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Bob Bruton

Bob Bruton

Bob Bruton began his newspaper career as a sports/news reporter and photographer in 1982 with the Strathroy Age-Dispatch, just outside of London, Ont. He came to Barrie in 1985, joining the Examiner’s sports department until 1988 before moving to the newsroom where he covered city hall, wrote editorials, columns and features until the paper closed in November 2017. He became a full-time member of the Barrie Today news team in December 2020.

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Recent Work by Bob

Residents fuming about highrise proposed in downtown Barrie

Residents fuming about highrise proposed in downtown Barrie

'My long-held opinion is this is a very poor piece of land for intensive development,' Barrie resident and former city solicitor says of Dunlop-Mulcaster property
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Vigil, day of action aimed to save supervised consumption sites across province

Vigil, day of action aimed to save supervised consumption sites across province

Facilities 'are a support for people who are betrayed by the system and are working to get their lives back,' says Barrie woman
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Barrie among most vulnerable cities to planned U.S. tariffs: report

Barrie among most vulnerable cities to planned U.S. tariffs: report

'A wait-and-see attitude this late in the game isn’t really the answer,' says chamber of commerce official
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Transitional housing project for families finds itself in funding crunch

Transitional housing project for families finds itself in funding crunch

'You can’t get refunded what you haven’t paid. It appears that Redwood's interpretation was inaccurate with the new legislation,' says Barrie councillor
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Affordability pinpointed as top issue for New Blue candidate in Barrie-Innisfil

Affordability pinpointed as top issue for New Blue candidate in Barrie-Innisfil

'I’m what you consider blue collar, family oriented … the core of the community,' says Sam Mangiapane
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Several candidates skip provincial panel discussion at Barrie church

Several candidates skip provincial panel discussion at Barrie church

'We’d have more people voting if they thought their vote counted,' Grace United minister says ahead of Feb. 27 election
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Ford, PCs 'out of touch with the province,' says NDP candidate in Barrie-Innisfil

Ford, PCs 'out of touch with the province,' says NDP candidate in Barrie-Innisfil

'The price of absolutely everything is through the roof. People who make a decent wage, myself included … it’s tough for families,' says Alcona's Andrew Harrigan
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CP train crew extinguishes fire on the tracks in Springwater

CP train crew extinguishes fire on the tracks in Springwater

'Hose lines were deployed to further cool (the) locomotive brakes and axles,' fire official says of morning incident near Baldwick Lane
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COLUMN: Welcome to the unsettling world of global chaos

COLUMN: Welcome to the unsettling world of global chaos

'Until Americans begin to feel the economic pinch, they will hitch their horse to Trump and try to walk all over Canadians,' writes reporter Bob Bruton
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Media, public shut out of Freeland's local town hall

Media, public shut out of Freeland's local town hall

'I'm not too sure where the miscommunication happened,' press secretary says of event previously billed as 'open to all'
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