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'This is a huge investment,' Competitive Edge Sports owner Dean Bezanson says after acquiring skate-sharpening machine from Toronto Maple Leafs

Now-retired NHL ref Dan Marouelli put down roots in Barrie some 40 years ago, raising a family here with his wife Sharon

Jim Malley is the membership and facility services manager at Blue Mountain Golf and Country Club in the Collingwood area

'It was a surreal feeling to make the team. It's a dream come true,' says Sydney Sawyer, who hopes to play for Canada at world championships

Barrie high schools taking part in day-long event include Eastview, North, Innisdale, Bear Creek and host Maple Ridge

Barrie third-baseman Adam Odd also doubled and hit two-run home run in the fifth inning as part of six-RBI night; Game 2 goes Tuesday night in Guelph

'I look forward to continuing (McDonald's) excellent work carrying out the Hall’s mission,' says Gartner, who grew up in the Barrie area

Brothers Mathieu and Santiago Peyrou, are coached by their father, Martin, himself a former world champion and holder of four black belts