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Circulation List for July 10, 2024
free summer activities for children and youth Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1207168&GUID=8F15716F-...

Accountability Team
Jul 5, 20241 min read


Barrie Police Services Board - Thursday, June 20, 2024, 8am (*note earlier start)
deputations on the 2025 Police budget, appointments of new auxiliary and special constable members, a presentation on bail reform Agenda:...

Accountability Team
Jun 16, 20241 min read


City Council - Wednesday, June 19, 2024, 7pm
a Barrie Transit pilot program for high school students, adding a representative from the Catholic School Board to the Community Safety...

Accountability Team
Jun 15, 202410 min read


Circulation List for June 19, 2024
Bill 185's implications on Development Charges, a Barrie Transit pilot program for high school students, an update on the Community...

Accountability Team
Jun 14, 20242 min read


CANCELLED: Community Safety Committee – Monday, June 17, 2024, 4pm
***This meeting has been CANCELLED, to be re-scheduled*** update on results of hiring new bylaw officers, inviting staff and the Police...

Accountability Team
Jun 14, 20241 min read


Community Safety and Well-being Committee concerns
If this committee is to live up to its purpose and mandate then there needs to be representation from... people with lived experience

Engage Barrie
Jun 3, 20243 min read


Concerns About the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan Committee Structure
Only working with those with lived experience, and a diverse range of experiences, can Barrie move forward in a good way for all.

Brandon Amyot
Jun 3, 20244 min read


City Council - TUESDAY, June 4, 2024, 6:30pm
***NOTE the change of day and time*** new committee appointments, an anti-SCS group has been given a seat on the Community Safety and...

Accountability Team
May 31, 202410 min read


Support. Don't Punish. - Global Day of Action, June 26
A Global Day of action to end the "war on drugs", and build sustainable alternatives that uphold rights and dignity.

Engage Barrie
May 31, 20242 min read


General Committee – Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 7pm
changes to the Housing Community Improvement Plan, updating the Procurement bylaw, water infrastructure for Hewitt's, and making members...

Accountability Team
May 25, 20247 min read


Circulation List for May 29, 2024
more information on the Community Safety and Well-being Plan Committee, Barrie Fire & Emergency Service's 2023 Annual Report, lots...

Accountability Team
May 25, 20243 min read


Barrie Police Services Board - Thursday, May 23, 2024, 8am (*note earlier start)
year-end audit and financial statements, various updates Agenda: https://www.barriepolice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Public-Board-Age...

Accountability Team
May 18, 20241 min read


Rise Up! - Rally to Save Public Health Care, May 30
Posted on behalf of our partners at the Ontario Health Coalition / Simcoe Health Coalition Tell the Ford government to stop the...

Engage Barrie
May 14, 20241 min read


Rally: Fund SCS Now!, May 28
Marching to Queen's Park on May 28 to demand permanent funding for Supervised Consumption Sites across Ontario Friends of ON SCS,...

Engage Barrie
May 13, 20241 min read


City Council - Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 7pm
LOTS of deputations regarding the proposed waterfront sports field, caving on a significant exemption to the sign bylaw, renewing the...

Accountability Team
May 10, 202410 min read


General Committee – Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 7pm
putting off discussion on the Strategic Plan KPIs further (including the failure to approve or produce any affordable housing units),...

Accountability Team
May 4, 20249 min read


Community Safety Committee – Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 5:30pm
safety options at a number of intersections and near St. John Vianney School, potential bike lane on Grove Street, leasing additional...

Accountability Team
May 4, 20241 min read


Sign and Share: Petition Ontario Legislature to Fund Supervised Consumption Sites
Posted on behalf of our partners at the Registered Nurse's Association of Ontario More must be done to end Ontario’s toxic drug crisis. ...

Engage Barrie
Apr 28, 20242 min read


City Council - Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 7pm
Deputations on the Bradford Street Corridor Studio Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and ONRoute's Request for Exception from the...

Accountability Team
Apr 26, 20246 min read


Balancing Act: An All-of-Society Approach to Substance Use and Harms
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kiernan Moore, has recently released his 2023 Annual Report: Balancing Act: An All of...

Engage Barrie
Apr 24, 20241 min read
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