical The Barrie Concerts and Georgian Music series bring top international musicians to Barrie. The first concert of the season is Oct. 24. The classical series include choirs, orchestras, singers and more. Subscriptions are available for full series, and for individual concerts. barrieconcerts.org Get spooked The Simcoe County Museum hosts An Evening of Halloween Oct. 27 and 29 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Bring your friends and
family to celebrate Halloween with games, activities and treats for all ages. There will be a haunted haven for the brave souls and a boo barn for the younger goblins. Regular museum admission rates apply. museum. simcoe.ca or 705-728-3721. Remember Remembrance Day ceremonies are held every Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Cenotaph in Memorial Square. Be captivated Talk is Free Theatre presents Gotcha Nov. 19 to 28. A 16-year-old ex-pupil — a solitary figure exhausted by his own anonymity within the school system — holds three teachers hostage by threatening to blow them up. tift.ca See St. Nick Santa comes to Barrie for the annual Santa Claus Parade and tree lighting in downtown Barrie Nov. 21. The parade is free to watch and the treelighting ceremony includes carols, hot chocolate and fireworks. barriechamber.com or downtownbarrie.ca Catch a choir The King Edward Choir hosts concerts throughout the year, including a Christmas show at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 65 Amelia St., kingedwardchoir.org Ring in 2016 The City of Barrie’s annual Downtown Countdown is held annually on Dec. 31 outside city hall. Catch free live entertainment for the whole family. There will be horse-drawn wagon rides, skating and face painting. barrie.ca
Redfox Spend time in the park Talk is Free Theatre presents Sunday in the Park with George, Jan. 28 to Feb. 6. This musical is inspired by George Seurat’s painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. tift.ca
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Celebrate winter Barrie’s annual Winterfest and Festival of Ice takes over the city in February. The event also includes the Barrie Film Festival’s Reel Stories and the February Blues Festival. A highlight is the polar bear dip, always held Sunday at noon. barrie.ca Explore the surreal Talk is Free Theatre presents This Hotel, March 3 to 12. The show is full of theatrical mirrors reflecting paranoia, intrigue, romance and lust. tift.ca Get inspired Fifty area artists present their original artwork in various Barrie locations as part of the Barrie Spring Art Tour each April. Meet the talented artists and learn how they create their masterpieces. This is a free event. barriespringarttour.ca or 705-309-1122.
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Catch a darling musical Talk is Free Theatre presents Darling of the Day. This production is based on Arnold Bennett’s novel Burred Alive, directed by Richard Ouzounian and starring Jennifer Lyon. tift.ca
Lyndon Thorne with Sutton Group Incentive Realty, Brokerage in Barrie, Ontario knows there’s more than just choosing a home when it comes to finding your next property. Finding the perfect house is just one piece of the puzzle when you’re shopping for an ideal piece of real estate. You also have to consider where the home is – and what kind of neighbourhood is it in? First, you should consider your living situation, and even look a few years down the road – will you have children then, and need to be closer to a school? Will you be retiring and want convenient shopping and amenities nearby? Are you without a vehicle, and need to be close to a transit line?
Be social The annual Barrie East End Social takes over Strabane Park each May with activities, events and vendors. Each year, the event raises funds for a local charity and brings the community together. barrieeastendsocial.com
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If you already have children or are planning to have any, then perhaps you should scope the area for a quality park or a playground you can bring them to. Is it a walkable neighbourhood with lots of footpaths and sidewalks, or is it difficult to get from one place to another due to traffic and lack of pedestrian infrastructure? Now look at the street itself that you’re planning to live on – is it a high-traffic area that could be dangerous? Do the other homes look well kept, or have they fallen into disrepair due to absentee landlords or renters? Choosing a neighbourhood that isn’t ideal for your family’s needs can take away from the peace of mind of living in an ideal property, so it’s important to do your homework. These are all questions you should be looking for answers to before you make the move, and Lyndon can help you throughout the process. To find out more about what he can offer, and to browse great properties http://www.buyingandsellingbarriehomes.com Advertorial
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Feel the beat at these venues Are you a music lover? Here are just a few of the many restaurants and bars where you can catch live entertainment in the city. VIOLET’S VENUE Address: 52 Morrow Rd. Details: While primarily hosting live blues concerts, Violet’s Venue also showcases international and national artists. Violet’s features 92 imported performing arts seats set in a climatecontrolled venue. violetsvenue.com
BOURBON Address: 31 Bayfield St. Details: Bourbon puts a modern twist on classic Louisiana flare. Blues, jazz, and rock, accompanied by a selection of food and drinks create a unique experience in downtown Barrie. facebook.com/Bourbonfivepoints
THE FOXX LOUNGE ROCK BAR AND HOTDOGGERY Address: 12 Dunlop St. E. Details: Offering gourmet hot dogs and live music (underground rock is its main specialty), the bar hosts live bands every weekend. The Foxx has a strong commitment to giving local music fans a meeting ground and great bands a place to perform. facebook.com/thefoxbarrie/info
DONALEIGH’S IRISH PUBLIC HOUSE Address: 28 Dunlop St. E Details: This landmark property is Barrie’s premiere Irish Public House. You can enjoy live music most nights of the week. The venue offers a mix of local and out-of-town musicians performing covers and original music. Regular local acts include Memphis Mudd, Joe Abbott and Corey Heuvel. donaleighs.com
STICKY FINGERS BAR AND GRILL Address: 150 Dunlop St. W. and 511 Bryne Dr. Details: This longtime music venue now offers you two locations at which to catch live entertainment. Rock and blues musicians lead the way, with featured acts including Erin McCallum, Ronnie Douglas Band, Rick Robichaud and the Paul James Band. stickyfingers.ca
WILLIAMS FRESH CAFÉ Address: 501 Bryne Dr. Details: This south-end Barrie café features live music occasionally throughout the year. From jazz and blues, to up-andcoming local acts, Williams customers are in for a treat. williamsfreshcafe.com 74 | Our City 2015
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