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Engage Barrie
Oct 10, 20221 min read
Increasing Civic Engagement at City Hall
Simcoe.com asked a number of people, including three Engagers, about ways to increase civic engagement in the next term of Council. Click...
Alyssa Wright
Oct 2, 20227 min read
Women of Simcoe Say No – Deputation to Orillia City Council
Originally published at www.alyssawright.com As part of The Women of Simcoe Say No (led by Emily McIntosh), many of us are applying to...
Michael Speers
Sep 30, 20223 min read
Letter to the Editor: Where's the line between accountability and harassment?
Contributing member Michael Speers's letter to the editor, concerning the recent accusations against Engage Barrie Organization and its...
Engage Barrie
Sep 30, 20222 min read
Engage Barrie Chair Takes Leave of Absence
This morning our chair, Alyssa Wright sent this email informing us of her intent to take a leave of absence. While the board did not...
Engage Barrie
Sep 27, 20228 min read
Response to the accusations of harassment levelled against Engage Barrie Organization...
...and its members by a still-sitting City Councillor As an organization that focuses on Council accountability, we will first note that...
Alyssa Wright
Sep 25, 20226 min read
Women of Simcoe Say No – Deputation to New Tecumseth Town Council
Originally published at www.alyssawright.com. As part of The Women of Simcoe Say No (led by Emily McIntosh), many of us are applying to...
Accountability Team
Sep 21, 20224 min read
Council Follow-up, week of September 19, 2022
It was a quick return, as this was the last week of City Council until after the municipal election on October 24. Circulation List: ...
Accountability Team
Sep 7, 20222 min read
Circulation List for September 12, 2022
Council is back! But we're going to continue publishing the circulation list separately. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/...
Accountability Team
Aug 25, 20221 min read
Circulation List - August 25
Council is on summer break, but the Circulation List continues to be published weekly. Of note to our "Electoral Reform" group: ...
Accountability Team
Jun 28, 20223 min read
Council Follow-up, week of June 27, 2022
A mysterious park enhancement opportunity. Ratifying the tentative settlement for CUPE negotiations. Finding alternatives for when the...
Accountability Team
Jun 22, 20223 min read
Council Follow-up, week of June 20, 2022
The Annual Report of our Integrity Commissioner. Surprising lack of public concern for re-zoning from "Environmental Protection" to...
Accountability Team
Jun 14, 20224 min read
Council Follow-up, week of June 13, 2022
The misguided proposal to remove protections from an Environmentally Protected Area was mercifully withdrawn. Questions raised about...
James Kerekes
Jun 13, 20222 min read
UserVoice Petition - Record and publish each vote made by City Council
Action Alert! Please sign the UserVoice Petition at https://barrie.uservoice.com/forums/225715-make-a-suggestion/suggestions/45303736-for...
Accountability Team
Jun 7, 20224 min read
Council Follow-up, week of June 6, 2022
Some great work by Councillors Aylwin and N.Harris to amend the highly problematic "Panhandling and Criminal Activity" motion. Staff...
Accountability Team
May 31, 20226 min read
Council Follow-up, week of May 30, 2022
Residents and local organizations got their voices heard this week – a protest outside City Hall became the first instance of the public...
Engage Barrie
May 31, 20221 min read
Unlock Democracy's Ontario Report Card released
Spearheaded by Engage Barrie Contributing Member, Dave Meslin, Unlock Democracy Canada has released their Ontario Report Card on how the...
Engage Barrie
May 27, 20227 min read
Say NO to the Criminalization of Poverty – Call your Councillor, join Monday's Rally!
Earlier this week, Councillor McCann released a "survey" (more on this below) targeting downtown safety, and has prepared a motion for...
Engage Barrie
May 19, 20221 min read
Provincial Candidate Meeting Videos Now Available
We've collected links to videos from recent Barrie-Innisfil and Barrie-Simcoe-Oro Medonte (BSOM) all-candidates meetings, in case you...
Accountability Team
May 3, 20223 min read
Council Follow-up, week of May 2, 2022
Partisan campaigning in Council Chambers, passing the buck, and dismissing residents – not a great week (we know the answer to last...
Accountability Team
Apr 19, 20221 min read
Council Follow-up, week of April 18, 2022
A quiet week, due to the Easter long weekend. A disappointing backslide from the BIA on the transparency front. Circulation List: ...
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