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‘A huge opportunity’: Mayor of Barrie, OBCM call for expansion of rehab programs behind bars

The proposal is among the Ontario Big City Mayors’ latest asks as municipalities push senior levels of government for a broader response to homelessness, addiction and mental health crises playing out in communities across the province.

Published Aug 19, 2026 at 6:10pm

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Barbara Patrocinio
‘A huge opportunity’: Mayor of Barrie, OBCM call for expansion of rehab programs behind bars

Mayor of Barrie Alex Nuttall speaks at a news conference with Premier of Ontario Doug Ford, not shown, at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries annual defence industry trade show CANSEC, in Ottawa, on Thursday, May 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

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