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August 14thThe City of Barrie competitive bid opportunities can be found at Biddingo.com/barrie. Businesses can also complete the Vendor’s Application form to receive free City of Barrie opportunity alerts from this website.

The City does not warrant, represent, or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any bid documents and/or information retrieved from any third party source other than Biddingo.com/barrie or in person from the City of Barrie. The City is not responsible for any loss or damage including, but not limited to, time, money, or goodwill arising from errors, inaccuracies or omissions in any third party bid documents and/or information.

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• Subscribe as a Biddingo member to download unlimited documents from Biddingo.com/barrie. The Biddingo subscription fee is $250 per year.

• Non-subscribers can download individual bid documents from Biddingo.com/barrie, a fee may apply to each document.

• Pick up in person from the Purchasing Branch, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie ON during business hours Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. A non-refundable document fee applies to each hardcopy document.

Property Tax Deferral Program – Application Deadline August 31, 2014

Low Income Seniors Or Low-IncomePersons With Disabilities

The Property Tax Deferral Program is available to any property owner aged 65 or older and/or any individual who is currently receiving benefits under the Ontario Disability Support Program (OPSD). All property taxes must be paid up to date in order to apply for the program.

Eligible property owners will have their property taxes “frozen” at their base year amount. The base year amount is the year prior to the application. For example, if applying for the first time in 2014, the base year taxes are the amount billed and paid in 2013. The tax deferrals are interest free, however the total deferral amount must be re-paid in full when the property is sold.

If you feel you may qualify for this program, please access and complete the Application for Deferral of Taxes on the City of Barrie Website, under the Living tab, Property Taxes, or contact our office Monday to Friday between 8:30 and 4:30, (705) 739-4220 extension 4791.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE CITY OF BARRIE PROPERY TAX DEFERRAL PROGRAM FOR 2014 WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2014. PLEASE NOTE THAT A NEW APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED EACH YEAR TO CONFIRM CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY IN THE PROGRAM.

There’s a unique charm nestled in Barrie’s downtown area. The

highlighted areas in the map outline the six areas that have been

designated as Barrie’s Historic Neighbourhoods, an area that

represents the City’s older neighbourhoods, generally those built

before World War II.

In 2010, the City of Barrie adopted the Historic Neighbourhoods

Strategy, an action plan created by the residents who live there

that touches upon issues ranging from parks and recreation,

roads and pathways, to culture and heritage preservation.

As a result of the strategy, six local neighbourhoods were

established, with 2 associations forming including the Allandale

Neighbourhood Association (ANA) which continues to identify

key local issues in their area, while the Barrie Downtown

Neighbourhood Association (BDNA) speaks on behalf of the

other historic areas. As a City that is mandated to grow by the

Province of Ontario, these associations want to ensure that careful

planning and design is upheld to ensure the historic appeal of

these neighbourhoods.

If you would like to become involved with helping to preserve

Barrie’s history, the neighbourhood associations are currently

accepting new members. There is no cost to join, just bring

your enthusiasm.

If interested, please contact:

Cathy Borchuk – City of Barrie Staff , cborchuk@barrie.caor 705-739-4220, ext. 4572

Christine Manewell – Vice Chair, HNS Committeecmanewell@rogers.com

Bill Scott, Chair – Allandale Neighbourhood Association (ANA) williamjscott@bell.net

How Can Barrie Be MoreAge-Friendly?

Let Us Know through an Online Survey

The City of Barrie’s Seniors Advisory Committee

invites Barrie residents to submit their feedback

via an online survey regarding ways the

City of Barrie could become a more

"age-friendly community."

The survey will be available online until

August 15th at barrie.ca/SeniorsSurvey, and

hardcopies will be available at Allandale, East

Bayfi eld and Holly Community Centres.

For more information, please contact

the City Clerk’s office at 705-726-4242,

Ext. 4547.

The City of Barrie is seeking nominations for The Order of the Spirit Catcher Award (19 years of age plus) and the Youth Spirit Catcher Award (12–18 years of age).

Nomination Packages for the Order of the

Spirit Catcher Award and the Youth Spirit

Catcher Award can be picked up in the

Clerk’s Office or printed off the website at

barrie.ca and search "Spirit Catcher."

Nominations will be accepted up to and

including September 19, 2014.

The Corporation of the City of Barrie

City Clerks Office

70 Collier Street, Box 400, Barrie, Ontario

L4M 4T5

Fax No.: 705-739-4243

For more information please contact Wendy Sutherland, Supervisor of Administrative Support Services 705-739-4220, Ext. 5077.

Ron Baird, Spirit Catcher, 1986, Collection of the MacLaren Art Centre.

Nominations forOrder of the Spirit Catcher

Award and Youth Spirit Catcher Award

2014 MUNICIPAL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS

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Your Help is Needed

Full Time Permanent

Opportunities

Legal Counsel (E-14-14)

Closing date: September 8, 2014

Operations Support Administrator(Water) (I-14-18)

Closing date: August 20, 2014

Supervisor of Building Services (E-14-17)Closing date: August 20, 2014

To check out all current employment

opportunites please visit barrie.ca/JobOpps

If you were down at our lakeside festivals this

summer, you may have been too distracted

to notice all the work underway on Lakeshore

Drive. Fortunately, inconveniences have been

kept to a minimum during Barrie’s busiest

waterfront season.

The City of Barrie is ready to start work on

Phase 2 of the realignment of Lakeshore Drive

onto the former railroad bed. The road’s shift to

the west is part of an ongoing project resulting

from the Environmental Assessment (EA) Study

and recommendations completed in 2004 for

Improved Accessibility to Barrie’s Downtown

and Waterfront.

The realignment project also incorporates

the new Bunker's Creek and Dyment's Creek

bridges already constructed upon what will

be the future Lakeshore Drive. New bridges

built with proper road crossing, culvert sizing

and creek channel improvements, plus added

upgrades to the pond between Bradford

Street and Lakeshore Drive were undertaken

to improve creek flow capacity, creek channel

stabilization and enhanced fish habitat.

With the bridges completed, Phase 2 has

begun and residents will soon witness the

reconstruction of Lakeshore Drive from

Toronto Street to Tiffin Street just west of the

existing roadway.

Throughout the construction, lakefront

pedestrians can continue to enjoy the

waterfront trails without any interruptions or

obstructions. Also, traffic on Lakeshore Drive

will be virtually unaffected.

Parking along Lakeshore will be reduced

during this phase of construction. Gravel

parking between Toronto Street and Victoria

Street is no longer open to the public. Gravel

parking between Victoria Street and Tiffin

Street will be left open as long as possible,

but will eventually be closed for future

construction works.

“We thank the residents and park users that

border the construction area for their patience

and cooperation. Their patience was especially

appreciated during the Phase 1 construction

while the steel piles were hammered into place

in 2013 as part of constructing the two bridges

over Bunker’s Creek and Dyment’s Creek,”

says City of Barrie’s Senior Project Engineer,

Leonard Borgdorff.

The roadway will be constructed in 2014 and

traffic will be transferred onto the new roadway

after the last lift of asphalt is placed in spring

of 2015. The remainder of 2015 will be used

to construct the creek channel improvements

and complete the landscaping.

Once Lakeshore Drive has been realigned,

Barrie will continue with Phase 3, which

involves Centennial Park improvements. Phase

3 improvements will be in concert with the

Waterfront Strategic Master Plan and include

incorporating the old roadway into a mix of

parkland, pathways and parking lots. Park

improvements are anticipated to begin as

early as 2016 and reach completion in 2017.

Lakeshore Drive improvements of Phase

2 include:

• Lakeshore Drive realignment from Toronto

Street southerly to approximately 100m

north of Tiffin Street (i.e. at Hotchkiss Creek)

with storm sewer, curb and gutter, a

raised centre median, and on-street

parallel parking;

• Continuous sidewalk on the west side from

Toronto Street to Tiffin Street;

• Continuous bicycle path on the east side of

Lakeshore Drive (in Centennial Park);

• New traffic signals at the Victoria Street-

Lakeshore Drive intersection with audible

and visible pedestrian crossing signals;

• New traffic signals between Dyment's Creek

and Hotchkiss Creek at the parking lot access

on Lakeshore Drive with audible and visible

pedestrian crossing signals;

• Reconstruct Victoria Street from Ellen Street

to Lakeshore Drive;

• Resurface Victoria Street from Bradford Street

to Lakeshore Drive;

• Improved street lighting on Lakeshore Drive

and Victoria Street;

• Enhanced landscaping for the raised median

and west boulevard treatment;

• Creek channel improvements for Bunker’s

Creek by opening the channel between

the new Lakeshore Drive and the Marina

Boardwalk and bicycle path;

• Creek channel improvements for Dyment’s

Creek between Bradford Street and

Kempenfelt Bay by creating a low flow

channel alongside the pond on the west

side of Lakeshore Drive, and opening a

channel through Centennial Park.

Find further Lakeshore Drive and Centennial

Park improvements and updates on

the Projects & Construction page of

barrie.ca/Lakeshore Project.

Thursdays* until August 28Hot Summer Nights

Join us tonight at Painswick Park6:00pm – 8:00pm *Exception: August 21Barrie Fire & Emergency Service is spraying

several wards with safety reminders and a

cooling mist to help the kids cool off this

summer! Bring the kids to check out the fire

trucks, participate in hand-on activities, and ask

any fire-safety questions. Domino’s Pizza will also

be on site selling slices for $1 each, with proceeds

going to charity. Check out our events calendar

at barrie.ca for a full list of dates and locations.

Any cancellations will be posted by 4:30pm

on barrie.ca and via social media channels:

@CityofBarrie CityofBarrie

August 19Movies by Moonlight – Madagascar 3

East Bayfield Community Centre80 Livingstone Street East5:30pm – 7:30pm, Pre-movie events7:30pm, Movie starts indoors in theGreen ArenaJoin us for movie night and see Madagascar 3

in the Green Arena. Come early and enjoy face

painting, Nerf Wars, DVD and book sale, games

and so much more! Food will be available for a

cost. Don’t forget to bring a lawn chair to enjoy

the movie.

August 27Parkview 55+ Centre End of Summer Luau

Parkview Centre, 189 Blake Street 11:30am – 2:30pmCome and enjoy pulled pork on a bun, baked

beans, coleslaw and a fresh fruit buffet. There will be

games, activities and fun for everyone! Tickets are

$10/person, on sale at the Parkview Centre

beginning on August 5. Deadline to purchase

tickets Friday, August 22.

August 31 – September 4Summer TourColonial Resort & Spa in GanaoqueCome and enjoy 4 nights’ accommodation at the

Colonial resort and Spa! So much is included in

this wonderful trip. To name a few events:

• 4 breakfasts

• 4 dinners Including a BBQ on the patio

• Visit to the 1000 Islands Casino

• Tour of Parliament

• Enjoy the famous Byward Market

• Visit the Mackenzie King Estate

• Attend a matinee at the 1000 Islands Playhouse

to see “Waiting for the Parade”

Also included in this trip is nightly entertainment,

resort activities, indoor heated pool, whirlpool

spa, steam room, sauna, indoor serenity

garden, strolling paths with gazebos, coach

transportation and more.

All for $515.00 double/triple/quad occupancy.

$665 for single occupancy.

For more information please contact

Jessi Fournier at the Allandale 55+ Centre

705-739-4220, ext. 5067 or Catherine at Parkview

55+ Centre 705-737-0755.

September 26, 27 & 28 Culture Days

Various Venues, Downtown BarrieCome and Celebrate the fourth annual

Culture Days with Barrie. The City of Barrie

collaborates with Art ce Soir to provide and

promote as many exciting activities as possible.

Art ce Soir is a tribute to the Nuit Blanche

phenomena, that transforms the studios,

alleys and parking lots of Lakeshore Mews and

Memorial Square into an engaging place with

interactive art projects, installations, musical

performances, improv theatre and a sculpture

garden. Free to the public, this evening event

offers activities for all age groups and levels of

art experience.

For more information on the events,

please contact the Department of Culture at

culture@barrie.ca or call 705-739-4299.

Downtown Branch: 60 Worsley StreetPainswick Branch: 48 Dean AvenuePhone: 705-728-1010Website: library.barrie.ca

August 14Maker Space Fun

Downtown, Children's Nonfiction Area2:00pm – 4:00pmGet your creative juices flowing at our Maker

Space Fun program. Every Thursday afternoon,

until August 28, we will be featuring a "making"

activity for children grades 2 (entering grade 2

in September) and up. Age limit is firm due to

limited supplies of materials. Drop-in anytime to

find out what fun we have in store.

August 18Drop-in Lego

Painswick, Massie Family Program Room3:00pm – 4:00pmAre you between the ages of 6-12 years of age

and love building with Lego? Library staff will

host drop-in building sessions for lego lovers to

meet, share ideas and have fun together. Lego

will be supplied by the library. Limited to the

first 40 children.

August 19Meet a Maker

PainswickRepeats Tuesdays until August 26th2:00pm – 4:00pmHave you ever wondered what artists, musicians,

crafters and techies think about when they are

creating? Come and meet a Maker and see

their creative process and techniques. We will

be hosting these sessions in either the Huronia

Oral Surgery Group Study Room or the Massie

Family Program Room. The following guests are

confirmed for August:

Tuesday, August 19th – Cartoonist and illustrator

Bob Kain. Bob is the creator of the character

"Chirp" for Chirp magazine for preschoolers.

He will be showing kids how he draws and

giving children the opportunity to try some

drawing themselves.

Tuesday, August 26th – Knitting Nancy

with Chantale and Elizabeth. This session

is recommended for ages 6 years and up.

However, younger children are also welcome

with their parents/caregivers to come have a

look and join in if appropriate.

August 20Quidditch for Teens

Painswick, Front Lawn6:00pm – 7:30pmTeens and tweens going into grade seven

and up are invited to play some Quidditch.

Participants are welcome to bring their own

brooms and dress in costume. The Library will

have some brooms available as well.

Lakeshore Drive Improvements Well UnderwayVOLUTEERS NEEDED!For Culture Days/Arts ce Soir

The City of Barrie’s Department of Culture

is pleased to announce its fourth annual

Culture Days, a Canada wide celebration

designed to catalyze and inspire public

participation in arts and culture. Culture Days

will be celebrated in Barrie on September

26, 27 and 28, 2014 in a variety of ways.

Each year the Department of Culture

collaborates with other event organizers, such

as Art ce Soir to provide and promote as many

exciting activities as possible. Art ce Soir is a

tribute to the Nuit Blanche phenomena, that

transforms the studios, alleys and parking lots

of Lakeshore Mews and Memorial Square into

an engaging place with interactive art projects,

installations, musical performances, improv

theatre and a sculpture garden. Free to the

public, this evening event offers activities for

all age groups and levels of art experience.

This year Culture Days will enhance Art ce

Soir by featuring a special collaborative art

installation entitled “Cardboardia” designed

especially for kids. Cardboardia gives kids of all

ages a chance to create their own cardboard

community and determine their own unique

role in that community. Volunteers are needed

to assist with the creation of Cardboardia on

September 27th from 10:00am until 1:00pm.

Volunteer opportunities are also available in

the afternoon of September 27th and into the

evening. Volunteers do not need to possess

any specific skills, just the desire to support the

arts and the willingness to donate

a few hours of their time. Students wanting

to acquire their community hours are

welcome to participate.

If this opportunity interests you or you would

like more information on the events,

please contact the Department of Culture

at culture@barrie.ca or call 705-739-4299.

FALL/WINTERRecreation Guide

Watch for Your Copy in the

Barrie Examiner TODAYor pick one up at any City of Barrie

recreation facility, City Hall, or check it outonline at barrie.ca.