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Accountability Team
Dec 9, 20222 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 6pm
Note it's another early start – this meeting is being tucked in before the regularly-scheduled 7pm City Council meeting. The new...
Accountability Team
Dec 9, 20224 min read
Council Follow-up, week of December 5, 2022
Our biggest concern was the proposal to delete all incomplete items on the staff's Pending List – see below. Circulation List: ...
Engage Barrie
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Upcoming Events – Just Recovery Simcoe
Sharing three upcoming events and some event links on behalf of our partners at Just Recovery Simcoe 1 – Oro Moraine Session Saturday Dec...
Accountability Team
Dec 9, 202211 min read
City Council - Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 7pm
Featuring a presentation from the County about Homelessness Prevention Services and the related use of 20 Rose Street Engage's Follow-up:...
Engage Barrie
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Interim statement on Investigation into allegations of abuse and harassment
At the Annual Members Meeting on November 27, 2022, the Board of Directors presented their report on the Investigation into the ...
Engage Barrie
Dec 2, 20222 min read
Barrie's Budget Allocator Tool is back
Have your say about the City's spending priorities. The City's Budget Allocator Tool is back – residents are encouraged to show Council...
Accountability Team
Dec 1, 20222 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 7pm
An overview / primer on Corporate Asset Management. Some changes to the City's Procedural Bylaw. And the new Board of the BIA. Engage's...
Accountability Team
Dec 1, 20222 min read
Circulation List for December 7, 2022
A few items of note to members: Allandale Neighbourhood Association speaks up about Bill 23, the Township of McGarry's resolution to...
Engage Barrie
Nov 27, 20221 min read
Bill 23 – Lake Simcoe Water Walk, Wednesday, November 30
Sharing on behalf of our partners at Just Recovery Simcoe, and the Barrie Native Friendship Centre. Zhoonyaa Gaaming Lake Simcoe Water...
Accountability Team
Nov 26, 20221 min read
General Committee – Strategic Priorities Session, Saturday, December 3, 2022, 9am
Setting the Strategic Priorities for the next four years! Engage's Follow-up: https://www.engagebarrie.org/post/council-follow-up-week-o...
Engage Barrie
Nov 24, 20221 min read
Celebration of Simcoe County Resistance to Bill 23 & Greenbelt Land Grabs
Virtual event hosted by Just Recovery Simcoe There’s been a lot of local action in Simcoe on Bill 23, protesting the threats to the...
Engage Barrie
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Fighting Bill 23 – Let's Unite to Rally for Change and Action!
Pop-up rallies to fight Bill 23 have been put together all across Simcoe County, including two in Barrie – November 19 (Barrie North) and...
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/...
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