Featured Pieces: Willard Kinzie
Emcee Michelle Rao visits with former Mayor Willard Kinzie in the Green Room before the Mayors’ Seat event at City Hall while Mayor Jeff Lehman observes (2).
The newly incorporated City of Barrie Mayor, Willard Kinzie drives an old car full of children through “Kinzie’s Run” (Five Points) on Dunlop Street during a parade.
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Barrie’s changing skyline
Iconic bell tower slowly disappearing from the downtown landscape. The Toronto Street address wasn't the first location of the former Central United Church building, but it was its last. Just over 2 years ago, the sanctuary which has stood at the corner of Ross and Toronto Streets, virtually unchanged since [...]
Ted the Wonder Dog
One of the original 'dogs with jobs'! You may recall from previous blogs, mention of the Tordiff family - long time contributors to the Barrie Archive, since before it even launched. Whenever the Tordiffs drop off family memorabilia for the Archive, Bob always tells the tale (tail?) of his brother's [...]
Barrie says goodbye to two role models
They were just two. But to all, they were many. Willard Kinzie, to some, was the "Milk Man". To hiking partners, he was "Titanium Man". Officially, a mayor, a businessman. But also a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather. A fellow parishioner. A walking guide, a restaurateur, a curling skip. A storyteller [...]