Heritage Barrie Committee – Wednesday, December 8, 6:30pm
Updated: Feb 24
Watch Online: https://youtu.be/5opRN1hF7Ag
Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=847530&GUID=11D82853-2718-44CB-A867-EF3CE4E27F79
Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=847530&GUID=11D82853-2718-44CB-A867-EF3CE4E27F79
📷🎨 Presentation: Tourism Master Plan and Public Art Program
Presentation by Stephanie Schlichter, Carol-Ann Ryan and Robb MacDonald
Tourism Master Plan and Public Art Program Overview: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10330160&GUID=EC0DA201-3CB9-4757-98CF-B49D3BA1ABD0
🚂🚃 Presentation: Historic Allandale Train Improvements
Presentation by Amanda Boisselle and Jason DeVroom: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10330161&GUID=863EEBF4-8178-4D24-896D-50B0B516FAE6
🚉🚊 Allandale GO Station Subcommittee Update
Update from Craig Froese – Projected timeline is for project to be completed by October 2022
Carol-Ann Ryan – next steps in the process is to determine the visual outcome of the Allandale GO Station tunnel and then a call-out for submissions to the art community
J.Harris has talked with Metrolinx about the historic art project and potential partnership
💰📊 Committee Budget Update
Riepma provided update re: 2021 & 2022 budget
Received a quote for $6600 for the historic neighbourhood street signs, which would complete the historic neighbourhood street signs – committee only allocated $3000 for signs
Committee approved the expense to be raised from the original allocation.
2022 budget was discussed, including prioritizing funds for future projects & initiatives
🏆🏅 2021 Heritage Barrie Awards
Nominations received for 47 Rodney St., Queens Hotel, 94 Dunlop St. E and 178 Bayfield St.
Committee discussed recipients for the group & individual categories
Selected award recipients for Residential, Commercial (2 recipients), Group, Institutional and Individual
Suggestion made to create a new category for media, to be discussed at next meeting
📡🗣 Communications Strategy
Deferred to next meeting
🏰🎉 2022 Heritage Week
Discussed potentially holding an event for the listed and designated property owners from the Municipal Heritage Registrar
Committee will provide suggestions to Kayleigh MacKinnon re: events for 2021 Heritage Week
🏘🪧 Promoting Heritage – Barrie and District Association of Realtors
Deferred to next meeting