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By Frank Matys Simcoe.com Apr 21, 2011 ORILLIA - A decision to bill non-residents caught up in car accidents on Orillia soil will drive away out-of-town shoppers, warns an Oro-Medonte resident. "They are cutting their own throats," Fred Sare said this week. "The city needs a booster, not a shot in the foot." Let's chose our fire service Letter to the Barrie Examiner April 21 2011 (Re: 'Crash-scene billing stalls' in the April 20 edition of the Examiner) If the City of Barrie intends to charge a user fee for fire protection at accident scenes, drivers must be given the choice to opt out of the service. |