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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
May 4, 20223 min read
City Council – Monday, April 11, 2022, 7pm
Items from the most recent Planning Committee and General Committee reports. Plus an unclear and confusingly-worded direct motion about...
Accountability Team
Apr 7, 20229 min read
General Committee – Monday, April 4, 2022, 7pm
A busking pilot program, creating a music industry incubator, and supporting the "Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders" Act...
Accountability Team
Mar 31, 20223 min read
Council Follow-up, week of March 28, 2022
Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=937075&GUID=6957472B-F6C1-4CEF-A26C-93439A578E19&Options=info|&Searc...
Accountability Team
Mar 30, 20229 min read
Stopping Sexual Violence in the Workplace
Our statement on the new information brought forward re: the City's Workplace Investigation. (a PDF version available at...
Engage Barrie
Mar 28, 20226 min read
Council Follow-up, week of February 28, 2022
Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=914229&GUID=DFE1D6C2-F6DD-4284-ADB5-6B90DCD3060F&Options=info|&Searc...
Accountability Team
Mar 2, 20223 min read
Council Follow-up, week of January 31, 2022
Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=913885&GUID=1220E001-3D34-4369-9645-E456E6CF50AC&Options=info|&Searc...
Accountability Team
Feb 2, 20227 min read
Council needs more Diverse Voices
https://www.barrietoday.com/letters-to-the-editor/letter-reader-says-barrie-has-significant-work-to-do-when-it-comes-to-local-democracy-4...
Eleanor A
Nov 3, 20213 min read
POSTPONED: Special General Committee Meeting – Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 5:30pm
It was announced at 4pm that this meeting was cancelled, and would be rescheduled at a later time. But wait, there's more!! Just in case...
Accountability Team
Oct 2, 20211 min read
Survey: Strengthening accountability for municipal council members
Happy Tuesday, everyone! Here's a provincial survey that's near and dear to our hearts: Strengthening Accountability for Municipal...
Engage Barrie
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Deputation re: "Heart Barrie" sign
Good evening, Mayor and Councillors, My name is Alyssa Wright, and I am a musician, educator, writer and performer who made Barrie her...
Alyssa Wright
Jun 14, 20214 min read
Downtown Barrie BIA chair resigns months after making 'insulting and derogatory' comments
Article from Simcoe.com The power of public engagement! All it took was ONE private citizen speaking up, to hold a city Board Chair...
Engage Barrie
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Open Letter to Council re: Integrity Commissioner's Report on the BIA Chair
April 26, 2021 Dear Mayor and Council Supervised Consumption Saves Lives - Barrie is a sub-group of Engage Barrie, with 63 active core...
Engage Barrie
Apr 26, 20213 min read
Integrity Commissioner's Report: Rob Hamilton, Downtown Barrie BIA
***Please read the CALL TO ACTION at the bottom*** We'll be getting the Council Preview for next week out shortly, but wanted to point...
Engage Barrie
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Workplace Harassment - City Response re: corrective actions undertaken
We have received a reply from the City regarding our questions from February 28. In Short: "It is staff’s understanding that the...
Engage Barrie
Mar 31, 20211 min read
Workplace Harassment Article from Simcoe.com
Simcoe.com has a story on the Workplace Harassment case, including Engage's letter to Council. ‘Set an example’: Advocacy group calls for...
Engage Barrie
Mar 9, 20211 min read
Open letter to Council - #ChooseToChallenge
(or, why some seemingly innocuous things are actually a "big deal" to many) Dear Councillors, Next week, March 8, is International...
Alyssa Wright
Mar 1, 20218 min read
Workplace Harassment Case – Following-up
Engage Barrie sent the following letter to the City, asking about the corrective actions undertaken on the Workplace Harassment...
Engage Barrie
Feb 28, 20213 min read
At Issue: A harassment at City Hall
Barrie Community Media's interview with three core members of Engage Barrie – Victoria Butler, Shannon Murree and Alyssa Wright – about...
Engage Barrie
Jan 8, 20211 min read
Council Motion re: Workplace Harassment Case
Tonight's motion passed unanimously (other than McCann, who was not on-screen and not voting) That the following corrective actions be...
Engage Barrie
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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