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Work goes on, removing toppled trees, repairing damaged roofs

'Anything the city needs, we’re going to be there for them,' says Premier Doug Ford during visit to tornado-ravaged neighbourhood in south Barrie

'We're just a bunch of people who saw that others were in need and decided to do something about it,' says volunteer who has stepped up to lend a hand

'I didn’t think necessarily to tornados because I didn’t think the sky was angry enough,' says senior climatologist David Phillips, calling it a 'sneak attack'

'It gives me the chills just to think about it because everyone pitches in,' Ford said, adding it's an 'absolute miracle' nobody was killed

No further information will be released, say police

There have been ten new cases reported to the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit this week

'There are hundreds of people willing to help ... it’s really nice to know this is the kind of community we live in,' says company owner who is trying to aid clean-up efforts

Body found in ditch near Woodbine Avenue and Vivian Road

City Councillor Natalie Harris shares her thoughts and emotions after returning to the scene of Thursday's tornado which blew the roof off her house