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Accountability Team
Sep 20, 20242 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 7pm
implementing the Housing Accelerator Fund Work Plan, new waste collection for industrial, commercial, institutional and multi-residential...
Accountability Team
Sep 20, 20242 min read
Community Safety Committee – Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 4pm
an Open Delegation from Youth Haven, presentations on traffic safety, the first recommendations from the Community Safety and Well-Being...
Accountability Team
Sep 14, 20241 min read
Barrie Police Services Board - Thursday, September 19, 2024, 8am (*note earlier start)
triannual statistics, various updates Agenda: https://www.barriepolice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Public-Board-Package-September-19-...
Accountability Team
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Community Safety & Well-Being Plan Committee – Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 2:00pm
Budget and Timelines, Committee Survey Results, Meeting Schedule Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1227994&GUID=DFD...
Accountability Team
Sep 12, 20241 min read
Circulation List for September 18, 2024
Agendas for the coming week (Council is back from holiday), Mayor's Innovation Awards, Doors Open Barrie Circulation List: ...
Christine Nayler
Sep 8, 20242 min read
Let's Look at the Numbers: Barrie's Housing Crisis
Christine Nayler takes us through the numbers of the current shelter situation, and describes how this lack of shelter space (let alone...
Christine Nayler
Sep 7, 20244 min read
Berczy Park Illegal Eviction Halted - Response to Those Upset
The City gave notice that they would be evicting the members of the encampment at Berczy Park on Friday, despite already knowing (and...
Accountability Team
Sep 5, 20241 min read
Barrie Police Services Board, Special Budget Meeting - Thursday, September 12, 2024, 8am (*note earlier start)
presenting the BPS 2025 Operational and Capital Budget Agenda: https://www.barriepolice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Special-Budget-Me...
Engage Barrie
Sep 4, 20244 min read
BHHJN on Proposed Berczy Park Eviction - Call to Action
Another reminder that the proposed eviction would be in violation of the Ontario Superior Court's ruling, calling on the City to take...
Engage Barrie
Sep 3, 20246 min read
Community Legal Clinic Reminds City of Law Re: Evicting Encampments
The Community Legal Clinic of York Region has once again sent a letter to the City of Barrie, reminding them of the laws around evicting...
Brandon Amyot
Sep 2, 20241 min read
Call to Action - Protect Berczy Park Encampment
the City of Barrie is once again threatening to illegally evict an encampment - witnesses are requested (Edited to add: the eviction did...
Engage Barrie
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Government of Ontario Plan Will Lead to More Preventable Drug Poisoning Deaths
Years of research and documentation show that supervised consumption sites have a wide range of benefits - not only preventing deaths.
Accountability Team
Aug 23, 20243 min read
Circulation List for August 28, 2024
City seeking feedback on Marshall Green report, nominations open for Ontario Senior Achievement Award, and the September Events Calendar...
Engage Barrie
Aug 22, 20241 min read
City Now Seeking Feedback on the Southshore
After receiving the Marshall Green report, "The Southshore, Barrie Sports, and a Revitalized Downtown", the City is NOW agreeing to the...
Engage Barrie
Aug 21, 20241 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.
Accountability Team
Aug 9, 20244 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 7pm
lots of things getting packed into this only meeting of the summer! Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXr5tHVUbrA Agenda: ...
Accountability Team
Jul 13, 20242 min read
Circulation List for July 17, 2024
third party now investigating the waterfront sports field, growing call on the province to act on the family physician crisis Circulation...
Engage Barrie
Jun 24, 20244 min read
Heartbreaking News: Barrie's SCS / CTS Application Withdrawn
We are devastated to share the heartbreaking news that the applicants for Barrie's Supervised Consumption Site / Consumption Treatment...
Accountability Team
Jun 17, 20249 min read
Fact-Check: Waterfront Multi-Use Sports Field – City's "Myth VS Fact" video
Earlier today, the City and Mayor released a "Myth VS Fact" video regarding the proposed multi-use sports field in the naturalized area...
Accountability Team
Jun 14, 20242 min read
Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, June 19, 2024, 4pm
25th anniversary of the Barrie Skateboard Park, International delegations, and internal audit shows full compliance still not achieved...
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