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Community Safety Committee – Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 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...
Accountability Team
Sep 14, 20232 min read
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Members Meeting (re-scheduled) - Monday, September 18, 5:30pm
Hi everyone, and welcome back – we hope you enjoyed your summer! Our first members meeting of the season is coming up this Monday,...
Engage Barrie
Sep 10, 20231 min read
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General Committee – Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 6pm
A packed Agenda for this break-from-the-summer-break! Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OJsGJQLgMg Agenda: ...
Accountability Team
Aug 10, 20237 min read
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Circulation List for August 16, 2023
a new provincial tool for expediting priority developments, a summary of the Strong Mayors Legislation, nominations open for the Barrie...
Accountability Team
Aug 10, 20233 min read
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Damon Baldwin-Fox's speech from the "Stop The War On The Poor" Rally
On May 31, the Barrie Housing and Homelessness Justice Network hosted a rally at City Hall to "Stop the War On the Poor", in response to...
Engage Barrie
Jul 17, 20233 min read
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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
Jul 6, 202316 min read
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Disrupting False Information and Logical Fallacies For Good
Contributing member Jennifer van Gennip has pulled together some great resources for both recognizing misinformation and dealing with it,...
Jennifer van Gennip
Jul 2, 20231 min read
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Radio Waterloo Interview with Engage Barrie
Engage Barrie discusses Barrie City Council's repressive agenda targeting homeless people Radio Waterloo's M.P. Holmes interviewed our...
Engage Barrie
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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Controversial Bills 67 & 68 Referred to Staff – plus Clarification on Existing Bylaws
First of all, we are happy to announce that Bills 67 and 68 did NOT get passed by Council tonight – thank you to everyone who took the...
Engage Barrie
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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The Shift – International Human Rights Organization – weighs in on the May 17 motion and Bylaws
For The Shift's full statement, please visit their website at https://make-the-shift.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Letter-of-Concern-Bar...
Engage Barrie
Jun 20, 20232 min read
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CAEH Statement on proposed Bylaw Amendment (plus ACTION request)
For the CAEH's full statement, please visit their website at https://caeh.ca/city-of-barrie-bylaw-june-23/ – and please use their online...
Engage Barrie
Jun 19, 20231 min read
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Open Letter to Council from the Federal Housing Advocate of the Canadian Human Rights Commission
For the CHRC's full statement, please visit their website at https://www.housingchrc.ca/en/open-letter-barrie-city-council – we are only...
Engage Barrie
Jun 19, 20232 min read
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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 19, 20232 min read
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Community Legal Clinic of York Region gives legal opinion on Bills 67 & 68
The Community Legal Clinic York Region has sent their legal opinion to Council, and shared the letter on their Twitter account. We...
Engage Barrie
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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RALLY and SILENT PROTEST: Stop the War on the Poor!
Our colleagues at the Barrie Housing and Homelessness Justice Network are hosting this event, Wednesday (June 21, 6:30pm) before and...
Engage Barrie
Jun 18, 20231 min read
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City Council - Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 7:30pm – ACTION REQUESTED
The "homelessness" bylaws are being pushed through at this meeting. Visit https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/concerned-about-new-homeless...
Accountability Team
Jun 18, 202316 min read
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General Committee – Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 4pm
Note the early start time! Tax relief for designated Heritage properties, a number of Zoning amendments for new developments, and...
Accountability Team
Jun 18, 20234 min read
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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
Jun 16, 20231 min read
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Circulation List for June 14, 2023
Revisions to the Strategic Priorities' KPIs, Barrie Fire & Emergency Service's 2022 Annual Report, plans for rehabilitating the Rainbow...
Accountability Team
Jun 9, 20233 min read
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City Council - Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 7:30pm
Recognizing the Barrie Colts, plus presentations on Public Health in Simcoe Muskoka, the Housing Needs Assessment and Affordable Housing...
Accountability Team
Jun 3, 20235 min read
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