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 ready for winter, dig deeper into the challenges facing Foster Care in our community, and get a look into one of Canada's oldest sports...
What Barrie's Talking About This Week
1) Winter Is Coming...
You know winter is on the way. With it comes the potential for lingering power outages, icy roads, and all that fun stuff. Will you be ready for it?
We welcome Simcoe County's manager of emergency planning, Grant Durfey, to the podcast this week with some advice to keep you safe this winter...
2) The Premier Visits Barrie...
Premier Ford was in town this week, alongside Labour Minister David Piccini and a fist full of dollars to pay for the training of crane operators at a facility in Oro Medonte.
Will Konken got the chance to speak one-on-one with Piccini about this endeavor and a few other projects the province is working on...
3) Foster Care Challenges...
The need is great, the recruitment is difficult, and the placement of children and teens in Foster Care is growing more challenging every day. Why is it so difficult? What are the requirements?
Barrie 360's Ian MacLennan reached out to Simcoe Muskoka Family Connections and they sent their manager of Foster Care, Lisette Gagne to provide some answers...
4) Canadian Curling Championships In Barrie...
There's a pretty big event coming up next week at Barrie Curling Club. The Everest Funeral Concierge Canadian Curling Club Championships.
If you've ever wanted to know how curling works our colleague at 107.5 Kool FM, Millzy, chatted with someone who might know a thing or two about curling, Glenn Howard.
5) Barrie Colts Update...
The Barrie Colts scored back-to-back wins against arch-rivals Sudbury. Putting them in 2nd place in the Central Division.
Here again, with your weekly Barrie Colts update is Will Konken with Colts' writer and broadcaster Gene Pereira...
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