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General Committee – Monday, April 25, 2022, 7pm
This meeting includes a recommendation from the Anti-Racism Task Force to look at ways of encouraging and recruiting a greater diversity...
Accountability Team
Apr 20, 20226 min read
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Requesting letters of your support for Bill C-216
submitted by Christine Nayler Dear Ally I am writing to ask you to put you and/or your organization’s name and support behind a health...
Engage Barrie
Apr 5, 20223 min read
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City Council – Monday, March 28, 2022, 7pm
A cheque presentation by the Barrie Pickleball Club, a deputation regarding the grant to Cornerstone, the semi-annual update from the...
Accountability Team
Mar 23, 20227 min read
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Council Follow-up, week of March 21, 2022
Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=937074&GUID=9F16B4F5-6405-4B55-8CA2-4C6CAD663985&Options=info|&Searc...
Accountability Team
Mar 22, 20223 min read
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General Committee – Monday, March 21, 2022, 7pm
They're making up for their week off with a packed Agenda! The Community Energy and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan is the top highlight. ...
Accountability Team
Mar 17, 20226 min read
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Council Follow-up, week of February 21, 2022
Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=914227&GUID=A5321631-D460-4A76-8BB0-2CFD36C2A202&Options=info|&Searc...
Accountability Team
Feb 25, 20223 min read
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Healthy Communities are Proactive not Reactive
The opioid crisis and toxic drug supply in Barrie is causing an alarming number of deaths in our community. We have, within our reach, an...
Victoria Scott
Jan 31, 20223 min read
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Webinar: Drugs, Policy and Practice in Canada – Jan.20
#StimulusConnect Webinar #16: Thresholds and Necessity Trafficking Thursday, January 20, 1pm Register in advance at: ...
Engage Barrie
Jan 14, 20221 min read
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"When is a 'survey' not a survey?"
Engage Barrie wrote a Letter to the Editor for Barrie Today, regarding MPPs Doug Downey's recent interference with the SCS application...
Engage Barrie
Nov 25, 20213 min read
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Barrie Health Accord urges speedy approval of the Supervised Consumption Site
City of Barrie, County of Simcoe, RVH, Barrie Police and Simcoe-Muskoka District Health Unit issue joint letter in full support of the...
Engage Barrie
Nov 9, 20215 min read
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City Council - Monday, November 8, 2021, 7pm
Including a presentation on the 2022 Business Plan and Budget – let Budget Season begin! Also under consideration, noise bylaw...
Accountability Team
Nov 4, 20214 min read
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Survey - Supervised Consumption Site
The applications for Barrie's Supervised Consumption Site have been submitted to the provincial and federal governments. It is important...
Engage Barrie
Oct 24, 20211 min read
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A Parent’s Perspective on Harm Reduction … and Linguistics?
Before you go any further in reading this, it is important that you understand what I am not: I am not a sociologist, psychologist, urban...
Brian Shelley
Oct 14, 20214 min read
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Contact your MPP: They Said "YES" to Barrie's SCS!
Barrie City Council said YES to Barrie's SCS last night, with only Councillors Harvey & McCann voting against (councillor Jim Harris...
Engage Barrie
May 31, 20211 min read
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Downtown Barrie BIA chair resigns months after making 'insulting and derogatory' comments
Article from Simcoe.com The power of public engagement! All it took was ONE private citizen speaking up, to hold a city Board Chair...
Engage Barrie
Apr 25, 20211 min read
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Open Letter to Council re: Integrity Commissioner's Report on the BIA Chair
April 26, 2021 Dear Mayor and Council Supervised Consumption Saves Lives - Barrie is a sub-group of Engage Barrie, with 63 active core...
Engage Barrie
Apr 25, 20213 min read
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CTV News coverage re: BIA
There's a clip from Supervised Consumption Saves Lives - Barrie on CTV news tonight, about the Hamilton resignation, and what we hope...
Engage Barrie
Apr 25, 20211 min read
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Integrity Commissioner's Report: Rob Hamilton, Downtown Barrie BIA
***Please read the CALL TO ACTION at the bottom*** We'll be getting the Council Preview for next week out shortly, but wanted to point...
Engage Barrie
Apr 22, 20212 min read
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Neighbourhood Consultation Sessions re: SCS Site Options
Simcoe Muskoka Health is inviting the public to participate in a virtual (online) neighbourhood consultation, to give feedback on how the...
Engage Barrie
Mar 31, 20214 min read
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Community Survey re: Additional SCS Site Options
Due March 31 A number of people have been getting in touch with us about the Site Selection Survey for the proposed Supervised...
Engage Barrie
Mar 18, 20213 min read
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