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 take another look at some candidates for the upcoming provincial election, meet gold medal-winning goaltender, Amelia Wilkinson, learn how a restaurant in Barrie has some royal family ties, and get our weekly Barrie Colts update...
What Barrie's Talking About This Week
1) Election Season in Barrie
Election season is here, and we are continuing our series of interviews profiling the Barrie candidates as we inch closer to the election deadline
Barrie 360's Ian MacLennan Speaks with Oro Medonte MPP Doug Downey...
2) Barrie, A City of Champions
We are in the presence of greatness this week. Meet Amelia Wilkinson, goaltender for the Barrie Jr Sharks and gold medal winner for the Canadian Under 18 team that recently competed in Finland.
Amelia and her coach, Duane Eldridge, join Dan Blakeley to chat about the road to glory and aspirations for the future...
3) Expansions For Skilled Trades at Georgian College
Georgian College is looking at expanding its Centre for Skilled Trades to meet the recent needs for a strong, sustainable green future. But what does that all mean?
Our own Ian MacLennan gets some details from Georgain's Dean of Engineering, Rebecca Sabourin...
4) Royal Eats in Barrie
There's a little spot right around the corner from the Barrie 360 studio, Cocelli Doner Kebab House. It's the go-to place for Turkish delights and has a bit of royal history.
The man behind the restaurant, Aydin Cocelli, is with Dan Blakeley to share the interesting story of cooking for the British Royal Family...
5) Barrie Colts Update
The Barrie Colts are continuing their quest to become OHL champions, and doing a pretty good job so far. They are currently locked in a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference with Oshawa.
We get the details from Barrie 360's Will Konken and the Colts broadcaster and writer Gene Periera...
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