Welcome to another edition of What Barrie's Talking About from Barrie 360! It's a big week with lots to talk about. What Barrie's Talking About is a weekly podcast that brings the local stories that impact you. News stories that you aren't used to hearing!
This week on the podcast, we talk about the start of the Baycats' season, incentives to get new doctors to move in and fighting back against city hall ...
What Barrie's Talking About This Week
1) The boys are back
The season has begun for the reigning Intercounty Baseball champions – the Barrie Baycats. Some adjustments made in the off-season including some some new faces in the dugout.
Barrie 360’s Julius Hern talks lineup with Baycats President, GM and Manager Josh Matlow …
2) Incentives for new doctors
It’s not easy to find a family doctor in Ontario but some towns are coming up with incentives to attract them. And it’s working … much to the chagrin of other municipalities who don't have the funds to woo doctors and want the practice outlawed.
The Town of Huntsville is one of the municipalities making it hard for doctors to say no. Councillor Bob Stone brings our Ian MacLennan up to speed on how that's going…
3) Fighting Back at City Hall
If you have an issue with something happening in your neighbourhood, there’s a way to fight it. You can call your councilor, you can call the mayor, or you can do a bit of research and make a presentation.
Our friend down the hall at Rock 95, Bryan Flannery, went through this process and is here to tell Dan Blakely exactly how it went …
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