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Circulation List for August 13, 2025

Updated: Aug 12

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




📑📊 Staff Memos


♻️‼️ Blue Box Regulation Amendments

  • Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14576243&GUID=57E4BBAF-954F-4D23-9E0D-ABE78421DB8C from S. Mack, Associate Director of Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability

  • The Province has amended the regulations surrounding recycling programs, including delays and/or reductions to recycling recovery targets, and removal of a program expansion for multi-residential properties, public spaces and other facilities

    • Staff has sent a letter to the Ministry outlining support for municipal comments submitted by the Regional Public Works Commissioners of Ontario and the Municipal Waste Association

  • The changes are also creating real affordability concerns that could harm businesses and consumers

    • The Environmental Registry of Ontario has submitted proposals to help manage and stabilize the cost of the new system

  • Staff will continue to monitor the impacts of the new regulation and any approved amendments on teh City's waste management system, and will advocate for a provincial system that makes Producers accountable and fully responsible for materials they produce, and lessen the burden on municipal taxpayers and our waste systems


🗑️🚚 Preparation for Automated Waste Collection

  • Memorandum: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14576244&GUID=19481E28-A637-407D-91EE-C1DA9C39B260 from S. Mack, Associate Director of Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability

  • Automated Waste Collection starts September 8

  • Cart delivery is about one week ahead of schedule - every residence with Monday through Wednesday pickups should have received their new bins, Thursday and Friday and the Downtown BIA will be completed in the next few weeks

  • Requests for cart exchanges, additional carts for 2-5 unit properties, adn carts for new business registrations should begin ahead of schedule, in late August - the $50 administration fee for exchanges will be waived through this initial delivery period


🚫🅿️ No Parking Anytime - Cityview Circle


🍻🍷 Liquor Licence Application Review



👥📃 Committee Agendas


🅿️🚗 Parking Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee



✍️📨 Correspondence


💌🖼️ Call to Artists: City Hall First Floor Gallery


🧑‍⚖️🗺️ Facilitated Process for Joint Land Needs Analysis and Study

  • Correspondence, August 1, from the Office of the Provincial Land and Development Facilitator: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14576511&GUID=3A0C362B-E8C9-470F-A201-90E2222ECB86

  • A summary of the facilitation work to date, and outline of the next steps towards achieving a framework agreement by September 30, as directed by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

  • Initial Findings: additional Urban Lands are required to accommodate growth in Barrie

    • Barrie, Oro-Medonte and Springwater collectively have sufficient designated Employment Area to 2051, but Barrie faces a short-term shortage of "shovel-ready" employment parcels, and additional Employment Area may be needed in Springwater at full build out of the Midhurst Secondary Plan

    • Oro-Medonte and Springwater have sufficient Community Area land to accommodate growth to 2051, but Barrie does not have enough to meet its 2051 population forecast based on expected densities

    • Future growth projected for Barrie may require up to 930 hectares of developable land (630 hectares for Community Areas, 300 for Employment Areas)

  • Current Work: identifying locations and servicing needs for additional urban lands

    • Stage 3 is being led by Hemson, supported by RV Anderson, North-South Environmental, and Orland Conservation, and addresses two key questions:

      • where can additional urban land be accommodated within the Study Area

        • new greenfield lands

        • existing lands designated for urban uses in Springwater and/or Oro-Medonte

        • a combination of both

      • what are the infrastructure needs and environmental constraints?

        • evaluation of servicing needs (water, wastewater, stormwater, transportation, electricity, and natural gas)

        • identification of environmental features and constraints

    • As land supply in Barrie diminishes, growth in Barrie will slow, while growth in the Townships and County will exceed current forecasts

  • Next Steps:

    • Environmental mapping and constraint analysis for potential Community and Employment Area expansion lands

    • Servicing requirements and costing, including considering the option for servicing proposed development along Bayfield Street immediately north of the current Barrie/Springwater boundary

    • Continuing engagement with all parties to establish a framework agreement

    • Reporting on the results of the technical work


🧐🗺️ Joint Land Needs Analysis and Study - Stage 3 Initial Findings

  • Correspondence, July 25, from Hemson Consulting Ltd.: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14576512&GUID=A144E85C-1EB5-4DE3-BEC2-29D2D0A67A74

  • A summary of the Stage 3 findings to date:

    • Updated land need for Barrie "spillover" growth

      • Barrie estimated to require 500 developable hectares for Community Area and at least 300 for Employment Area (slightly lower than upper range identified in December, 2024)

    • Preferred Location for Employment Area Expansion

      • Lands along both sides of Highway 400, starting at the Highway 400/Highway 11 interchange and extending north toward Forbes Road

    • Options for accommodating community area growth (no one scenario is sufficient on its own)

      • Scenario 1: all in Midhurst

      • Scenario 2: Barrie / Springwater

      • Scenario 3: Barrie / Oro-Medonte

    • Preliminary servicing infrastructure for each scenario

    • Cross-Border servicing considerations

    • Next Steps


🚫🔥 Total Fire Ban In Effect

  • Media Release, August 7: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14577332&GUID=9540825B-72CD-4D03-96EB-AD8716266136 "Total fire ban in effect in the City of Barrie"

  • A total fire ban is in effect until further notice, including all recreational fires, including those used for cooking purposes outdoors (rated appliances, such as propane and natural gas barbecues are permitted, but must be placed on a hard surface, deck or non-flammable area, maintaining a significant distance from any combustible materials)

  • Visit barrie.ca/BurnPermits for more information and to check the fire danger rating status



⏳➕ Late Additions


👥📃 Committee Agendas

🧑‍💼🕴 Executive Committee


✍️📨 Correspondence

🌳⛺️ Encampment West of Anne Street

  • Media Release, August 9: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=14582712&GUID=D7B25F29-8C10-4934-AFD3-155F7FD21C1E "City statement: Status of wooded area west of Anne Street"

  • Police have concluded their investigation of the wooded area between Victoria Street, John Street and Anne Street South, and have turned the site back to the City

  • The City asked the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) to conduct an investigation on the site, and the MECP issued an order to shut the [encampment] site down, due to the amount of waste

  • The City is now working with the County of Simcoe and community partners to ensure everyone affected by "this cleanup" is provided shelter and connected to appropriate resources



A colourful pile of documents, envelopes and letters.

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