Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, September 27, 6pm
including the YTD Internal Audit Status Report Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPUll6y8HOg Agenda: ...
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Engage Barrie
- Sep 15
- 5 min
Council Follow-up, week of September 11, 2023
The first week back from summer vacation – and the revelation of a distinct lack of transparency and accountability at City Hall....
Engage Barrie
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Community Safety Committee – Tuesday, September 19, 6pm - Public Meeting: HOMELESSNESS
This is "The Biggie" – the Public Meeting to discuss the anti-homeless motion and bills brought forward this spring. Please consider...
Engage Barrie
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Circulation List, August 24
Nominations open until September 4 for the Barrie Arts Awards, vote for Barrie's best "places and spaces", and another municipality...
Engage Barrie
- Jul 17
- 3 min
Damon Baldwin-Fox's speech from the "Stop The War On The Poor" Rally
On May 31, the Barrie Housing and Homelessness Justice Network hosted a rally at City Hall to "Stop the War On the Poor", in response to...
Engage Barrie
- Jul 7
- 16 min
Fact-Checking City & Council Communications re: "Homelessness" Motion & Bills
We made note of some incorrect information stated in the June 21 Council meeting, at which the controversial Bills 67 & 68 (the...
Jennifer van Gennip
- Jul 3
- 1 min
Disrupting False Information and Logical Fallacies For Good
Contributing member Jennifer van Gennip has pulled together some great resources for both recognizing misinformation and dealing with it,...
Engage Barrie
- Jul 1
- 1 min
Radio Waterloo Interview with Engage Barrie
Engage Barrie discusses Barrie City Council's repressive agenda targeting homeless people Radio Waterloo's M.P. Holmes interviewed our...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 22
- 6 min
Report re: Harassment Allegations against Alyssa Wright and Engage Barrie Organization
This is a public version of the internal report presented to EBO's membership at its Annual Members Meeting on November 27, 2022. An...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 21
- 2 min
Controversial Bills 67 & 68 Referred to Staff – plus Clarification on Existing Bylaws
First of all, we are happy to announce that Bills 67 and 68 did NOT get passed by Council tonight – thank you to everyone who took the...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 20
- 2 min
JHSSM Response to Bills 67 & 68
Our colleagues at the John Howard Society of Simcoe & Muskoka has released a statement of their opposition to the Bylaw amendments. ...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 19
- 1 min
RALLY and SILENT PROTEST: Stop the War on the Poor!
Our colleagues at the Barrie Housing and Homelessness Justice Network are hosting this event, Wednesday (June 21, 6:30pm) before and...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 18
- 16 min
City Council - Wednesday, June 21, 7:30pm – ACTION REQUESTED
The "homelessness" bylaws are being pushed through at this meeting. Visit https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/concerned-about-new-homeless...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 17
- 1 min
Compliance Audit Committee – Tuesday, June 20, 10am
The Clerk's report on one case of over-contribution in the recent Municipal Election Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&I...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 16
- 1 min
Concerned about the new homelessness bylaws? Contact your Councillor here
We've made it easy for you, with an email template you can customize and send! The bylaws directed by City Council's controversial Motion...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 10
- 10 min
General Committee – Wednesday, June 14, 7:30pm
Starting the 2024 Budget process, the new Development Charges and Community Benefits Charges policies, as part of a packed Agenda Watch...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 3
- 5 min
City Council - Wednesday, June 7, 7:30pm
Recognizing the Barrie Colts, plus presentations on Public Health in Simcoe Muskoka, the Housing Needs Assessment and Affordable Housing...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 3
- 2 min
Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Tuesday, June 6, 4pm
The introduction of a new Council Fundraising Policy, as well as changes/updates to the management of the Community Projects Fund and the...
Engage Barrie
- May 27
- 2 min
Circulation List for May 31
The Financial Statements for the Municipal Election Candidates are in, with two in default. Also, the City is looking for feedback on...
Engage Barrie
- May 26
- 1 min
Compliance Audit Committee – Tuesday, May 30, 10am
The Clerk's reports regarding two cases of election over-contribution in the recent Municipal Election Agenda: ...
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