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The Shift – International Human Rights Organization – weighs in on the May 17 motion and Bylaws

For The Shift's full statement, please visit their website at https://make-the-shift.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Letter-of-Concern-Bar...

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

Engage Barrie

Jun 20, 20232 min read

CAEH Statement on proposed Bylaw Amendment (plus ACTION request)

For the CAEH's full statement, please visit their website at https://caeh.ca/city-of-barrie-bylaw-june-23/ – and please use their online...

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

Engage Barrie

Jun 19, 20231 min read

Open Letter to Council from the Federal Housing Advocate of the Canadian Human Rights Commission

For the CHRC's full statement, please visit their website at https://www.housingchrc.ca/en/open-letter-barrie-city-council – we are only...

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

Engage Barrie

Jun 19, 20232 min read

JHSSM Response to Bills 67 & 68

Our colleagues at the John Howard Society of Simcoe & Muskoka has released a statement of their opposition to the Bylaw amendments. ...

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

Engage Barrie

Jun 19, 20232 min read

Community Legal Clinic of York Region gives legal opinion on Bills 67 & 68

The Community Legal Clinic York Region has sent their legal opinion to Council, and shared the letter on their Twitter account. We...

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

Engage Barrie

Jun 19, 20233 min read

Barrie Public Library Board - Thursday, June 22, 2023, 7pm

Agenda: not yet available Meeting Location: Downtown Branch, Angus Ross Meeting Room

City Partners

Accountability Team

Jun 19, 20231 min read

Downtown Barrie BIA – Thursday, June 22, 2023, 5pm

No quorum, meeting was cancelled Meeting Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_47Eg4dO-SQ2zUsw0lsSpjw Agenda: ...

BIA Watch

Accountability Team

Jun 19, 20231 min read

Affordability Committee – Thursday, June 22, 2023, 6pm

A single Public Meeting, for a development in Ward 8. Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/citybarrie (direct link not yet available)...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Jun 18, 20231 min read

Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee – Thursday, June 22, 2023, 4:30pm

Changes to the Blue Box and Solid Waste Collection, diverting bicycles from landfill, financially supporting cycling groups, and planting...

City Meetings

Accountability Team

Jun 18, 20231 min read

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