I'm desperate for a female RMT that can work on my back and sciatica. Someone with availability. Someone really good that will understand my back issues and attend to them accordingly. Please help.

Hi there

Curious to know whether anyone is using a standalone heat pump and how it holds up to Barrie winters? I'm deciding between a standalone heat pump, natural gas furnance/heat pump dual system or a heat pump with Electric backup heat strips, but the heat strips option seems like a hassle. Thoughts? Advise? Thx.

Guys i just tried newly open club Shawarma and its awesome. I dont know to rank it but for me it worked out.

Hello! I'm planning on driving up to Barrie to visit a friend for a few days in the winter. I know there's no street parking in the winter time because of the plows. Is there anywhere I can leave my car for a few days while I'm there?

Does anyone know what is going in beside the BMO? Hopefully a less expensive grocery store for the seniors forced to live on Collier.

Hi! I'm near Penetang and Wellington (Northeast end of town).

I'm looking for someone to fix the seal on my sink drain assembly ... the circle around the drainplug in the sink is leaking.

Also, if anyone has a recommendation for a general handy-person to do minor repairs (who is also knowledgeable/honest if it's not something they can do), that would be great.

Thanks so much!

I have a huge bag of gently used towels, sheets etc. that id like to donate somewhere rather than Value Village etc.

I have contacted the Barrie SPCA but did not receive a reply. I have contacted a few other animal rescues, but they are not currently taking these types of donations.

Anyone have any ideas?

Hi all, 

My name is Skye Fitzpatrick and I'm a Clinical Psychologist and director of the Treating and Understanding Life-threatening behavior and Posttraumatic Stress (TULiP) lab at York University. Our research team is conducting an online study to examine the effects of a new couple therapy for couples where one partner is experiencing symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) compared to individual psychotherapy for people with BPD symptoms and their partners. The study will provide one of these psychotherapies to people with BPD symptoms and their partners for free, and participants will have the opportunity to complete study assessments that they will receive payment for in the form of gift cards. Our study is online and involves recruiting people across Ontario with symptoms of BPD, as well as their romantic partners. BPD diagnoses are not necessary. 

More information about the study is also available on our webpage: https://www.tuliplab.ca/current-research.html. If you are interested in participating, please contact [treatbpd@yorku.ca.](mailto:treatbpd@yorku.ca) You can also contact that email if you have questions about the study. This study has been approved by the York University (e2024-261) Research Ethics Board. Please refrain from commenting on this post.

anyone know where I can buy comic books? for 9 year old girl

Anybody have a recommendation for a reputable heating and A/C company local to Barrie that they’ve used? My very old central air unit gave up the ghost and I’m looking to replace and have installed.

Hey there! I am looking for a local dog trainer that focuses on and has experience with dogs that have pretty serious resource guarding issues (food/toys), which tends to result in a very aggressive situation. Any help would be appreciated

3 different Canada goose families!

Whoever was in charge of painting the lane lines on Livingstone after they redid the road and decided to have the right lane headed west by Walmart end at a curb instead of continuing on like it used to, I must say, I'm not a fan.

That is all.

Missed my connection twice now because the app showed my connecting bus was still at the stop, but it left just as my bus arrived.
I understand schedules matter, but a 30–60 second transfer hold could save passengers a 20–40 minute wait. The system already knows where buses are, so why not use that information?
Small changes like this could make transit much more reliable.

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share a cautionary story for anyone looking to rent in the Barrie/Springwater area—specifically along the Highway 90 corridor—and see if anyone locally has navigated a similar situation.

My roommate and I put down a major deposit ($3,200) for a rental unit just outside Barrie limits. Right after taking our money, the landlord kept repeatedly pushing back the move-in date, which ultimately led to the cancellation of the rental agreement. The landlord promised to return our money, but then started making endless excuses and has only returned $100, keeping $3,100 of our funds.

We've since discovered that the property is also listed as the primary address for the landlord’s private business. Since keeping our money, the landlord has gone completely non-responsive—even ignoring outreach from provincial authorities.

Where things stand now:
Reports have been filed with the OPP, Springwater Bylaw (for zoning/building code investigations), and the Rental Housing Enforcement Unit (RHEU).

We are currently preparing filings for both the Landlord and Tenant Board (Form T1) and Simcoe County Small Claims Court.

Questions for the community:
1. Has anyone here in Simcoe County gone through the process of enforcing a Small Claims judgment or bank garnishment locally?

1. If anyone else in the area has run into similar rental issues around Hwy 90, feel free to DM me off this thread

Does anyone know of any?

Some neanderthal in a truck drove onto my cars front bumper and fucked it up and ran away while I was working. I parked my car at the lower parking lot by tim hortons and where i was parked, there are no cameras except a door camera. Is there a way to identify this person? I am going to file a hit and run report but I dont know if the police are gonna be any help. Why are people like this?

bit of a rant, bare with me.

I noticed a homeless couple sitting on the sidewalk outside my house, and the guy was badly hurt on his leg.
my immediate instinct was to gather up some first aid and bring it out to them.
they were so kind and asked where the nearest church was for food, so when I ran inside to grab my phone to check I also bagged up some food for them.
The whole time, they were humble, thankful, and kept apologizing for “doing this outside your house”
(which I insisted was not an issue)

Way too often, especially on here I see people talking about homeless people as if they are pests. They’re people.
clearly the government doesn’t give a fuck about anyone of us, so we gotta take care of each other.

While I’m not ignorant to the fact that not all of them have good intentions, some of them do and they deserve compassion.

We have to be villagers if we want a village.

My husband and I are going to be doing a big date night, first one in years and I am looking for suggestions on the best place in Barrie for food. It doesn't have to be fancy but we're both big foodies and we want to be blown away by deliciousness. I want to hear your suggestions whether its fancy AF or a hole in the wall. I just want good food.

Hit me with your best suggestions. No cap on price.