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August 12th

Contact Us Phone: (705) 726-4242 TTY: (705) 792-7910 E-mail: cityinfo@barrie.ca

BOOKAPOLLUZAHolly Community Centre 171 Mapleton Ave(705) 792-7925 (7) or email hypc@barrie.ca The Barrie Young People Centre’s are hosting a gently used book sale on:

Friday, August 20th8:30 – 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday August 21st9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Books for all ages from children to adults! All proceeds go towards the BYPC youth programs and equipment.

PricesChildren’s $0.50Soft cover $1.00Hard cover $2.00

BARRIE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVALHeritage Park(705) 728-1010, www.dragonboatfestival.caEnjoy dragon boat racing, exhibits, children’s activities, and entertainment.49 Terrific Teams have already registered. If you want to join us, REGISTER NOW and don’t miss the boat! Paddles up!

September 24 – October 3BARRIE’S COLOURS OF MUSICVarious venues throughout Barrie(705) 725-1070, www.coloursofmusic.caThe 8th annual festival will feature wonderful music, magnificently performed including talent from across Canada and around the world.

September 16 – 19CARNEGIE DAYSMacLaren Art Centre(705) 721-9696, www.maclarenart.comAnnual arts festival inspired by the gallery building’s origins as a 1917 Carnegie Library. Includes exhibitions, projects, lectures, readings, screenings and workshops at the gallery and locations throughout Barrie.

September 18NINE MILE PORTAGE HERITAGE FESTHeritage Park & Fort Willow Depot(705) 739-4285, www.barrie.caHistoric reenactments at Heritage Park; walk the historic Nine Mile Portage Trail; military, native, and voyageur encampments and displays at the historic Fort Willow.

August 20 and 21

The 2010 Fall Recreation Guide Snapshot

PURCHASING BRANCHBID OPPORTUNITIES

DOCUMENTS are available on-line at Biddingo.com/Barrie or from the Purchasing Branch, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie ON during business hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 am. to 4:30 pm. For further information please visit www.barrie.ca or by telephone (705) 739-4220 Ext 4538 or Ext 4709 or by Email at purchasing@barrie.ca

Electronic copies are only available through Biddingo.com/barrie. The City of Barrie document fee does not apply to documents that are downloaded electronically through Bidding.com/barrie, however a Biddingo.com fee may be applicable.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL# FIN 2010-087P

FINANCIAL ADVISOR FOR THE BARRIE TRANSIT

OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE CONTRACT & GARAGE PROJECT

The City of Barrie is seeking Submissions from qualified and experienced firms for the provision of Financial Advisor services for the Barrie Transit Operations & Maintenance Contract and Garage Project. The Successful Respondent will be required to complete the financial analysis portion of a business case to be presented to P3 Canada.

A non-refundable document fee of $30.00 plus GST applies to each hardcopy of the RFP Document.

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday August 26, 2010.

REQUEST FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION# FIN 2010-098P

CITY OF BARRIE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR ARTS &

MARKETING PLAN

The City of Barrie is engaging in the Request For Proposal process for Consulting services for Artys and Culture Marketing Plan. The Corporation of the City of

s you savor every last bit of summer and checkmark the remaining boxes on the August page of your calendar, do so with an easy heart. The good times are far from over. In fact for the City of Barrie,

September signals the release of the new Fall Recreational Guide with a whole new selection of activities to get you out there pursuing your interests, connecting with others, and staying active.

Here is what is in store for you and your family this fall:

New Easy Format: This year, we designed the Guide to be less cluttered and easier to read. Give us your feedback on what you think. You can email us at recinfo@barrie.ca or fill out a comment card at one of our recreation centres.

Greater Swimming Programs: Now is the time to make sure the whole family learns to be comfortable and safe in the water. We are offering an extensive list of learning to swim programs from private to group lessons. Make a great choice for your family and enroll in swim lessons.

Preschool Night Owls: As per parent requests, we now offer evening programs for preschoolers as a way for working parents to spend some quality time with their little ones. Preschool evening programs listed in the Guide are marked with an owl.

Adult General Interests Amplified: This Fall’s adult program includes a variety of mainstream interests such as crafts, computers, music, decorating, learning a new language to more unique courses like, Sushi Made Easy, Geo Adventures, Rock Climbing, Meditation, Massage, Qigong, many types of Yoga and more.

Adult Fitness Expanded: Our Open fitness classes are also expanding their repertoire with Open Air and Family Fitness classes. Also new is Triathlon Trainings and walking programs. Check out the Guide for more.

Twisted but Fun Adult Sports: Following in the success of our Adult Dodgeball League, our Sports section is adding a new Inner Tube Waterpolo League to expand its list of fun games anyone can play successfully.

Youth General Interest In High Demand: Our Children’s section of general interest programs have really expanded due to demand. This fall we will be offering Improv Olympics, Mixed Media for Kids, Fiddlin’ Around, Printmaking, Sculpture, Lego Creations, Eco Friendly Plans, and Yoga for kids, to name a few.

Youth Sports In High Gear: For the first time this Fall, we introduce a new Sport Pass for youth ages 11 – 18 yrs. This pass costs only $80 and gives unlimited access to our gymnasiums during our afterschool gym times. Whether the kids are interested in basketball, volleyball, or any other sport, the Sport Pass is a great way to keep active. New registered programs being offered for youths include learning the sports of curling and table tennis.

Long Duration Programs: Most general interest programs run for eight weeks starting the last week of September, giving you lots of time to learn, to socialize and to have fun.

Free Sampling: Be Active Barrie on Sunday September 12th is a free family event where the City of Barrie Recreation programs and many community groups offer free programs throughout the day for families to sample.

Real Easy Registration: Registration starts on August 23rd for our 55+ programs, August 24th for general interest and fitness programs and August 31st for Aquatics programs. As usual, you can register by TeleReg 727-PLAY(7529), E-Reg www.play.barrie.ca and by walk-ins at a recreational facility.

Free Delivery: As always, the Guide is delivered in the Barrie Examiner to your door for free. Expect your free Fall Recreation Guide on August 19th. You can also pick-up a Guide at any of our Recreation Centres or access it at www.barrie.ca.

We want your feedback to customize our programs and services to better your suit your needs. We now have an online survey form so you can give us your comments and concerns when it’s convenient for you. (Click on the ‘Your Play, Your Say’ icon on www.barrie.ca.)

Barrie is seeking to build on the information acquired from their Market Research Study, Created in Barrie, to develop a plan for marketing Barrie arts and culture products. The plan will serve as a guide for the creation of a marketing framework. This marketing framework will articulate strategies that will maximize the potential for arts that are produced in Barrie. The plan will serve as a cohesive document for guiding the marketing strategies of the Department of Culture, Tourism Barrie, other City Departments and Barrie arts and culture producers. The marketing plan will work in tandem with all of the existing strategic plans such as the Downtown Commercial Master Plan and the Building A Creative Future, A Plan for Culture.

A non-refundable document fee of $30.00 plus GST applies to each hardcopy of the RFP Document.

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday August 26, 2010.

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION# FIN 2010-102Q

SUPPLY & DELIVERY OF FIFTY-FIVE (55) NEW STANDARD NOTEBOOK

COMPUTERS

The City of Barrie is seeking Submissions from qualified bidders for the supply and delivery of fifty-five (55) new business Notebook computers.

A non-refundable fee document fee of $30.00 plus GST applies to each hardcopy of the RFQ Document.

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday August 26, 2010.

REQUEST FOR TENDER# FIN 2010-096T

CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY OF BARRIE LANDFILL GAS COLLECTION

SYSTEM & ABSTRACTION PLANT

The City of Barrie is seeking qualified bidders for the Barrie Landfill Gas Collection System and Abstraction Plant construction work. The deliverables shall include vertical gas well construction, header and lateral collection pipe installation and landfill gas abstraction plant construction at the Barrie Landfill for the City of Barrie.

The City of Barrie’s Curbside Recycling Program does NOT accept plastic bags or film wrap (for example the plastic that is wrapped around meat products). For more information regarding our curbside collection programs please refer to the 2010 Community Information and Waste Reduction Calendar or visit www.barrie.ca.

The City of Barrie’s Curbside Collection of leaf and yard waste occurs every other week during the months of July and August. Please refer to the 2010 Community Information and Waste Reduction Calendar or visit www.barrie.ca to determine which week your collection occurs. These collection areas are identified as Week A or Week B.

Materials must be curbside by 7 a.m. on their collection day. For more information please call the City of Barrie at(705) 739-4219.

Curbside Waste CollectionReminder

TODAY “MONKEYING AROUND” PUPPET SHOWHolly Community Centre at 7:00 p.m.Join the Barrie Public Library for some monkey fun with our library puppets at the Holly Community Centre. The show will take place in the Multi-Purpose room and is free, but seating is limited.

August 19READOPOLY WRAP-UP PARTYSCIENCESATIONAL SNAKES!Collier Street United Church Gym, 2:00 p.m.Join us for this fun-filled wrap up to Readopoly. While this event is intended for Readopoly players, others are welcome. Enjoy a chance to visit with snakes and learn more about them. NOTE FOR PARENTS: Refreshments and fun for everyone ages 3 years and up. Children ages 9 years and under must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is free. No registration.

September 15COMPUTER COURSES - NEVER EVER Barrie Public Library, 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Do you wish you could join the computer age, but can’t get that computer mouse to move? We use games and exercises to help you learn to master the mouse in this fun and low pressure hands-on workshop.

The City of Barrie Seniors Outreach Day Program has current openings for volunteer positions at the Parkview 55+ Centre located at 189 Blake Street in

Barrie. Drivers are needed to assist with transporting participants to and from this program on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from September

2010 to June 2011.

Drivers can volunteer once a month or twice a month or act as occasional spares. Volunteers must provide a Police Records Check at no cost to them

and proof of insurance.

Can you help with this importantvolunteer position?

Please contact Recreation Programmer,Heather Kenehan at 739 4220 ext 4773 or

email hkenehan@barrie.ca for more information

including a complete job description.

Volunteer Opportunities

TAX DEFERRAL PROGRAM REMINDER

Applications for the City of Barrie Tax Deferral Program for 2010 are currently being accepted and will be accepted until August 31, 2010. Please note that a new application must be completed each year to confirm eligibility for the Program. The Tax Deferral Program is available to any property owner aged 65 or older and any individual who is currently receiving benefits under the Ontario Disability Support Program. Eligible property owners will have their property taxes “frozen” at their base year amount (the year prior to the application.) For example if applying in 2010, the base year taxes are the amount paid in 2009. The tax deferrals are interest free, however, they must be re-paid when the property is sold.

Please visit our website at www.barrie.ca for more information regarding the program or contact the Property Tax Department at (705) 739-4230 Monday to Friday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 31, 2010

PURCHASING BRANCHElectronic copies are only available through Biddingo.com/barrie. The City of Barrie document fee does not apply to documents that are downloaded electronically through Bidding.com/barrie, however a Biddingo.com fee may be applicable.

THE CORPORATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL SUBMISSIONS.

The City of Barrie invites applications for Deputy Returning Officer (DRO) and Election Assistant (EA) contract positions to work in the 2010 Municipal Election. The successful applicants will be required to work the following hours:

October 20-22, 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

October 23, 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

October 25, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Applicants must have excellent computer and communication skills. Previous experience working in a municipal election would be an asset. Contract rates will be established in accordance with responsibilities. All successful applicants must attend election training session(s).

Interested applicants are invited to complete an application by visiting barrie.ca and submitting it by email to:

electionjobs@barrie.ca or by FAX to (705) 739-4243 by noon August 13, 2010.

You may also mail your application to the following address:

Election CoordinatorCity Clerk’s Office, City of Barrie70 Collier St., P.O. Box 400Barrie ON L4M 4T5

For further inquiries please contact (705) 739-4220 ext. 5077.

Personal Information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25 and will be used to determine employment eligibility. Please direct inquiries to the City Clerk’s Office at (705) 739-4204.

CONTRACT 2010 MUNICIPAL

ELECTION POSITIONS

August 13 – 15CARIBFESTCentennial Park(705) 792-6952, www.caribfest.caEmail: info@caribfest.ca The third annual Barrie Caribbean Festival promises to be a spectacular array of sights, sounds and tastes of the Caribbean.

Caribfest Parade . August 14th @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The marshalling area will be located at the west Barrie Public Library Parking lot, Worsley Street, between Clapperton and Owen Streets and Owen Street between Worsley and Collier Street. Marshalling areas will be closed at 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m on the 14th. All of the roads on the parade route will be closed from 12:00 noon until 6:00 p.m.

PARADE ROUTE: Owen St. South to Collier St., East on Collier to Mulcaster St., South on Mulcaster St. to Dunlop St., West on Dunlop St. to Bayfield St., South on Bayfield St. to Simcoe St., South-West on Simcoe St. to Toronto St. South to Lakeshore Drive ending at Centennial Park.

August 27 – 28

THIS WEEKEND!

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Bidders Note:MANDATORY SITE MEETING is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday August 25, 2010, at the City of Barrie Landfill – Environmental Centre, 272 Ferndale Drive North, Barrie, ON. Vendors must have a representative in attendance and register at this meeting to have their submission considered compliant. Bidders are required to wear safety shoes, traffic vest, safety glasses and a hard hat in order to participate in the site meeting. Safety equipment will not be provided by the City. Documents will not be available at the site meeting.

A non-refundabledocument fee of $200.00 plus GST applies to each hardcopy of the RFT Document.

Closing: 2:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday August 31, 2010.

When investing in real estate, sometimes

it’s necessary to look beyond your own

backyard. As recognized in the National

Post on August 7, 2010 the Real Estate

Investment Network (REIN), a national

organization of investors, announced the

top 10 Canadian cities in which to invest.

The City of Barrie is proud to be part of

this list which is based on factors such as

planned transportation improvements, or

if the area’s average income, population

growth and job growth are increasing

faster than the provincial average.

To read the complete article online visit our website www.barrie.ca orwww.nationalpost.ca andsearch “Barrie”.

Barrie – Proud to Be One of Canada’s Top Investment Ready Cities

In an effort to assist the arts community in building sustainable practices the Department of Culture offers workshops on a year round basis that are designed to educate

both individual artists and arts organizations. Please read about our upcoming workshops for the Fall of 2010 and register early by emailing Onalee Groves at culture@barrie.ca .

How to Write A Business Plan (an arts business plan that is . . . )

Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon Transit Terminal Board Room, Department of Culture - 24 Maple Avenue 2nd Floor

Please register prior to September 1, 2010.

Funding Opportunities for Organizations and Individuals

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm Sir Robert Barrie Room, second floor City Hall , 70 Collier Street

Space is limited so please register prior to September 1, 2010 to avoid disappointment.

Grant Writing for Dummies (aka Grant Writing for Individual Artists)

Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon Sir Robert Barrie Room, second floor City Hall, 70 Collier Street

Workshop participants are asked to register prior to October 1, 2010. Remember to bring with you a pen and some paper for taking notes.

Culture WorkshopsNoticeCity of Barrie Landfill

Extended Hours of Operation

To ensure a portion of the Landfill liner isinstalled prior to winter weather conditions,

the City of Barrie will be revising Landfill reclamation operations to 24 hours a day from

Sunday, August 8th to Sunday, August 29th, 2010. Waste will only be accepted at the Landfill from

Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the City of Barrie at (705) 739-4219.For after-hour concerns please contact the

Ministry of Environment’sSpills Action Centre

1-800-268-6060.

Enjoy Barrie’s Parks & Facilities Smoke Free

Smoking in non-designated areas could result in a maximum fine of $100,000.