BARRIE, ONT. Tensions are building across Simcoe Muskoka over the latest lockdown that forced many small businesses to close yet again. I can go to Winners. I can go shopping today. How is it that a lockdown? said salon owner Cindy Rosebrugh. Protesters gathered in Midland and Wasaga Beach Wednesday to support local business owners struggling to survive with no answers about when the region might return to the red zone. Barbershop owner, Justin McIntaggart, said business owners are frustrated as the pandemic drags on. We re not against the virus. We believe in it. We know that it is serious, and that is very dangerous.
BARRIE, ONT. A Huntsville landlord faces a hefty fine after fire crews inspected a rental property and found some units didn t have smoke or carbon monoxide alarms. The Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department said the landlord was fined $955 for failing to ensure the Main Street West property had smoke and carbon monoxide alarms installed where required. Ontario law requires working smoke alarms on every storey of a home and outside all sleeping areas. In the case of a rental property, it is the landlord s responsibility to ensure the building complies with the Ontario Fire Code. Landlords are also supposed to test the alarms every year and keep records of those tests.