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Bob Bruton

Bob Bruton

Bob Bruton began his newspaper career as a sports/news reporter and photographer in 1982 with the Strathroy Age-Dispatch, just outside of London, Ont. He came to Barrie in 1985, joining the Examiner’s sports department until 1988 before moving to the newsroom where he covered city hall, wrote editorials, columns and features until the paper closed in November 2017. He became a full-time member of the Barrie Today news team in December 2020.

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Recent Work by Bob

Plant-based foods company 'redefining what it means to eat well'

Plant-based foods company 'redefining what it means to eat well'

Green Bowl Foods sprouts up in area
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Snowbirds, CF-18 demonstration team flying into region this summer

Snowbirds, CF-18 demonstration team flying into region this summer

More than 60,000 people attending the 2023 Barrie airshow
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Court ruling on panhandling labelled 'wake-up call' for Barrie

Court ruling on panhandling labelled 'wake-up call' for Barrie

'This ruling is a recognition of the fact that survival should not be criminalized,' says former city councillor Keenan Aylwin
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Rising from ashes: Paint flying again after fire at Barrie facility

Rising from ashes: Paint flying again after fire at Barrie facility

'It’s been really good to be open again,' said Barrie Paintball owner Mike Clark
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Former mayoral candidate files $5.5M lawsuit against Barrie, John Doe

Former mayoral candidate files $5.5M lawsuit against Barrie, John Doe

A statement of claim filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on March 28, 2024 says ‘confidentiality is a matter of mere lip service’ at the City of Barrie
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Automatic speed cameras net Barrie $460k in less than three months

Automatic speed cameras net Barrie $460k in less than three months

Tickets split fairly evenly between Big Bay Point Road and Anne Street North cameras, memo shows; fines totalling $463,065 paid so far
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COLUMN: Lack of winter weather will be felt in the summer

COLUMN: Lack of winter weather will be felt in the summer

Sure, we got blasted this week, but relatively mild winter often means drier spring and summer to follow, writes reporter Bob Bruton
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Ford pops into Barrie, drops $6.34M into city coffers for housing

Ford pops into Barrie, drops $6.34M into city coffers for housing

'Keep building here, Mr. Mayor, because we are coming back with a larger cheque next year,' says premier; Barrie receives almost $32 million from feds, province in last two days
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Barrie gets $25.6M boost from feds to fast-track housing

Barrie gets $25.6M boost from feds to fast-track housing

'We can't do it alone. We need to partner with communities right across the country,' says federal minister during stop in downtown Barrie
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Could trolley system one day shuttle people around Barrie?

Could trolley system one day shuttle people around Barrie?

'Existing rail should always be leveraged to highest use,' councillor says of Barrie-Collingwood Railway tracks
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