EBO Annual Members Meeting 2024 - November 28, 5:30pm
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Accountability Team
Nov 81 min read
Public Meeting: New Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw - Affordability Committee – Thursday, November 14, 2024, 6pm
rescheduled due to a power outage last month - have your say! Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzU8GzwwBnA Agenda: ...
Engage Barrie
Nov 83 min read
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...
Engage Barrie
Nov 12 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...
Engage Barrie
Oct 312 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!
Engage Barrie
Oct 301 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...
Engage Barrie
Oct 303 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...
Christine Nayler
Oct 262 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...
Christine Nayler
Oct 263 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...
Engage Barrie
Oct 164 min read
Open Letter: Health Organizations Warn Supervised Consumption Site Closures Will Increase HIV and Hepatitis Transmission, Call on Ontario Government to Reverse Decision
Engage Barrie Organization is one of more than 70 organizations endorsing this letter , coordinated by the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition...
Brandon Amyot
Sep 233 min read
Barrie's Park Safety Survey: Fair or Flawed?
Contributing Member Brandon Rhéal Amyot raises concerns about the design and inherent bias of the City's latest survey. Posted by Brandon...
Engage Barrie
Aug 211 min read
SCS Closures: A death sentence that will lead to unsafe communities and higher costs
The province's announced closure of Supervised Consumption Sites will cost lives, make our communities less safe, & health care more costly.
Engage Barrie
Jul 6, 202316 min read
Fact-Checking City & Council Communications re: "Homelessness" Motion & Bills
We made note of some incorrect information stated in the June 21 Council meeting, at which the controversial Bills 67 & 68 (the...
Engage Barrie
Jun 16, 20231 min read
Concerned about the new homelessness bylaws? Contact your Councillor here
We've made it easy for you, with an email template you can customize and send! The bylaws directed by City Council's controversial Motion...
Engage Barrie
May 10, 20232 min read
Action Alert: End the overdose crisis, Premier
Take action, and call upon the Premier to bring an end to the overdose crisis and save lives. The Registered Nurses' Association of...
Engage Barrie
Apr 25, 20233 min read
Establishing a Lobbyist Registry
EBO's Letter to City Council, asking that accountability be required of Councillors as well as Lobbyists Establishing a lobbyist registry...
Margaret Prophet
Dec 14, 20222 min read
More Homes Faster Act (Bill 23) and Greenbelt Land Grabs – What's Next?
Co-posting from the SCGC and Just Recovery Simcoe What We Know: This Act removes affordable housing funding, rental protections, wetland...
Engage Barrie
Sep 14, 20224 min read
The Women of Simcoe Say No – collective advocacy for Bill 5
Women of Simcoe Say No media release re: the "Stopping Abuse and Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act" and the demonstration on...
Engage Barrie
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Here's a Quick Way to Increase Safety
Nobody should be worried for their safety as they go about their day. But that's exactly what's happening to students across Simcoe County.
Engage Barrie
Nov 18, 20202 min read
Ranked Ballots back on the table!
Local Choice for Local Elections Act has been tabled – contact your MPP to give your support. Yesterday, MPP Mitzie Hunter tabled a...
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