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Keeping an eye on Barrie City Council – Marg Delahunty meets Kady O'Malley, but with less talent and more f-bombs (and zero budget).
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Cheers, muffins! The manservants and I are positively DELIGHTED that BlueSkyLand has finally enabled posting in threads, because that was the ONLY thing previously keeping us from migrating from the place-that-was-once-a-birdland-but-now-is-a-vile-cesspool-of-ick.
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Nuttall wishes everyone a happy holiday
Time of death, 9:58pm
Time of death, 9:58pm
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Nuttall wishes everyone a happy holiday
Time of death, 9:58pm
Time of death, 9:58pm
Bylaws:
Barrie Fire & Emergency Services Bylaw, bill 122 - yup
Confirmation bylaw - yup
Barrie Fire & Emergency Services Bylaw, bill 122 - yup
Confirmation bylaw - yup
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Bylaws:
Barrie Fire & Emergency Services Bylaw, bill 122 - yup
Confirmation bylaw - yup
Barrie Fire & Emergency Services Bylaw, bill 122 - yup
Confirmation bylaw - yup
Announcements?
Courser - 12th annual Shoebox Project ends this Saturday. Fill a shoe box with ~$50 worth of gifts and essentials that any woman might want. These are distributed to womens shelters, etc. shoeboxproject.ca - look up Simcoe under locations. A great initiative.
Courser - 12th annual Shoebox Project ends this Saturday. Fill a shoe box with ~$50 worth of gifts and essentials that any woman might want. These are distributed to womens shelters, etc. shoeboxproject.ca - look up Simcoe under locations. A great initiative.
The Shoebox Project
We are a charity that supports women impacted by homelessness across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom through the collection and distribution of gift-filled Shoeboxes and messages of ...
shoeboxproject.ca
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Announcements?
Courser - 12th annual Shoebox Project ends this Saturday. Fill a shoe box with ~$50 worth of gifts and essentials that any woman might want. These are distributed to womens shelters, etc. shoeboxproject.ca - look up Simcoe under locations. A great initiative.
Courser - 12th annual Shoebox Project ends this Saturday. Fill a shoe box with ~$50 worth of gifts and essentials that any woman might want. These are distributed to womens shelters, etc. shoeboxproject.ca - look up Simcoe under locations. A great initiative.
Nigussie - big thanks to David Friary and entire team. Got a lot of calls about snow clearing, and he responded right away. Sorry for reaching out on your weekend, but appreciate you and your whole team and Ward 6 residents are very grateful.
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Nigussie - big thanks to David Friary and entire team. Got a lot of calls about snow clearing, and he responded right away. Sorry for reaching out on your weekend, but appreciate you and your whole team and Ward 6 residents are very grateful.
Thomson - want to wish our staff a very merry Christmas and happy new year.
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Thomson - want to wish our staff a very merry Christmas and happy new year.
Enquiries?
Kungl - we aren't back to late January, starting to see info coming around our traffic calming assets. We added more funding per ward for traffic calming for 2026 budget. Is there a timeline for decisions on that?
We'll make the decisions in 2026 but likely not implemented until 2027?
Kungl - we aren't back to late January, starting to see info coming around our traffic calming assets. We added more funding per ward for traffic calming for 2026 budget. Is there a timeline for decisions on that?
We'll make the decisions in 2026 but likely not implemented until 2027?
December 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Enquiries?
Kungl - we aren't back to late January, starting to see info coming around our traffic calming assets. We added more funding per ward for traffic calming for 2026 budget. Is there a timeline for decisions on that?
We'll make the decisions in 2026 but likely not implemented until 2027?
Kungl - we aren't back to late January, starting to see info coming around our traffic calming assets. We added more funding per ward for traffic calming for 2026 budget. Is there a timeline for decisions on that?
We'll make the decisions in 2026 but likely not implemented until 2027?
Now there's a Motion Without Notice by Thomson (!!!)
About purchasing a diesel generator.
Approval granted
About purchasing a diesel generator.
Approval granted
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Now there's a Motion Without Notice by Thomson (!!!)
About purchasing a diesel generator.
Approval granted
About purchasing a diesel generator.
Approval granted
Direct Motion re: elimination of mayor's participation in OMERS pension plan - also to give options for other contribution plans, to result in no change for the Mayor's total compensation
Nuttall declares conflict (duh), and gives chair to Thomson (but stays in the damn room)
Nuttall declares conflict (duh), and gives chair to Thomson (but stays in the damn room)
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Direct Motion re: elimination of mayor's participation in OMERS pension plan - also to give options for other contribution plans, to result in no change for the Mayor's total compensation
Nuttall declares conflict (duh), and gives chair to Thomson (but stays in the damn room)
Nuttall declares conflict (duh), and gives chair to Thomson (but stays in the damn room)
Now to today's General Committee
Section A - Exec Committee report - carried
Section B - consent agenda approvals - carried
Section C - Barrie-Collingwood Railway - carried
Section D - Left-turn at Anne & Sunnidale - carried
Section E - No Parking being referred back to staff - carried
Section A - Exec Committee report - carried
Section B - consent agenda approvals - carried
Section C - Barrie-Collingwood Railway - carried
Section D - Left-turn at Anne & Sunnidale - carried
Section E - No Parking being referred back to staff - carried
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Now to today's General Committee
Section A - Exec Committee report - carried
Section B - consent agenda approvals - carried
Section C - Barrie-Collingwood Railway - carried
Section D - Left-turn at Anne & Sunnidale - carried
Section E - No Parking being referred back to staff - carried
Section A - Exec Committee report - carried
Section B - consent agenda approvals - carried
Section C - Barrie-Collingwood Railway - carried
Section D - Left-turn at Anne & Sunnidale - carried
Section E - No Parking being referred back to staff - carried
Section F - traffic bylaw updates - Thomson also has amendment, to adjust Schedule 19 to add 4-way stop sign at Timothy & Butternut
Carried
Motion as amended carried
Carried
Motion as amended carried
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Section F - traffic bylaw updates - Thomson also has amendment, to adjust Schedule 19 to add 4-way stop sign at Timothy & Butternut
Carried
Motion as amended carried
Carried
Motion as amended carried
Main motion as amended - county budget carries
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Main motion as amended - county budget carries
Thomson has another amendment - add that the county's operations budget be reduced by $1,671,000 to reflect information from county about child services, and reduce the reserve contributions by $980K
Thomson - part of it just housekeeping, rest is self-explanatory.
Carries
Thomson - part of it just housekeeping, rest is self-explanatory.
Carries
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Thomson has another amendment - add that the county's operations budget be reduced by $1,671,000 to reflect information from county about child services, and reduce the reserve contributions by $980K
Thomson - part of it just housekeeping, rest is self-explanatory.
Carries
Thomson - part of it just housekeeping, rest is self-explanatory.
Carries
Section E - 2026 Budget - County – Kungl declares another conflict
Amendment by Harvey/Nixon to add that the county be requested to consider providing $106K annually to Barrie Food Bank.
Harvey - took a tour of the food bank and sat with the CEO, started asking questions, and how they were funded.
Amendment by Harvey/Nixon to add that the county be requested to consider providing $106K annually to Barrie Food Bank.
Harvey - took a tour of the food bank and sat with the CEO, started asking questions, and how they were funded.
December 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Section E - 2026 Budget - County – Kungl declares another conflict
Amendment by Harvey/Nixon to add that the county be requested to consider providing $106K annually to Barrie Food Bank.
Harvey - took a tour of the food bank and sat with the CEO, started asking questions, and how they were funded.
Amendment by Harvey/Nixon to add that the county be requested to consider providing $106K annually to Barrie Food Bank.
Harvey - took a tour of the food bank and sat with the CEO, started asking questions, and how they were funded.
Section D - County Municipal Services Agreement - Kungl declares conflict - Cooke & Thomson now conferring...
Thomson has amendment - add that as part of the review of a shared municipal service agreement with the county, that the provision of long-term care services be reviewed with an aim to
Thomson has amendment - add that as part of the review of a shared municipal service agreement with the county, that the provision of long-term care services be reviewed with an aim to
December 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Section D - County Municipal Services Agreement - Kungl declares conflict - Cooke & Thomson now conferring...
Thomson has amendment - add that as part of the review of a shared municipal service agreement with the county, that the provision of long-term care services be reviewed with an aim to
Thomson has amendment - add that as part of the review of a shared municipal service agreement with the county, that the provision of long-term care services be reviewed with an aim to
December 3 General Committee report: barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
Section A - Memo re: county budget - Kungl declares conflict
- received
Section B - report of Finance & Responsible (HA! ™) Governance - approved
Section C - 2026 budget - service partners (minus county) - approved
Section A - Memo re: county budget - Kungl declares conflict
- received
Section B - report of Finance & Responsible (HA! ™) Governance - approved
Section C - 2026 budget - service partners (minus county) - approved
barrie.legistar.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
December 3 General Committee report: barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...
Section A - Memo re: county budget - Kungl declares conflict
- received
Section B - report of Finance & Responsible (HA! ™) Governance - approved
Section C - 2026 budget - service partners (minus county) - approved
Section A - Memo re: county budget - Kungl declares conflict
- received
Section B - report of Finance & Responsible (HA! ™) Governance - approved
Section C - 2026 budget - service partners (minus county) - approved
Tax applications - approved
December 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Tax applications - approved
All PAC deputation have been withdrawn.
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
All PAC deputation have been withdrawn.
Now Michael Speers - over the decade, police spending has been increasing steadily. But deepening crises in housing and community health and safety and council's unwillingness to change course is even more frustrating.
Centre for Policy Alternatives published report sayign investment in youth
Centre for Policy Alternatives published report sayign investment in youth
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Now Michael Speers - over the decade, police spending has been increasing steadily. But deepening crises in housing and community health and safety and council's unwillingness to change course is even more frustrating.
Centre for Policy Alternatives published report sayign investment in youth
Centre for Policy Alternatives published report sayign investment in youth
First up, Kaitlin Baldwin re: Police Budget
People wil die as a result of approving this budget increase. People who are unhoused, who die by suicide, who are malnourished or stressed from workplace.
If we care about long-term investment in the community, there is no way this budget can be
People wil die as a result of approving this budget increase. People who are unhoused, who die by suicide, who are malnourished or stressed from workplace.
If we care about long-term investment in the community, there is no way this budget can be
December 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
First up, Kaitlin Baldwin re: Police Budget
People wil die as a result of approving this budget increase. People who are unhoused, who die by suicide, who are malnourished or stressed from workplace.
If we care about long-term investment in the community, there is no way this budget can be
People wil die as a result of approving this budget increase. People who are unhoused, who die by suicide, who are malnourished or stressed from workplace.
If we care about long-term investment in the community, there is no way this budget can be
Deputations!
There were 5, only 2 are happening. One is an emergency - approved. So 2 deputations on the Police Budget (I guess the PAC folks were happy with the earlier decision)
There were 5, only 2 are happening. One is an emergency - approved. So 2 deputations on the Police Budget (I guess the PAC folks were happy with the earlier decision)
December 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Deputations!
There were 5, only 2 are happening. One is an emergency - approved. So 2 deputations on the Police Budget (I guess the PAC folks were happy with the earlier decision)
There were 5, only 2 are happening. One is an emergency - approved. So 2 deputations on the Police Budget (I guess the PAC folks were happy with the earlier decision)
Last meeting's minutes approved as printed.
December 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Last meeting's minutes approved as printed.
Apparently they're skipping the national anthem and land acknowledgement today?
December 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Apparently they're skipping the national anthem and land acknowledgement today?
Here we go - starting 8:40-ish, but Harvey is still standing over Thomson and Morales is absorbed in his phone.
December 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Here we go - starting 8:40-ish, but Harvey is still standing over Thomson and Morales is absorbed in his phone.
Hope your cocktails have been replenished, muffins - it's almost time for City Council!
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City Council Meeting | December 10, 2025
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December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Time of death, 8:26 – says we'll be back at 8:36... we'll see...
Refill time!!!! 🍸🍸🍸
Refill time!!!! 🍸🍸🍸
December 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Time of death, 8:26 – says we'll be back at 8:36... we'll see...
Refill time!!!! 🍸🍸🍸
Refill time!!!! 🍸🍸🍸