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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...

Harm Reduction / SCS / CTS

Engage Barrie

Oct 16, 20244 min read

"Die In" to save Ontario's Supervised Consumption Sites - Monday, October 21, 12pm

Barrie is taking part in a province-wide action to protest the closing of multiple Supervised Consumption Sites across Ontario submitted...

Events

Engage Barrie

Oct 14, 20242 min read

Community Safety & Well-Being Plan Committee – Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 2:00pm

update on the plan Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1231303&GUID=F9CCD3FD-F41C-43E6-A9BA-DD0F18FF02F6 Meeting...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Oct 12, 20241 min read

Government of Ontario Plan Will Lead to More Preventable Drug Poisoning Deaths

Years of research and documentation show that supervised consumption sites have a wide range of benefits - not only preventing deaths.

Harm Reduction / SCS / CTS

Engage Barrie

Aug 25, 20242 min read

Solidarity Sleep Out - Saturday, August 31, 2024, 8pm, City Hall

Bring a tent and spend the night sleeping out in solidarity with your neighbours, or bring a chair and sit for a few hours with Ryan's Hope.

Events

Engage Barrie

Aug 24, 20242 min read

Circulation List for August 28, 2024

City seeking feedback on Marshall Green report, nominations open for Ontario Senior Achievement Award, and the September Events Calendar...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Aug 23, 20243 min read

SCS Closures: A death sentence that will lead to unsafe communities and higher costs

The province's announced closure of Supervised Consumption Sites will cost lives, make our communities less safe, & health care more costly.

Harm Reduction / SCS / CTS

Engage Barrie

Aug 21, 20241 min read

Circulation List for August 21, 2024

a new Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw, Heritage Awards nominations Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=12071...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Aug 17, 20242 min read

Vigil of Hope and Remembrance – August 31, 2024 (International Overdose Awareness Day)

A community meal and candlelight vigil, recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day

Events

Engage Barrie

Jul 26, 20242 min read

Community Safety & Well-Being Plan Committee – Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 2:00pm

the inaugural meeting of this planning committee Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1214132&GUID=DB6004E0-C9D9-4A77-...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Jul 19, 20241 min read

Heartbreaking News: Barrie's SCS / CTS Application Withdrawn

We are devastated to share the heartbreaking news that the applicants for Barrie's Supervised Consumption Site / Consumption Treatment...

Harm Reduction / SCS / CTS

Engage Barrie

Jun 24, 20244 min read

Ontario Health Coalition Public Hearing - Tuesday, 1:30pm

Part of province-wide hearings to develop recommendations for the future of our local hospitals. As an EBO Board member and former member...

Events

Engage Barrie

Jun 9, 20243 min read

Community Safety and Well-being Committee concerns

If this committee is to live up to its purpose and mandate then there needs to be representation from... people with lived experience

Public Safety

Engage Barrie

Jun 3, 20243 min read

Concerns About the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan Committee Structure

Only working with those with lived experience, and a diverse range of experiences, can Barrie move forward in a good way for all.

Public Safety

Brandon Amyot

Jun 3, 20244 min read

City Council - TUESDAY, June 4, 2024, 6:30pm

***NOTE the change of day and time*** new committee appointments, an anti-SCS group has been given a seat on the Community Safety and...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

May 31, 202410 min read

Support. Don't Punish. - Global Day of Action, June 26

A Global Day of action to end the "war on drugs", and build sustainable alternatives that uphold rights and dignity.

Events

Engage Barrie

May 31, 20242 min read

Rally: Fund SCS Now!, May 28

Marching to Queen's Park on May 28 to demand permanent funding for Supervised Consumption Sites across Ontario Friends of ON SCS,...

Events

Engage Barrie

May 13, 20241 min read

Sign and Share: Petition Ontario Legislature to Fund Supervised Consumption Sites

Posted on behalf of our partners at the Registered Nurse's Association of Ontario More must be done to end Ontario’s toxic drug crisis. ...

Harm Reduction / SCS / CTS

Engage Barrie

Apr 28, 20242 min read

Balancing Act: An All-of-Society Approach to Substance Use and Harms

Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kiernan Moore, has recently released his 2023 Annual Report: Balancing Act: An All of...

Harm Reduction / SCS / CTS

Engage Barrie

Apr 24, 20241 min read

Rally to Save Ontario's Supervised Consumption Sites

Thursday, March 28, starting at 9am In partnership with the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition's Ontario Working Group, communities across...

Events

Engage Barrie

Mar 21, 20241 min read

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