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General Committee – Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 7pm (or immediately following Finance and Responsible Governance Committee)
Employment Development Community Improvement Plan (CIP), Sign Bylaw, Red-Light Camera Program
Accountability Team
Nov 22, 202510 min read
Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 4pm
Service Partner budget presentations, 2025 Audit plan, Troubadour Festival recap, Sandbox Centre payment deferral
Accountability Team
Nov 22, 20254 min read
Circulation List for November 26, 2025
Barrie Fire's 2024 Annual Report, proposed County of Simcoe Municipal Services agreement, local Conservation Authorities
Accountability Team
Nov 21, 20253 min read
Barrie Police Services Board - Thursday, November 20, 2025, 8am
downtown deployment, strategic plan, usual reports and updates
Accountability Team
Nov 14, 20251 min read
Circulation List for November 19, 2025
2026 Budget (city portion) approved, automated speed enforcement ends November 14, Sandbox Centre asks to defer contracted payments for 15 months
Accountability Team
Nov 14, 20252 min read
Parking Ad-hoc Advisory Committee – Thursday, November 13, 2025, 4:30pm
parking recommendations for new subdivisions, overnight parking permits, parking restrictions in Old Barrie boundary
Accountability Team
Nov 10, 20251 min read
Circulation List for November 12, 2025
Northwest Library branch lease terms, liquor license application
Accountability Team
Nov 9, 20251 min read
City Council - Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 6:30pm
new student mayor, Baycats 17U High Performance Team, confirming Oct.29 General Committee items
Accountability Team
Nov 2, 20253 min read
Circulation List for November 5, 2025
rent protection for tenants
Accountability Team
Nov 2, 20252 min read
Barrie Public Library Board – Thursday, October 30, 2025, 7pm
QE3 performance, Library Budget submission, financial migration, CEO Workplan & Evaluation
Accountability Team
Oct 27, 20251 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 7pm (or immediately following Affordability Committee)
renaming Berczy Street Park to Charlie O'Connor Park, controlled crosswalk at Codrington & Rodney, increased funding for 2025 Barrie Airshow
Accountability Team
Oct 27, 20253 min read
Circulation List for October 29, 2025
update on the Allandale Transit Terminal and Downtown Mini Hub, November Events Calendar, Sandbox Centre wants to defer agreed payments for more than a year
Accountability Team
Oct 24, 20254 min read
Circulation List for October 22, 2025
ice storm recovery update, battery electric bus pilot update, clarification on Bill 110, construction projects
Accountability Team
Oct 17, 20253 min read
Loaves and Fishes: Called to Compassion - Sunday, October 19, 2pm
St. Mary's Parish has organized a protest of the City's anti-homeless bylaw, to show love and compassion over division and condemnation, in support of our most vulnerable neighbours
Engage Barrie
Oct 10, 20252 min read
Barrie Police Services Board - Thursday, October 16, 2025, 8am
triannual statistics, 2026 budget, pre-budget order of vehicles
Accountability Team
Oct 10, 20251 min read
Circulation List for October 15, 2025
Fire Safety Week, Thanksgiving Day city services, updates on encampments and boundary discussions
Accountability Team
Oct 10, 20252 min read
Ricochet Media: In Barrie, Poverty is the Crime and Visibility the Emergency
Ricochet Media has published a scathing piece about the Mayor's anti-homeless "State of Emergency"
Engage Barrie
Oct 8, 20252 min read
Parking Ad-hoc Advisory Committee – Thursday, October 9, 2025, 4:30pm
discussions on enforcement, development and building departments review processes, and parking restrictions
Accountability Team
Oct 3, 20251 min read
Circulation List for October 8, 2025
future of natural gas expansion in Ontario, highlights from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Board meeting
Accountability Team
Oct 3, 20251 min read
Article: Community advocates question Barrie's rising police budget amid increased social, housing pressures
Engage Barrie contributing member Brandon Rhéal Amyot speaks to Brett Glover about the proposed Police budget increase, the city's proposed 0% property tax increase, and whether the public is being properly consulted about anything.
Engage Barrie
Sep 28, 20252 min read
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