Mayor of Barrie, Ont., declares state of emergency over homeless encampments | Unpublished
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Author: Globalnews Digital
Publication Date: September 9, 2025 - 16:18

Mayor of Barrie, Ont., declares state of emergency over homeless encampments

September 9, 2025
Alex Nuttall said in a news release that the residents of Barrie, a city of nearly 150,000 people north of Toronto, 'have had enough' of what he described as 'lawlessness.'


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