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01:22:00

Barrie's Changing Landscape: Pearl Builders Revise Essa and Mapleview Project and Mixed-Use Developments at Essa and Wood Streets

The first project includes 1,217 residential units, while the second features nine towers with 2,407 residential units

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- Simcoe County

19-Apr-23

01:13:00

City Hall Update: City Council Updates Private Tree Bylaw to Protect Urban Forest and Fish Habitats

In Barrie, tree canopy covers 71% of private property and 29% of public land, totalling 7,576 acres out of 24,876 acres

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- Simcoe County

13-Apr-23

01:52:48

$40 Million Sadlon Arena Expansion Plans Revealed at City Council Meeting Amid Worsening Economy

Council also passed a motion to seek external legal counsel regarding the Love Barrie sign financials

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- Simcoe County

31-Mar-23

00:21:28

Barrie Council Finds Common Ground to Ensure Citizen Cycling Safety After Months of Divisive Rhetoric

The plan would improve bike lane safety by adding a bike lane at the same elevation as the sidewalk.

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- Simcoe County

27-Mar-23

01:32:00

City Hall Update: Senior Care Home Proposes Expansion to Reduce Wait Times.

Four New Developments were proposed at the Affordability Committee on March 2nd.

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- Simcoe County

09-Mar-23

01:17:38

February 2023 Regent Park Executive Directors Network Meeting

City staff presents information about the SDP at the February Executive Directors Network Meeting.

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- Regent Park (TO)

02-Mar-23

01:19:12

City of Barrie & Simcoe County Pass Buck on Funding for a Full Time Warming Centre

“I'm not crying because I'm sad. I'm crying because I'm furious,” housing advocate Jennifer van Gennip told council

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- Simcoe County

23-Feb-23

00:57:00

Barrie Public Library Faces Criticism Despite Low Budget and Pay Increases Compared to Police

Deputy Mayor Thompson criticizes library's proposed 3.5% increase in benefits, silent on police's 5.2% increase

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- Simcoe County

13-Feb-23

00:50:00

How Barrie City Council’s Majority Unable to Ask Meaningful Questions, and the Police Failed to Answer Important Queries?

Mayor Alex Nuttall appears to have forsaken his fiscally conservative approach favor of increased police funding.

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- Simcoe County

09-Feb-23

00:45:00

Barrie Unveils Capital Plan with Projects Costing $2.3 Billion, Despite Regulatory/Inflationary Challenges

The coming weeks will show if calls for "wise use of tax dollars" signals cutting essential services.

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- Simcoe County

03-Feb-23

00:20:00

Barrie Resident Worried Construction Light May Trigger Seizure Risk for Wife Post-Brain Tumor Removal

After approving exemption for builders have now asked staff to enforce by-laws to maintain peace.

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- Simcoe County

20-Jan-23

00:26:00

Town Hall Update: Barrie Resident Expresses Displeasure at Construction Noise at 37 Johnson street

Council allows construction hours to be extended to 8 p.m. one day a week so building will be completed before summer.

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- Simcoe County

14-Jan-23

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