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Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 6pm

Accountability Team

Dec 1, 20231 min read

City Meetings

Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 6pm

a presentation on the 2023 Audit Service Plan Minutes: not yet available Watch Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlNsjpdF_xw...

City Council - Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 7pm

Accountability Team

Nov 18, 20236 min read

City Meetings

City Council - Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 7pm

transit changes, reviewing Advisory Committees, zoning amendments in Ward 7, selling the City's shares in the Lake Simcoe Regional...

Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 5pm

Accountability Team

Nov 18, 20234 min read

City Meetings

Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 5pm

a presentation on the 2024 City Services Operating Budget and Capital Plan, reconstructing the Painswick Park parking lot, and getting...

Accountability Team

Nov 17, 20232 min read

City Meetings

Circulation List for November 22, 2023

Of particular note: the report from the National Working Group on Homeless Encampments Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/Vie...

General Committee – Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 7pm

Accountability Team

Nov 10, 20235 min read

City Meetings

General Committee – Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 7pm

transit changes, reviewing Advisory Committees, parking and accessibility, zoning amendments in Ward 7, selling the City's shares in the...

City Council - Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 7pm

Accountability Team

Nov 5, 20234 min read

City Meetings

City Council - Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 7pm

Two direct motions reducing the timeline for Council to override the Mayor's "Strong Mayor Powers" at Budget time Watch Online: ...

General Committee – Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 7pm

Accountability Team

Oct 27, 20233 min read

City Meetings

General Committee – Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 7pm

moving forward on the new Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw, and changes to the new Lobbyist Registry that may give the City more work than they...

Barrie's Homeless Policy Ignites Global Outrage: The UN Takes Notice, and an Expert Panel Weighs In

Engage Barrie

Oct 17, 20231 min read

In the Media

Barrie's Homeless Policy Ignites Global Outrage: The UN Takes Notice, and an Expert Panel Weighs In

Three Engage Barrie Organization members spoke with Barrie Community Media for a panel discussion on the City of Barrie's contentious...

Barrie Advance reveals details from FOI regarding City's Anti-Homeless Motion

Engage Barrie

Oct 10, 20231 min read

In the Media

Barrie Advance reveals details from FOI regarding City's Anti-Homeless Motion

As suspected, the BHHJN's FOI request has revealed that there was no need for Hamilton & Morales's May 17 Direct Motion Without Notice –...

City Council - Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 7pm

Accountability Team

Sep 30, 20237 min read

City Meetings

City Council - Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 7pm

Youth Exchanges, and a potential Arts & Culture partnership on the waterfront Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgRMOIix840...

Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 6pm

Accountability Team

Sep 22, 20231 min read

City Meetings

Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 6pm

including the YTD Internal Audit Status Report Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPUll6y8HOg Agenda: ...

Council Follow-up, week of September 11, 2023

Accountability Team

Sep 14, 20235 min read

Council Follow-up

Council Follow-up, week of September 11, 2023

The first week back from summer vacation – and the revelation of a distinct lack of transparency and accountability at City Hall....

Community Safety Committee – Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 6pm - Public Meeting: HOMELESSNESS

Accountability Team

Sep 14, 20232 min read

City Meetings

Community Safety Committee – Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 6pm - Public Meeting: HOMELESSNESS

This is "The Biggie" – the Public Meeting to discuss the anti-homeless motion and bills brought forward this spring. Please consider...

Accountability Team

Aug 23, 20232 min read

City Meetings

Circulation List, August 24, 2023

Nominations open until September 4 for the Barrie Arts Awards, vote for Barrie's best "places and spaces", and another municipality...

Damon Baldwin-Fox's speech from the "Stop The War On The Poor" Rally

Engage Barrie

Jul 17, 20233 min read

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

Damon Baldwin-Fox's speech from the "Stop The War On The Poor" Rally

On May 31, the Barrie Housing and Homelessness Justice Network hosted a rally at City Hall to "Stop the War On the Poor", in response to...

Fact-Checking City & Council Communications re: "Homelessness" Motion & Bills

Engage Barrie

Jul 6, 202316 min read

Council Follow-up

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...

Disrupting False Information and Logical Fallacies For Good

Jennifer van Gennip

Jul 2, 20231 min read

Accountability

Disrupting False Information and Logical Fallacies For Good

Contributing member Jennifer van Gennip has pulled together some great resources for both recognizing misinformation and dealing with it,...

Engage Barrie

Jul 1, 20231 min read

In the Media

Radio Waterloo Interview with Engage Barrie

Engage Barrie discusses Barrie City Council's repressive agenda targeting homeless people Radio Waterloo's M.P. Holmes interviewed our...

Engage Barrie

Jun 21, 20236 min read

Harassment & Abuse by Local Leaders

Report re: Harassment Allegations against Alyssa Wright and Engage Barrie Organization

This is a public version of the internal report presented to EBO's membership at its Annual Members Meeting on November 27, 2022. An...

Controversial Bills 67 & 68 Referred to Staff – plus Clarification on Existing Bylaws

Engage Barrie

Jun 21, 20232 min read

Accountability

Controversial Bills 67 & 68 Referred to Staff – plus Clarification on Existing Bylaws

First of all, we are happy to announce that Bills 67 and 68 did NOT get passed by Council tonight – thank you to everyone who took the...

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