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 get an update on supervised consumption sites in Barrie, an inside look at what to expect at this year's CNE, and a first look at Barrie's Santa Clause Parade and more...
What Barrie's Talking About This Week
1) An Update On Supervised Consumption Sites
Frustrations are running high for health groups and advocates as they continue to get pushback from governments in their attempts to get approvals for supervised consumption sites.
Christine Nayler, Cofounder/Director of Ryan's Hope is also an advocate and chats with our Ian MacLennan...
2) Design Your Own World
Louise Jones is a mom, a troubled youth worker, a fitness competitor, a photographer, and now an author. She has put together a colouring book for both children and adults called Design Your Own World
Louise joins Dan Blakeley to talk about the product and how it helps people...
3) Talks Starting For The Santa Claus Parade
It might be August, but the Barrie Chamber of Commerce is already talking about the Santa Claus Parade. They are looking for your opinion on this year's theme
Also chatting up its Barrie Business Awards with Barrie 360's Will Konken...
4) A Loop Around
John Staugler is working on his bucket list. The next item is a big one. He is currently five months into what people call a Loop Around. He's boating all the way from his home in Florida up the eastern seaboard through Ontario before heading back home along the rivers of middle America.
Dan Blakeley caught up with him during his extended stay at Barrie's Transient Marina...
5) The 145th Annual CNE
Let's go to the ex! The rides, food, and games are back this Friday for the 145th annual CNE in Toronto.
Will Konken gets a preview of what's on the menu this year from the CNE's CEO Darrell Brown...
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