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City Council - Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 7pm
new directions (and deputations) on the Performing Arts Centre and Multi-Use Sportsfield, new members of the Communities in Bloom...
Accountability Team
Oct 19, 20246 min read
Circulation List for October 23, 2024
November events calendar, City's credit rating returns to previous level Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.as...
Accountability Team
Oct 19, 20242 min read
Open Letter: Health Organizations Warn Supervised Consumption Site Closures Will Increase HIV and Hepatitis Transmission, Call on Ontario Government to Reverse Decision
Engage Barrie Organization is one of more than 70 organizations endorsing this letter , coordinated by the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition...
Engage Barrie
Oct 16, 20244 min read
Barrie Police Services Board - Thursday, September 19, 2024, 8am (*note earlier start)
approving the 2025 budget (with a 5.79% increase), downtown strategy update Agenda: https://www.barriepolice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024...
Accountability Team
Oct 12, 20241 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 7pm
results of the public consultation on the Marshall Green report (see concerns below), the architects' design and report for our new...
Accountability Team
Oct 4, 20244 min read
Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 4:30pm (or immediately following Community Safety Committee)
presentations on the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame, and Barrie Public Library's key performance indicators Watch Online: ...
Accountability Team
Oct 4, 20241 min read
City Council - Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 7pm
two reports from the Integrity Commissioner, Housing Implementation Plan, updated Waste Collection guidelines Watch Online: ...
Accountability Team
Sep 27, 20245 min read
Barrie Police Services Board - Friday, September 27, 2024 (Special In Camera Meeting)
"The Barrie Police Service Board will be holding a special In Camera meeting to discuss a confidential item pertaining to legal matters...
Accountability Team
Sep 25, 20241 min read
Barrie's Park Safety Survey: Fair or Flawed?
Contributing Member Brandon Rhéal Amyot raises concerns about the design and inherent bias of the City's latest survey. Posted by Brandon...
Brandon Amyot
Sep 23, 20243 min read
Downtown Barrie BIA – Thursday, September 26, 2024, 5pm
As has become the custom, no indication of items to be discussed (and no minutes available to members since May, 2023) Meeting...
Accountability Team
Sep 20, 20241 min read
City Council - Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 8pm (or immediately following General Committee)
meeting appears to be called solely for one direct motion - with no indication of why this needs to be rushed through as a direct motion...
Accountability Team
Sep 20, 20241 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 7pm
implementing the Housing Accelerator Fund Work Plan, new waste collection for industrial, commercial, institutional and multi-residential...
Accountability Team
Sep 20, 20242 min read
Community Safety Committee – Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 4pm
an Open Delegation from Youth Haven, presentations on traffic safety, the first recommendations from the Community Safety and Well-Being...
Accountability Team
Sep 20, 20242 min read
Barrie Police Services Board - Thursday, September 19, 2024, 8am (*note earlier start)
triannual statistics, various updates Agenda: https://www.barriepolice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Public-Board-Package-September-19-...
Accountability Team
Sep 14, 20241 min read
Community Safety & Well-Being Plan Committee – Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 2:00pm
Budget and Timelines, Committee Survey Results, Meeting Schedule Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1227994&GUID=DFD...
Accountability Team
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Circulation List for September 18, 2024
Agendas for the coming week (Council is back from holiday), Mayor's Innovation Awards, Doors Open Barrie Circulation List: ...
Accountability Team
Sep 12, 20241 min read
Let's Look at the Numbers: Barrie's Housing Crisis
Christine Nayler takes us through the numbers of the current shelter situation, and describes how this lack of shelter space (let alone...
Engage Barrie
Sep 8, 20242 min read
Berczy Park Illegal Eviction Halted - Response to Those Upset
The City gave notice that they would be evicting the members of the encampment at Berczy Park on Friday, despite already knowing (and...
Engage Barrie
Sep 7, 20244 min read
Barrie Police Services Board, Special Budget Meeting - Thursday, September 12, 2024, 8am (*note earlier start)
presenting the BPS 2025 Operational and Capital Budget Agenda: https://www.barriepolice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Special-Budget-Me...
Accountability Team
Sep 5, 20241 min read
BHHJN on Proposed Berczy Park Eviction - Call to Action
Another reminder that the proposed eviction would be in violation of the Ontario Superior Court's ruling, calling on the City to take...
Engage Barrie
Sep 4, 20244 min read
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