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Celebration of Simcoe County Resistance to Bill 23 & Greenbelt Land Grabs
Virtual event hosted by Just Recovery Simcoe There’s been a lot of local action in Simcoe on Bill 23, protesting the threats to the...
Engage Barrie
Nov 24, 20221 min read
National Housing Day Rally - Tuesday, November 22, 12pm
From our partners at the Barrie Homelessness and Housing Justice Network Join the BHHJN and friends at the National Housing Day Rally,...
Engage Barrie
Nov 17, 20221 min read
Fighting Bill 23 – Let's Unite to Rally for Change and Action!
Pop-up rallies to fight Bill 23 have been put together all across Simcoe County, including two in Barrie – November 19 (Barrie North) and...
Engage Barrie
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Public Information Centre for New Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw, November 9 & 10, 2022
The City is hosting a virtual and an in-person Public Information Centre regarding the new Comprehensive Zoning By-Law. Learn about the...
Engage Barrie
Oct 18, 20221 min read
Barrie recognizes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The City of Barrie's Press Release (Barrie, ON) – The City of Barrie will commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by...
Engage Barrie
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Announcing our All-Candidates Meetings for the 2022 Barrie Municipal Election
Save the dates – more details soon! Engage Barrie Organization is co-hosting the in-person Mayoral Candidates Forum with CARP Barrie, and...
Engage Barrie
Sep 20, 20222 min read
The Women of Simcoe Say No – collective advocacy for Bill 5
Women of Simcoe Say No media release re: the "Stopping Abuse and Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act" and the demonstration on...
Engage Barrie
Sep 14, 20224 min read
Save the Date! Mayoral Candidates Forum, Oct. 1 – Ward All-Candidates meetings Oct.2-13
Just confirmed: CARP Barrie and Engage Barrie Organization are teaming up to present the Mayoral Candidates Forum on October 1, 1:30pm...
Engage Barrie
Sep 12, 20221 min read
We're back at Open Air Dunlop!
We'll be back at Open Air Dunlop this Saturday, September 10 – come see us! Now that the candidates' list has been confirmed, election...
Engage Barrie
Sep 8, 20221 min read
Women of Simcoe Say No – Rally at Barrie City Hall, September 21 (new date!)
Join "Women of Simcoe Say No", to support the "Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act", and ask all Simcoe County Councils do...
Engage Barrie
Sep 4, 20223 min read
Come see us at Open Air Dunlop!
We'll be hanging out at Open Air Dunlop tomorrow, August 20 – come see us! (Sorry for the short notice, it was a last-minute decision –...
Engage Barrie
Aug 19, 20221 min read
FREE Training: How to Run for Municipal Office
Our friends at PoliticsNOW have put together three live virtual training sessions, to help you run for office and win your election. WHO:...
Engage Barrie
Aug 13, 20222 min read
Ready to Run: Women in Politics – Thursday, August 11
Our friends at the Women's Advocacy Council have just announced this event for women looking to run in the municipal election. Quick...
Engage Barrie
Aug 3, 20223 min read
Say NO to the Criminalization of Poverty – Call your Councillor, join Monday's Rally!
Earlier this week, Councillor McCann released a "survey" (more on this below) targeting downtown safety, and has prepared a motion for...
Engage Barrie
May 27, 20227 min read
Meet The Candidates – May 16
CARP Barrie will be holding Meet The Candidates events for both Barrie ridings on Monday, May 16 at Traditions Banquet Hall, Sheba Shrine...
Engage Barrie
May 8, 20221 min read
Just Recovery Simcoe Provincial Debates – May 12 for Barrie ridings
Before the upcoming provincial election, hear what your candidates intend to do to generate well-being in our communities. Barrie-Area...
Engage Barrie
May 4, 20222 min read
BSOM Accountability Assembly - May 11
Our colleagues, the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition and Simcoe County Alliance to End Homelessness (SCATEH) are co-hosting this event,...
Jennifer van Gennip
Apr 29, 20222 min read
Municipal Election Info Sessions
The Nomination Period for the Municipal Election will open soon (May 2 - August 19), and the City is providing two Information Sessions...
Engage Barrie
Apr 20, 20221 min read
Pints and Politics (Virtual) this Sunday!
Politics for Women is hosting the first Pints and Politics of 2022 – and the first virtual edition of Pints & Politics this Sunday,...
Engage Barrie
Jan 28, 20221 min read
Just Recovery Simcoe Webinar – STOP the Holland Marsh Highway
Join former Ontario Environmental Commissioner, Gord Miller, and Ecojustice environmental lawyer, Laura Bowman, for a discussion about...
Engage Barrie
Jan 20, 20221 min read
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