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Accountability Team
Mar 2, 20231 min read
Circulation List for March 8, 2023
March 18 is Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day, and there's a Commercial Trucking Job Fair coming to the Allandale Rec Centre...
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Accountability Team
Feb 23, 20232 min read
Circulation List for March 1, 2023
City is seeking artistic proposals. March is ItStarts Month, and March 8 is International Women's Day Circulation List: ...
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Accountability Team
Feb 2, 202310 min read
General Committee – Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 7pm (Budget Day 1)
The first day of 2023 Budget Deliberations – Council will be focused on the Operations portion of the budget this evening. Engage's...
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Accountability Team
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Circulation List for December 14, 2022
Info about holiday programming (including New Year's Eve), ice rinks, and winter maintenance. Plus updates on the transit hubs, and...
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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...
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![Bradford Street Corridor EA – Public Information Centre No.3 – December 13, 2022](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/44e330_1425f1a8db154ab989a1125c79771a49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_285,h_214,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/44e330_1425f1a8db154ab989a1125c79771a49~mv2.webp)
Engage Barrie
Nov 30, 20221 min read
Bradford Street Corridor EA – Public Information Centre No.3 – December 13, 2022
The City has initiated a Schedule C Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) to identify multi-modal transportation and...
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Accountability Team
Nov 25, 20222 min read
Circulation List for November 30, 2022
The procurement process is underway for two battery electric buses and chargers for a pilot project. Public Information Centre...
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Accountability Team
Nov 18, 20222 min read
Circulation List for November 23, 2022
Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=956295&GUID=016CE64A-7228-4F6C-87CD-B5646D629843&Options=info|&Searc...
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Accountability Team
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Circulation List for November 16, 2022
Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=956294&GUID=C78F37C3-3CC9-48BB-9E3A-50A6187FB4E4&Options=info|&Searc...
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Accountability Team
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Circulation List, October 6, 2022
Council is not meeting again until after the election, but the weekly Circulation List is still published. Circulation List: ...
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Engage Barrie
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Simcoe County Food Council's "2002 Municipal Election Toolkit"
Engage Barrie is proud to have been one of the Simcoe County Food Council's community partners in helping to create this toolkit, along...
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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: ...
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Accountability Team
Aug 17, 20221 min read
Circulation List - August 18
Council is on summer break, but the Circulation List continues to be published weekly. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/Mee...
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Accountability Team
Jul 27, 20221 min read
Circulation List - July 28
Council is on summer break, but the Circulation List continues to be published weekly. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/Mee...
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Accountability Team
Jun 23, 20221 min read
Seniors Advisory Committee – Monday, June 27, 2022, 10am
Presentations on specialized transit, reducing senior isolation (and increasing community participation), and the Ontario Caregiver...
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Accountability Team
Jun 22, 202213 min read
City Council – Monday, June 27, 2022, 8pm (or immediately after General Committee)
The main focus of this meeting will be a presentation giving an update on Invest Barrie [this was deferred to September], as well as the...
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Accountability Team
Jun 3, 20221 min read
Accessibility Advisory Committee – Thursday, June 9, 2022, 4pm
Including presentations on the Specialized Transit Passenger Portal, and the Barrie Arts Awards. Also discussions of adult change tables...
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![City Council, Monday, May 16, 2022, 7pm](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/44e330_907debcb44a3414989f698e3fe8d769a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_285,h_214,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/44e330_907debcb44a3414989f698e3fe8d769a~mv2.webp)
Accountability Team
May 11, 20226 min read
City Council, Monday, May 16, 2022, 7pm
Recognition of the Maple Ridge Secondary School Junior Girls Basketball Team, plus a presentation from the MacLaren Art Centre. It looks...
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Accountability Team
May 10, 20221 min read
Council Follow-up, week of May 9, 2022
A rather quiet week, although several items to note that passed on consent. Circulation List: https://barrie.legistar.com/MeetingDetail....
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Accountability Team
May 6, 20221 min read
Accessibility Advisory Committee – Thursday, May 12, 2022, 4pm
Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=913901&GUID=D6C0F998-3200-4682-A507-3854C6D1192F Watch again: ...
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