About Barrie Daily

What we cover

The City of Barrie. Neighbouring municipalities — Innisfil, Springwater, Oro-Medonte and others — are separate places with their own councils, and appear under Around Barrie. Barrie is a separated city, administratively independent of the County of Simcoe, although some services are shared. Every government or service item names the authority responsible.

How stories are made

We start from official and first-party sources: City of Barrie releases and council records, Barrie Transit and GO Transit notices, Barrie Public Library, Barrie Police releases, and original organizers and businesses. An AI assistant may draft a summary from those sources, linking each claim to its evidence. An accountable editor checks the draft against the sources before anything is published. Sensitive topics — crime, allegations, elections, emergencies, health and financial claims — always receive careful human review.

We never invent quotes, interviews, reporters, reviews or photographs of news events. On quiet days, we publish less.

City Hall

An agenda shows what will be discussed, not what was decided. We only report a decision when the official record shows one.

Labels

Stories may be labelled as news, source summary, explainer, opinion, sponsored or AI-assisted. Sponsored placements are always labelled and never affect reporting.

Corrections

We correct errors promptly and note the change on the story. Request a correction.

Independence

Barrie Daily is not affiliated with the City of Barrie, the County of Simcoe, or any other publication.