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Send Your Letter: Homelessness is a Crisis, Not a Crime

The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness has put together this letter to your MPP and City Council Link to Letter introduction and...

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

Engage Barrie

Nov 8, 20243 min read

Petition: Oppose the Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Clear Encampments

Harm reduction worker and housing advocate Diana Chan McNally has created this petition at Change.org Link to Petition wording is...

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

Engage Barrie

Nov 1, 20242 min read

Communities In Bloom Committee – Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 4pm

new committee members, update on 2024 program, participation in the 2025 program Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Nov 1, 20241 min read

Circulation List for November 6, 2024

Barrie Arts Awards, Remembrance Day, This Month In Barrie Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1208315&G...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Nov 1, 20243 min read

2024 Friends Celebration - Benefit for the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition, November 23

Our partners at the SCGC have organized a fantastic evening at the Southshore Centre - grab your tickets before they're gone!

Events

Engage Barrie

Oct 31, 20242 min read

Transportation Master Plan - Public Information Centre No.1 - November 14

The City is updating the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) - a detailed, long-term planning document that provides details on how the City...

City Engagement

Engage Barrie

Oct 30, 20241 min read

UserVoice Petition: Establish a Barrie Transit Advisory Committee

Our partners at Barrie Riders have created a UserVoice Petition - please read the details and add your vote(s)! Details At a Glance Link...

Public Transit

Engage Barrie

Oct 30, 20243 min read

Solidarity Sleep Out - Wednesday, November 13

Ryan's Hope hosts a Silent Protest and Solidarity Sleep-Out at City Hall, to address the growing housing and homelessness crisis facing...

Events

Engage Barrie

Oct 26, 20242 min read

Housing Solves Homelessness! Rally - Wednesday, November 13, 6:30pm

Ryan's Hope , the Barrie Encampment Support Network and Moms Stop the Harm rally to call on City Council to ensure everyone in our...

Events

Engage Barrie

Oct 26, 20243 min read

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