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City Council - Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 7pm
Service Partners Budget, licensing of motorized watersports, Empower Simcoe presentation, changes to the Procedural Bylaw and Committee...
Accountability Team
Jan 2311 min read
City Council - Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 7pm
Budget Presentations from the main Service Providers (Police, Library and County) Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=...
Accountability Team
Jan 12, 20242 min read
City Council - Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 6:30pm (or immediately following first General Committee)
this is dealing with the confidential Code of Conduct complaint from the 6pm General Committee meeting – depending on the in camera...
Accountability Team
Jan 5, 20241 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 6pm
this meeting includes only one confidential item, so will likely be held in camera EBO Follow-Up: coming soon! Minutes: ...
Accountability Team
Jan 5, 20241 min read
Council Follow-up, week of September 11, 2023
The first week back from summer vacation – and the revelation of a distinct lack of transparency and accountability at City Hall....
Accountability Team
Sep 15, 20235 min read
Circulation List for September 13, 2023
Culture Days, September Curbside Textile Collection, and Strengthening Municipal Codes of Conduct Circulation List: ...
Accountability Team
Sep 7, 20232 min read
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
Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 4pm
The introduction of a new Council Fundraising Policy, as well as changes/updates to the management of the Community Projects Fund and the...
Accountability Team
Jun 3, 20232 min read
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...
Engage Barrie
May 26, 20239 min read
Establishing a Lobbyist Registry
EBO's Letter to City Council, asking that accountability be required of Councillors as well as Lobbyists Establishing a lobbyist registry...
Engage Barrie
Apr 25, 20233 min read
Council Follow-up, week of January 16, 2023
Public Engagement makes a difference! This term's first potential Code violation. And more preparation for the 2023 Budget...
Accountability Team
Jan 20, 20233 min read
City Council - Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 7pm
A deputation against the temporary noise exemption at 37 Johnson Street, public appointments to various boards and committees, and a...
Accountability Team
Jan 12, 20235 min read
Women of Simcoe Say No – Deputation to Orillia City Council
Originally published at www.alyssawright.com As part of The Women of Simcoe Say No (led by Emily McIntosh), many of us are applying to...
Alyssa Wright
Oct 3, 20227 min read
Response to the accusations of harassment levelled against Engage Barrie Organization...
...and its members by a still-sitting City Councillor As an organization that focuses on Council accountability, we will first note that...
Engage Barrie
Sep 27, 20228 min read
Women of Simcoe Say No – Deputation to New Tecumseth Town Council
Originally published at www.alyssawright.com. As part of The Women of Simcoe Say No (led by Emily McIntosh), many of us are applying to...
Alyssa Wright
Sep 26, 20226 min read
Council Follow-up, week of September 19, 2022
It was a quick return, as this was the last week of City Council until after the municipal election on October 24. Circulation List: ...
Accountability Team
Sep 22, 20224 min read
Council Follow-up, week of June 20, 2022
The Annual Report of our Integrity Commissioner. Surprising lack of public concern for re-zoning from "Environmental Protection" to...
Accountability Team
Jun 22, 20223 min read
City Council – Monday, June 20, 2022, 7pm
The item many Engagers will want to watch is the 2021 Annual Report from the Integrity Commissioner – sounds like she's been kept quite...
Accountability Team
Jun 16, 20226 min read
Council Follow-up, week of June 13, 2022
The misguided proposal to remove protections from an Environmentally Protected Area was mercifully withdrawn. Questions raised about...
Accountability Team
Jun 15, 20224 min read
Say NO to the Criminalization of Poverty – Call your Councillor, join Monday's Rally!
Earlier this week, Councillor McCann released a "survey" (more on this below) targeting downtown safety, and has prepared a motion for...
Engage Barrie
May 27, 20227 min read
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