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Fall program launch, September events calendar, Seeds to Sow wins economic development award Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1316194&GUID=91BC0BD9-906F-45FF-ABB0-266039B4B7CC&Options=info|&Search= Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1316194&GUID=91BC0BD9-906F-45FF-ABB0-266039B4B7CC 📑📊 Staff Memos 🍂🤸 Fall Program Launch Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14610922&GUID=E098F431-B162-49B2-8AF

it appears this scheduled meeting was cancelled budget guidelines, 2nd Quarter Budget Report Minutes: not yet available Agenda: not...

Barrie Travel Information Centre transition from bricks-and-mortar to digital and roaming services, collaboration between Destination...

Committee mandate and objectives, 2024 parking ticket summary per Ward Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1330273&GUID=F11415D2-8853-4B2C-9AF5-0969C37E5A2F Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1330273&GUID=F11415D2-8853-4B2C-9AF5-0969C37E5A2F City's Legistar Page: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1330273&GUID=F11415D2-8853-4B2C-9AF5-0969C37E5A2F&Options=info|&Search= Meeting Location: Sir Robert Barrie Room (pleas

finalizing all decisions made at the 5:30pm General Committee meeting, red light camera investigation, Development Charge Bylaw amendment Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1315812&GUID=D2E09F0B-FC03-4851-9C9B-3E15B2EB673E Watch Online:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn8TylxV8fw Agenda:   https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1315812&GUID=D2E09F0B-FC03-4851-9C9B-3E15B2EB673E City's Legistar: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?I

Zoning Amendments in Wards 2, 4 & 8, Regional Technology Development Site opportunity, Development Charge policy updates Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1315811&GUID=03A4D61A-CBFD-4B97-AF8F-922C43464303 Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Y-ix_Vc9k Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1315811&GUID=03A4D61A-CBFD-4B97-AF8F-922C43464303 City's Legistar: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1315811&GUID=03A4D

Strategic Plan updates Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1331069&GUID=89818E29-C613-48FB-AE47-A29A7A329860 Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTE3ekyfh0U Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1330569&GUID=5CDE27A2-1140-42C6-88BE-64BCA651DA4A City's Legistar: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1330569&GUID=5CDE27A2-1140-42C6-88BE-64BCA651DA4A&Options=info|&Search= Meeting Location: Council Chambers COMM

full fire ban in effect, new waste collection and future recycling, call to artists, boundary review update Circulation List: ...

When we look at the way cities today are treating people living in encampments, it’s easy to think this is a new, complex challenge. But it’s not new. Not really. There’s a long history of governments using criminal laws, bylaws, and public safety narratives to displace people who are seen as politically inconvenient, socially undesirable, or just no longer “welcome” in certain places.  Encampments are just the latest chapter in a longer story.