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Engage Barrie
Oct 10, 20231 min read
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 –...
Accountability Team
Sep 30, 20237 min read
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...
Accountability Team
Sep 22, 20231 min read
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: ...
Accountability Team
Sep 14, 20235 min read
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....
Accountability Team
Sep 14, 20232 min read
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
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...
Engage Barrie
Jul 17, 20233 min read
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...
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...
Jennifer van Gennip
Jul 2, 20231 min read
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
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
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...
Engage Barrie
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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...
Engage Barrie
Jun 19, 20232 min read
JHSSM Response to Bills 67 & 68
Our colleagues at the John Howard Society of Simcoe & Muskoka has released a statement of their opposition to the Bylaw amendments. ...
Engage Barrie
Jun 18, 20231 min read
RALLY and SILENT PROTEST: Stop the War on the Poor!
Our colleagues at the Barrie Housing and Homelessness Justice Network are hosting this event, Wednesday (June 21, 6:30pm) before and...
Accountability Team
Jun 18, 202316 min read
City Council - Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 7:30pm – ACTION REQUESTED
The "homelessness" bylaws are being pushed through at this meeting. Visit https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/concerned-about-new-homeless...
Accountability Team
Jun 17, 20231 min read
Compliance Audit Committee – Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 10am
The Clerk's report on one case of over-contribution in the recent Municipal Election Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&I...
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...
Accountability Team
Jun 10, 202310 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 7:30pm
Starting the 2024 Budget process, the new Development Charges and Community Benefits Charges policies, as part of a packed Agenda Watch...
Accountability Team
Jun 3, 20235 min read
City Council - Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 7:30pm
Recognizing the Barrie Colts, plus presentations on Public Health in Simcoe Muskoka, the Housing Needs Assessment and Affordable Housing...
Accountability Team
Jun 3, 20232 min read
Finance and Responsible Governance Committee – Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 4pm
The introduction of a new Council Fundraising Policy, as well as changes/updates to the management of the Community Projects Fund and the...
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