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...
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Engage Barrie
- Jul 6
- 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...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 19
- 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 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 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
- May 25
- 9 min
EBO Response to Direct Motion Without Notice addressing Homelessness
Open Letter to Barrie City Council Mayor Nuttall, Councillors, CAO Prowse, We are writing in response to last Wednesday’s Direct Motion...
Christine Nayler
- Jan 23
- 3 min
Ryan's Hope Breakfast-To-Go – response to today's Press Release
Editor's Note – for background, please visit last week's post regarding the Ryan's Hope Breakfast-To-Go program moving to an indoor...
Christine Nayler
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Ryan's Hope Breakfast-To-Go Moves Indoors!
Editor's Note: We are not certain why Christine's name & photo don't appear properly in the "byline" for some – a technical issue we are...
Engage Barrie
- Nov 24, 2022
- 1 min
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 16, 2022
- 1 min
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
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
Simcoe County Food Council's "2002 Municipal Election Toolkit"
Engage Barrie is proud to have been one of the Simcoe County Food Council's community partners in helping to create this toolkit, along...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 15, 2022
- 1 min
Finance and Corporate Services Committee – Monday, June 20, 6:15pm
This is a specially-called meeting, tucked in just before the regularly-scheduled City Council meeting – presumably, in order to bring...
Engage Barrie
- Mar 23, 2022
- 7 min
City Council – Monday, March 28, 7pm
A cheque presentation by the Barrie Pickleball Club, a deputation regarding the grant to Cornerstone, the semi-annual update from the...
Engage Barrie
- Nov 18, 2021
- 1 min
Seniors Advisory Committee – Monday, November 22, 10am
Watch Online: https://youtu.be/PfUWz0x1mxY Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=853254&GUID=95BF0A50-7454-46D5-94A5-454...
Amber Beckett
- Nov 5, 2021
- 3 min
Here's a Quick Way to Increase Safety
Nobody should be worried for their safety as they go about their day. But that's exactly what's happening to students across Simcoe County.
Engage Barrie
- Oct 21, 2021
- 4 min
City Council, Monday, October 25, 7pm
Tonight's meeting includes a presentation from the Simcoe County Food Council, and another by Georgian College. Watch online: ...
Engage Barrie
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
General Committee – Monday, October 4, 6pm
Monday night will be a busy one, with 6pm General Committee, followed immediately by City Council Watch online: ...
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