Stronger police presence isn't the solution to building a safer, more inclusive Barrie
With poverty, mental health and addiction challenges, many people who are unsheltered need support. Thank you to the Barrie Advance for...
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Engage Barrie
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
Increasing Civic Engagement at City Hall
Simcoe.com asked a number of people, including three Engagers, about ways to increase civic engagement in the next term of Council. Click...
Engage Barrie
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
Barrie Today: Silent protest against violence, harassment coming to city hall
Barrie Today article on Women of Simcoe Say No demonstration on September 21: "Silent protest against violence, harassment coming to...
Engage Barrie
- Sep 16, 2022
- 1 min
Barrie Advance: 'Women of Simcoe Say No' protest to push for anti-harassment, anti-violence...
Barrie Advance article on Women of Simcoe Say No demonstration on September 21: 'Women of Simcoe Say No' protest to push for...
Engage Barrie
- Nov 25, 2021
- 3 min
"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...
Eleanor A
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Council needs more Diverse Voices
https://www.barrietoday.com/letters-to-the-editor/letter-reader-says-barrie-has-significant-work-to-do-when-it-comes-to-local-democracy-4...
Engage Barrie
- Apr 29, 2021
- 1 min
Downtown Barrie BIA Must Address "Damaging" Governance Issues
Article from Simcoe.com A closer look into some of the ongoing troubles at the BIA. As referenced in Supervised Consumption Saves Lives -...
Engage Barrie
- Apr 26, 2021
- 1 min
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 26, 2021
- 1 min
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 23, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
Workplace Harassment Article from Simcoe.com
Simcoe.com has a story on the Workplace Harassment case, including Engage's letter to Council. ‘Set an example’: Advocacy group calls for...
Engage Barrie
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
At Issue: A harassment at City Hall
Barrie Community Media's interview with three core members of Engage Barrie – Victoria Butler, Shannon Murree and Alyssa Wright – about...
Engage Barrie
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
Ranked Ballots (and Engage) in the news
Ranked Ballots – and Engage Barrie's thoughts about the province's proposed bill to eliminate our choice about them – is in the news...
Engage Barrie
- Sep 29, 2020
- 1 min
Video of Ranked Ballot panel available
If you missed the Ranked Ballot panel for Unlock Democracy Canada tonight, the recording is still available at...
Engage Barrie
- Sep 28, 2020
- 1 min
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
- Aug 5, 2020
- 1 min
Ranked Ballots interview for Barrie Advance
Chris Simon spoke with Engage Barrie's Jennifer van Gennip about Ranked Ballot Elections for the Barrie Advance 'It's not this fringe...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 16, 2020
- 1 min
Ranked Ballots: Barrie residents get to decide!
Thanks to everyone who contacted their councillor. It was decided that the issue of Ranked Ballots would be put to a referendum question...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 14, 2020
- 1 min
Why Ranked Ballots? Podcast
Dave Meslin and Jennifer van Gennip join Michael Speers on "Struggle in the Suburbs" to discuss why making that change is the right thing...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Book Talk: "Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up"
The Barrie Public Library has posted Jennifer Armstrong's book talk on Dave Meslin's "Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy From the Ground Up"...
Engage Barrie
- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
Engage Barrie on Rogers Viewpoint with Ron and Leeann
After learning of us from