Barrie, Ontario’s annual Kempenfest celebration has been cancelled for the first time in history due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Festival organizers say they’ve been meeting with municipal, ...

Impacts of cancelled Kempenfest On what would have been the annual Kempenfest, businesses and participants react to its cancellation for a second year in a row.

Barrie city hall got a good look at where one of its most popular waterfront festivals stands, and where it needs to go, following a pair of presentations this week spurred by concerns of the event’s ...

A group of Barrie musicians defended their title at the recent Youth Battle of the Bands contest and walked away a winner for the second year in a row. One of the prizes ‘Have You Seen My Goat?’ ...