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Barrie and the Urban Revolution (November 9 & 16)
(Please note, this is not an event organized by Engage Barrie, we're just passing along the info from Third Age Barrie, since it is...
Myrna Clark
Oct 17, 20212 min read
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BIA AGM - November 1, 2021
The BIA hosts its first Annual General Meeting (at least in recent memory) on Monday, November 1. Only Members of the Downtown Barrie BIA...
Engage Barrie
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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Imagine Barrie Rally, October 17
Posted on behalf of our colleagues at the Simcoe County Environmental Youth Alliance. The Simcoe County Environmental Youth Alliance is a...
Engage Barrie
Sep 17, 20211 min read
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Happy Anniversary!
We are a day late, but HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!! It was two years ago (yesterday) that a group of concerned citizens showed up at City Hall,...
Engage Barrie
Jun 12, 20211 min read
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Event: BPW Barrie and Women's W.O.R.K. Present: Pints and Politics Panel
Women are underrepresented in Canadian politics at all levels and that needs to change! Please join BPW Barrie this Sunday, June 6th at...
Engage Barrie
Jun 2, 20211 min read
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Looking back at the last two years
Almost exactly two years ago, a diverse crowd of people started showing up at City Hall – many of us for the first time – as there were...
Engage Barrie
May 31, 20212 min read
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Barrie Toxic Drug Crisis Vigil
Supervised Consumption Saves Lives - Barrie and Engage Barrie hosted a virtual vigil, to mourn our friends, partners, children and...
Engage Barrie
Feb 15, 20211 min read
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Seeking to Reduce Harm: Politics, Harm Reduction and Supervised Consumption
Shining Waters Regional Council (hosted by our contributing member, Jeffrey Dale) presented this Zoom conversation with Toronto City...
Engage Barrie
Nov 26, 20201 min read
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Seeking to Reduce Harm: A Conversation with Benjamin Perrin
Shining Waters Regional Council presented this Zoom conversation with Benjamin Perrin, author of Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in...
Engage Barrie
Nov 25, 20201 min read
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Ranked Ballots - FREE Crash Course
From Dave Meslin: Sooo... Doug Ford's government has proposed a complete ban on ranked ballots in Ontario. (Even though he was elected...
Engage Barrie
Oct 21, 20201 min read
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Tonight! Ranked Ballots Zoom Panel
Tonight! Brandon Rhéal Amyot and Alyssa Wright will be updating folks on Engage Barrie's progress with our ranked ballot voting...
Engage Barrie
Sep 28, 20201 min read
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Ranked Ballots - Livestream Campaign Update!
Tuesday, September 29 at 7:30pm, join Unlock Democracy Canada for a livestream campaign update. As voting reform continues to spread...
Engage Barrie
Sep 27, 20201 min read
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