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There are 3 videos available at the moment. These give a glimpse of times gone by in Barrie.

Just released is a NEW production. "Barrie a People in Motion" - available on DVD and Video Tape.


#1 Scenes of Old Barrie in the 1940's
Ice cutting on the bay; fires on Dunlop Street; Victory Bond parades; Navy Cadets in the war years; armed forces activities; street scenes, etc.
90 minutes price 20.00
#2 Barrie's Centennial Celebrations, 1953
Barrie Flyers win Memorial Cup; parades; street scenes; visit by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent; boat races on the bay; Santa Claus parade.
35 minutes price 15.00

#3 Two films (Barrie Summer 1953/Town of Barrie 1957
Part 1.
Summer activities and main street parade of Barrie's 1953 Centennial celebrations; Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent; summer parade at the five points; activities about the town.

Part 2.
Town of Barrie in 1957 showing scenes of Barrie, Factories in operation (CGE, Mansfield Rubber, Barrie Tannery); rail stations; city hall.

About 1 hour price 20.00
NEW !! - DVD - Barrie a People in Motion DVD and Video Tape

This was produced in association with Rogers Television.

The above videos are available at:

The Old Forester Bookshop
153 Dunlop Street East,
Barrie, ON L4M 1B2
(705) 722-5267