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Accountability Team

Nov 24, 20231 min read

City Meetings

Circulation List for November 29, 2023

policy options for the Affordable Housing Strategy, and the December events calendar Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/Meeti...

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...

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...

Accountability Team

Oct 12, 20232 min read

City Meetings

Circulation List for October 18, 2023

An update on the Allandale Transit Terminal and Downtown Mini-Hub, and one piece of correspondence that could potentially be an...

Housing as a Right For All – Learning from Successes

Engage Barrie

Oct 11, 20233 min read

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

Housing as a Right For All – Learning from Successes

Information from Linda Laforge's presentation "Calling Home" As part of this year's Culture Days, the MacLaren Art Centre invited local...

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 –...

Accountability Team

Oct 6, 20231 min read

City Meetings

Circulation List for October 11, 2023

2024 budget, report on affordable housing in 2022, and battery collection Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.asp...

Community Safety Committee – Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 6pm

Accountability Team

Sep 30, 20233 min read

City Meetings

Community Safety Committee – Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 6pm

Automated Speed Enforcement Systems, Short Term Rental Controls, Traffic Controls Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaPHb_XQ...

Accountability Team

Sep 30, 20231 min read

City Meetings

Circulation List for October 4, 2023

New Foundations Project update Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1084473&GUID=3C3ED13D-BF84-4043-919C-A8458...

CBC article re: Barrie's Anti-Homeless motion and bills being sent to UN

Engage Barrie

Sep 24, 20231 min read

In the Media

CBC article re: Barrie's Anti-Homeless motion and bills being sent to UN

CBC News, September 24 Barrie wanted to ban donations to homeless people on its property. Advocates are sending the plan to the UN City...

Affordability Committee – Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 5pm

Accountability Team

Sep 22, 20231 min read

City Meetings

Affordability Committee – Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 5pm

Including a presentation on the Affordable Housing Strategy Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twwqTODiWNo Agenda: ...

A Deputation Cut Off at Tuesday's Public Meeting on Council's Anti-Homeless Motion

Christine Nayler

Sep 21, 20236 min read

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

A Deputation Cut Off at Tuesday's Public Meeting on Council's Anti-Homeless Motion

EBO Contributing Member Christine Nayler spoke at Tuesday night's Public Meeting, but her deputation was cut short. The following is the...

The Unheard Deputation from Tuesday's Public Meeting on the Anti-Homeless Motion

Sarah Tilley

Sep 19, 20232 min read

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

The Unheard Deputation from Tuesday's Public Meeting on the Anti-Homeless Motion

EBO Contributing Member Sarah Tilley attended the September 19 Public Meeting on Council's anti-homeless motion, but her request to speak...

Barrie's Proposed Public Space Bylaw sent to the UN Rapporteurs on Homelessness & Extreme Poverty

Engage Barrie

Sep 19, 20231 min read

Affordable Housing / Homelessness

Barrie's Proposed Public Space Bylaw sent to the UN Rapporteurs on Homelessness & Extreme Poverty

Today, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition sent the City of Barrie's proposed public space bylaw to the UN Rapporteurs on Homelessness &...

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...

Members Meeting (re-scheduled) - Monday, September 18, 5:30pm

Engage Barrie

Sep 10, 20231 min read

Engage Meetings

Members Meeting (re-scheduled) - Monday, September 18, 5:30pm

Hi everyone, and welcome back – we hope you enjoyed your summer! Our first members meeting of the season is coming up this Monday,...

General Committee – Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 6pm

Accountability Team

Aug 10, 20237 min read

City Meetings

General Committee – Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 6pm

A packed Agenda for this break-from-the-summer-break! Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OJsGJQLgMg Agenda: ...

Accountability Team

Aug 10, 20233 min read

City Meetings

Circulation List for August 16, 2023

a new provincial tool for expediting priority developments, a summary of the Strong Mayors Legislation, nominations open for the Barrie...

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...

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