Employment Opportunities

April 16 BYPC Glamour Shots Holly Youth Centre (171 Mapleton Ave) 1:00 p.m. to 3:00p.m., (705) 792-7925 (7) Do your make-up and hair then pose for some

fabulous shots! Participants will receive a copy of

their pictures to frame and take home with them.

For youth ages 11-18.

April 23 BYPC Easter Fun! Holly Youth Centre (171 Mapleton Ave) 1:00 p.m. to 3:30p.m., (705) 792-7925 (7) Chocolate moulds, Easter Trivia and more.

For youth ages 11-18.

For information on news, events, and more visit us online at www.barrie.ca

Upcoming Events

Bids & Tenders

March 31st

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

March-End of April Community Income Tax Program 55+ CentresAllandale 55+ at (705) 728-6332

Parkview 55+ Centre at (705) 737-0755

Victoria Village Activity Centre at (705) 792-3411April is fast approaching which means your

taxes are due and we have a solution to help

get the job done. In conjunction with Revenue

Canada, the City of Barrie 55+ Centres are

offering the Community Income Tax Program

for people of all ages. Income Tax clinics

operate until the end of April. Only basic

returns are accepted and appointments are

necessary, so please book your appointment

at the respective Centre listed above.

April 14

The 4th annual L3 Writers’ Conference Barrie North Collegiate7:00p.m. The L3 Writers’ Conference welcomes some

of Canada’s finest novelists, poets, journalists

and broadcasters to Barrie. By day, it is Ontario’s

largest high school literary festival; by night,

the event is Barrie’s largest literary

celebration and is open to

the general public. For

Information visit

www.l3writers.ca.

April 5 Celebrate Poetry Month Barrie Public Library, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Join several local poets and enjoy readings of a variety of poetry. Feel free to bring along a favorite poem for yourself, or staff, to read.

April 6 Beginner SudokuBarrie Public Library, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Join us for a fun and informative 1 hour session and learn how to do 4, 6, and 9 square Sudoku puzzles like you see in the newspaper. Sudoku rules are easy to learn. The more puzzles you do the better you become. Note: Sudoku puzzles can be addictive!

April 7Financial Divorce Transitions: Negotiating a Financial Settlement Barrie Public Library, Angus Ross Room 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.This free, drop-in session is for divorcing couples who often have unrealistic expectations about maintaining comparable lifestyles post-divorce.Barrie Public Library is pleased to offer a session that will help you understand how you can afford to keep your house, pay bills, make retirement plans and more.

Get Ready For Spring Street Sweeping

Barrie's 2 Stations

Last Chance TODAY to submit your thoughts for naming

Your suggestions are requested to name:The Southend Location (please fill in) The Waterfront Location (please fill in)

Please note that ‘Barrie’ cannot be used in both names- just one. All suggestions submitted by Barrie residents will be taken into consideration by City Council in their deliberations. City Council will determine the approved names for each station.

Please include your address here:

(Barrie residents and business owners only)

You can mail, or drop off this form to: Engineering Department, 6th Floor, City Hall, 70 Collier Street, L4M 4T5. Or fill out this form online at www.barrie.ca Deadline for submission is March 31, 2011.

visit Barrie.ca to register REGISTRATION ENDS APRIL 8, 2011

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TENDER CONTRACT

Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned, in envelopes provided, up to 2:00 p.m. local time

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 with the Tender Opening in the Sir Robert Barrie Room, 2nd Floor, City Hall at 2:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2011 for the following project:

CONTRACT 2011-027TMAPLEVIEW DRIVE

IMPROVEMENTS(Welham Road to Huronia Road)

The project includes widening of Mapleview Drive between Welham Road and Huronia Road

(630m) from two to six lanes including curb and gutter, sidewalk, placement of granulars and asphalt, watermain, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, traffic signals, streetlighting, a concrete culvert crossing for the Lover’s Creek tributary and a grade separation at the rail crossing. A two lane diversion road will be required around the grade separation area. Two 18.7m long single span ballasted welded thru-plate girder (TPG) superstructures are required to span Mapleview Drive. To keep the rail line in service three temporary TPG structures, (two 12m and one 10m) will be required to span the abutment and pier construction areas.

The Tenderer is hereby advised that a mandatory site meeting and test holes will commence at Mapleview Drive East and Huronia Road on

Tuesday April 19, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.

During the site meeting and test holes, attendees are required to provide and wear personal protective clothing and shall use the personal protective equipment or devices that the Regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act require.

To respond to this opportunity bidders must register as a document taker through The City of Barrie’s service provider Biddingo (www.biddingo.com/barrie) or in person at the City of Barrie Finance Department, Purchasing Branch, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie, Ontario prior to the stated closing date and time. Bid Documents and Drawings will be available as of Monday, April 4, 2011 online at www.biddingo.com/barrie or in hardcopy from the Purchasing Branch of the Finance Department, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie during business hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For

further information please visit www.barrie.ca or call the Purchasing Branch at (705) 739-4220 extension 4538 or extension 4709 or by Email at purchasing@barrie.ca Document Fees apply as follows:

Downloaded electronically through www.biddingo.com/barrie: No Document Fees, (however Biddingo fees may apply).

Hardcopy: A non-refundable DOCUMENT FEE of $200.00 plus HST applies to each copy of the Bid Document.

The City of Barrie reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Tenders and to cancel this procurement process at any time.

David Allan, C.P.P., C.D.Finance Department, Purchasing Branch

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April 12 Buying Your First HomeBarrie Public Library, Angus Ross Room, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Buying a home is often the single biggest investment you will make in a lifetime.Knowing when and how to buy your first home requires you to do your homework first. This is a free, drop-in session will cover selecting a real-estate agent, mortgage ins and outs, your legal obligations, and more.

April 13 Around the World in 60 Minutes Central India Barrie Public Library, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Eleanor Alexander recently spent one month in central India. Join us as Eleanor presents a digital slide presentation on the highlights of her trip. Eleanor especially enjoyed visiting the Ganges River in the holy city of Varanasi and the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar. All adults are welcome to this drop-in program.

Barrie Public Library(705) 728-1010, 60 Worsley Street, Barriewww.library.barrie.on.ca

The current market place is a highly competitive environment and arts organizations of all mediums and sizes are struggling to attract and retain their audience. Marketing has become one of the most important elements in the sustainability of arts not-for-profit organizations. Register early to find out how to broaden the scope of your target market, get your audience involved, and acquire new ideas on how to attract and retain a younger demographic. The workshop will be held on Friday April 15, 2011 at City Hall, 70 Collier Street in the Sir Robert Barrie Room from 1:00 - 4:30 pm.

This workshop is being facilitated by Jacoba Knaapen, Executive Director for the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts(TAPA), an arts service organization that represents 175 professional theatre, dance and opera companies in the city of Toronto. Jacoba is also the producer of the Dora Mavor Awards, which she has been producing for the past ten years. Jacoba is an active member of ArtsBuild Ontario, Toronto Arts Council Foundation, Committee for the Theatre Performance Program at Humber Institute and Arts Vote Toronto 2010. She brings with her a wealth of knowledge from many years of working in the arts that you won’t want to miss!

Call for registration and more information (705) 739-4299. There is a registration fee of $25.00 for the workshop that will be returned to you on April 15th.

Driver RefresherCity of Barrie 55 + Centres

Sign Up by April 20thTesting for your license? Refresh your knowledge with Barrie Police Services instruction!

Wednesdays April 20that 9:30 am for 6 weeksAllandale 55 + Centre aqua lounge

190 Bayview Drive

Code 67312

Costs are $12.00 for residents

$20.00 for non residents. HST extra.

Questions?Call Heather Kenehan at

(705) 739-4220 ext 4773.

The City of Barrie’s Water Operations Branch has prepared the Annual Drinking Water System Report in accordance with the Drinking Water Systems Regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

The Annual Drinking Water System Report is available at www.barrie.ca and a hard copy can also be obtained, upon request, during normal business hours (8:30–4:00) at the City of Barrie’s Water Operations Branch located on the second floor of the Operations Centre at 165 Ferndale Drive, North.

Please direct any questions regarding the Annual Drinking Water

System Report to Sandra Brunet,

Manager of Water Operations at

(705) 739-4220 Ext. 4866.

2010 Drinking Water System Report

Mark your calendars, street sweeping is set to start mid-April. Every year, the spring sweep is carried out as soon as weather permits to

prevent sand and other debris from entering the storm water system. So sweeping not only improves the aesthetics of City streets and parking lots, but benefits our environment as well by reducing the amount of pollutants running off into downstream waterways.

“We collected nearly 1452 tonnes of sand and debris last year,” says Roads and Parks Operations Manager Craig Morton.

Based on a successful pilot program in 2009, the City does its own sweeping, controlling costs and improving service delivery. The savings also allows Barrie to carry out additional sweeping throughout the year.

Sweepers will start in both the northeast and southeast corners of the City, heading towards the Landfill (272 Ferndale Drive North) using a multi-step process that could last two or three days. First the sand is flushed from the center of the road to the curb, followed by both a mechanical and vacuum sweeper that pick up the sand and debris. A flusher will then make a final pass to flush the leftover fine sand. Collected sand is hauled off to the landfill where it is recycled as cover.

After over 20 years of sweeping, the City does run into some problems, the biggest being cars parked on the road. Here is how Morton suggests you prepare and help the City clean our streets:

1. Do not leave vehicles on the road during the street sweeping period. If someone parks in front of your house while your street is being swept, call the Operations Department at (705) 739-4855 and the City will attempt to return the next day.

2. Do not sweep sand into piles on the road. Since sweepers are mechanically designed to work only on normal build-up of sand collected along the

curb edge, residents are asked to leave the sand in its normal state and help the City sweep more efficiently.

3. Don’t worry if the sweeper has passed and you still have a sandy mess left behind. This could have occurred because the sweeper is to be followed by a second sweep. Or, the mess could be the result of rain, which tends to spread the sand around. In this case, the sweeper will return when it is not raining.

Have more questions? See the City Services under the Living section of www.barrie.ca or enter “Street Sweeping” in the search field. You can also contact the Operations Department at telephone (705) 739-4255, and press #1 for information.

Yard Waste Collection Starts up again on

April 4th in the City of Barrie! This collection is weekly during April, May and June. Please ensure that it is curbside by 7am on your collection day.

Want more info?www.barrie.ca

If your recycling boxes or green bins were damaged over the winter,

call (705) 739-4219 to request the delivery of new bins

(up to two recycling bins and one green bin per residence).

Arrangements will also be made to remove the broken bins at the time of the

delivery so they can be sent back to the manufacturer and recycled.

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