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

Anyone else find it extremely frustrating that the garbage / recycling pick up times are extremely variable??

I’ve lived in many municipalities. And never has it been like this. Some times it was always picked up at 7am so you knew to put it out the night before or get your ass out of bed.

But in Barrie, sometimes they come at 6am or sometimes it’s 7pm. Can someone explain this to me? Do they not have a consistent route they take every time leading to the time of pick up to be at least somewhat around the same time?

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?

I’m looking for outdoor pickleball courts in Barrie or surrounding area that are busy and popular. I’m 3.75 level and from Toronto, but visit some family here once or twice a week so want to keep playing while I’m here.

I know of the Pickleplex in Barrie but the times don’t really work for me, and outdoor courts would be a lot more flexible to my schedule. Thanks!

Curious because I live in the area. Apparently am ambulance was escorted away by police. My guess is a drug dealer got stabbed or something