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Upcoming Events For information on news, events, and more visit us online at Barrie.ca Contact Us Phone: 705-726-4242 TTY: 705-792-7910 E-mail: [email protected] Get it. Bid it. Win it! Biddingo .com Opportunities & Announcements June 26th Make a Suggestion plus vote on others’ at barrie.ca/Suggestions Have an idea for your City? The 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. To Obtain Documents • Download bid document directly from Biddingo.com/barrie. • 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. Tax Billing and Installment Due Date Notice The 2014 Final tax bills have been issued to all property owners in the City of Barrie. These bills were mailed between June 3 and June 5, 2014. • If a mortgage company is responsible for paying your property taxes on your behalf, and you have received a bill, please be advised that this is for “Your information only” and no payment is required. We will advise your mortgage company of the amount owing. • If a tax arrears notation appears on your tax bill, it means that at the time of printing the property tax bills, there were outstanding taxes and/or penalty owing. Please contact the Finance office for the current balance outstanding. • If you signed up for the Pre-Authorized Payment Plan prior to May 15, 2014 and your tax bill does not reflect this, please contact the Finance Department to confirm that you are enrolled in a PAP plan. Final installments are due on June 26 and September 25, 2014. Penalties/interest will commence on the first day of each month for any late payments. Penalty/Interest rates are at the rate of 1.25% per month. Please be advised that all payments received are applied first to all penalties owing, then the remainder is applied to the taxes owing. Failure to receive a tax bill does not excuse the property owner from the responsibility for payment, nor relieve them from liability of penalty for late payment. Join the thousands of City of Barrie property owners who are already enjoying the benefits of pre-authorized payment plans. The pre-authorized plans available are: • Due Date Plan – installment amount taken on the due date (interest free) • Monthly Plan – equal amounts taken January to May & June to October (interest free) • Arrears Plan – agreed upon amount taken every month (interest applies) Property owners are encouraged to use one of our alternative payment options in order to avoid lineups at the City of Barrie Finance Department during this busy period. Our alternative payment options include: • Telebanking, internet banking • Payment at any financial institution • Drop boxes located at City Hall (front entrance off Collier St or entrance at back parking lot) • Mailing in a post dated cheque If you would like additional information regarding the various payment options available, or if you have not received your tax bill, please call the Finance Department at 705-739-4230 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday to Friday. For more details visit Barrie.ca/CanadaDay . Proudly supported by: Barrie Advance B101 Chay Today 93.1FM Government of Canada 107.5 KoolFM KICX 106.9FM ROCK 95 The Dock 104.1 VagueFM 88.1 Tuesday, July 1st Memorial Square & Heritage Park Kids Fun Zone Heritage Park Inflatables, Face Painting, 1:00pm – 9:00pm Food, Games and Craft Vendors Live Entertainment ‘Promenade Days’ Stage Forever the Beginning 4:00pm Jöelle Roy 5:00pm Cake Cutting & Service 6:00pm The Baytowne Big Band 6:15pm Beyond Haven 8:00pm Digging Roots 9:00pm O‘Canada Sing-A-Long 9:55pm * * * FIREWORKS AT 10:00PM OVER KEMPENFELT BAY * * * As warmer days arrive and we consume more water, remember you can monitor your daily water consumption online! This can help you detect leaks in sprinkler systems, save money and conserve water. For more information visit barrie.ca/OnlineServices. Water Consumption Reminder Route Revisions to Barrie Transit Take Effect July 27 Revised system map available online Starting on July 27, there will be changes to Barrie Transit routes that will improve reliability of service. These changes were approved by Council on May 12, 2014 and reflect the feedback received from riders through extensive public consultation in April, as well as feedback received since the August 2013 launch. Barrie Transit asked riders to provide feedback on a set of proposed route changes between April 9 and 25, 2014. Feedback was received at five Open Houses, an online form, telephone, email and mail. The feedback received through all of these channels directly impacted the Staff Report put forward to City Council on Monday, May 5th, 2014. The revised bus routes come into effect on July 27th. To view the revised bus routes, visit barrie.ca/transitRouteRevisions. Barrie Transit WILL operate on Canada Day, Tuesday July 1, 2014. Hourly Service will begin around 12(noon). The last buses begin leaving the Terminal at 11:00pm with ALL Special Service ending by 12:30am. The regular fare structure is in effect. Please note that all other scheduled times will not be affected by these changes. barrie.ca/TransitNotices FOR MORE TRANSIT INFORMATION VISIT REVISED SYSTEM MAP Special Transit Notice July 8 Parkview 55 + Centre Open House, Art & Craft Show Parkview 55 + Centre, 189 Blake Street 10:00am – 3:00pm, Free admission Take a tour of the centre and enjoy the creative works of our talented members. Artwork and crafts will be available for sale as well as a light lunch. For more information please call the centre at 705-737-0755 or drop in and visit us at 189 Blake Street. July 9 A Beatles Tribute Concert with the Liverpool 4 The Mady Centre, 1 Dunlop Street West 6:30pm Join us for a performance from one of Canada’s top Beatles tribute bands that has been delighting audiences of all ages for over a decade. All the hits from the early days of Ed Sullivan, the touring years through to Sgt. Pepper's later years, they perform them all. Come on out and see what the audiences are raving about! Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Allandale 55+ Centre, 190 Bayview Drive, Parkview 55+ Centre, 189 Blake Street or the Mady Centre, 1 Dunlop Street West. A special "Dinner" at Michael and Marion’s, 89 Bayfield Street at 3:00pm is available. We have a specialized menu for $20/ person. Seats are limited so call Allandale 705-728-6332 or Parkview 705-737-0755 for more information. A wonderful evening of great music and food for $40/person. Sponsored by: Wayne Hay, The BIA and Canvas and Cabernet Downtown Branch: 60 Worsley Street Painswick Branch: 48 Dean Avenue Phone: 705-728-1010 Website: library.barrie.ca June 30 Canada Day Drop-In Crafts Downtown and Painswick, Children’s Area During Library Hours Hooray for red and white and maple leaves! Kick-off the summer with crafts to celebrate Canada Day! Drop-in fun for children of all ages at both of your library locations. D id you know that celebrating Canada Day across the country is a fairly recent tradition? The holiday began in 1879 as Dominion Day, a day to mark the union of four British North American colonies (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick) into one single Canada. But yearly celebrations did not begin until the late 1950’s and were limited to the Ottawa region. It wasn’t until 1980 that other Canadian communities joined the party and Canada Day became the official name. Canada has since grown to 10 provinces and three territories wide and Canada Day’s purpose has shifted from recalling the Constitution Act of 1867 to celebrating a beautiful land and a culture that thrives on excellence, opportunities, human rights, multiculturalism, and so much more. This year, Canada Day takes place on Tuesday July 1st, at the tail-end of the annual Promenade Days. Festivities last all day long, celebrating our nation’s 147th anniversary. If you haven’t made plans yet, don’t worry; Barrie has lots in store for you throughout the downtown and at Memorial Square. Here are 7 activities to help you celebrate: Fun, Music & More Lined Up For Canada Day Lampman Lane Park Will Re-open this Weekend Barrie Fire & Emergency Service will be ‘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, hands on activities, and to ask any fire safety questions. Join us every Thursday (weather permitting) starting in July between 6-8pm on the dates and locations that are listed below: THURS JULY 3 Sunnidale Park, between Cundles Road & Letitia Street THURS JULY 10 Pringle Park, Edgehill Drive & Miller Drive THURS JULY 17 Cundles West Park, at Emma King Public School THURS JULY 24 Leacock Park, Leacock Drive & Edgehill Drive THURS JULY 31 Cloughley Park, Sherwood Court, West of Ferndale Drive North THURS AUG 7 Shear Park, Innisfil Street THURS AUG 14 Painswick Park, Ashford Drive, East of Yonge Street beside Pope John Paul II Separate School THURS AUG 28 Lennox Park, Big Bay Point Road & Widgeon Street What could make cooling off with the spray of a fire truck even better? Pizza! Domino’s Pizza will also be on site selling pizza for $1 a slice, with proceeds going to charity. Note: If any of the above dates are cancelled due to inclement weather, a notice will be posted by 4:30pm on social media (twitter.com/CityofBarrie, Facebook. com/CityofBarrie) & Barrie.ca. Proudly supported by Rock 95, Domino's Pizza, 107 Kool FM, City of Barrie Fire and Emergency. For more information visit Barrie.ca. Canada Day Holiday Schedule FOR LANDFILL, GARBAGE, ORGANICS, RECYCLING, AND LEAF & YARD WASTE COLLECTION There will be NO organics, garbage, recycling and leaf & yard waste collection on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 in the City of Barrie. Collection during the week of this holiday will occur ONE day later for the remainder of the week as follows: The landfill site will be closed on Tuesday, July 1st and will reopen as usual on Wednesday, July 2nd. 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 2014 Community Information and Waste Reduction Calendar or visit Barrie. ca to determine which week your collection occurs. These collection areas are identified as Week A or Week B. The landfill site is closed every Sunday and Monday. For more information, please call the City of Barrie at 705-739-4219. Normal Collection Revised Collection MON. JUNE 30 No Change TUES. JULY 1 WED. JULY 2 WED. JULY 2 THURS. JULY 3 THURS. JULY 3 FRI. JULY 4 FRI. JULY 4 SAT. JULY 5 on, both of your library locations. Lampman Lane Park will re-open to the public on Saturday, June 28th with a community celebration at the park from 12:00 (noon) to 4:00 p.m. The event will include sports, BBQ, face painting, activities and games for the family, and Barrie Firefighters will make an appearance with their fire trucks. All are welcome to attend the event. The park is located at 59 Lampman Lane (next to Lampman Lane Community Centre and Andrew Hunter School). The project was achieved in partnership with FedDev Ontario through the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund. For more information on the project and to view a list of upgrades, visit barrie.ca/lampmanproject. New Canadians: Activities begin at 11:00am at City Hall, where approximately 50 new Canadians will receive their citizenship in a special Canada Day ceremony in Council Chambers with a reception to follow in the City Hall’s Rotunda. Promenade Days: All weekend long, Dunlop Street is closed to traffic from Mulcaster Street to Mary Street, to allow Downtown merchants and restaurants to showcase all their fantastic products and foods during the Street Market from 10:00am – 7:00pm. The event closes on the evening of Monday June 30th with a special viewing of the Princess Bride in Heritage Park. Artists in the Alleyway: Slip into one of Barrie’s historical alleyways (next to Creative Space on Dunlop Street) to see and purchase local art while listening to music by some of Barrie’s talented acoustic performers. Kids Fun Zone: Kid fun is back on Canada Day in Heritage Park, where inflatables, games (some small fees apply) and free face painting await. New fun additions include cupcake decorating, henna body art and feather hair extensions, all for a small fee, as well as race cars in support of Breast Cancer Canada. Of course, there's still the midway and petting zoo set up in the Old Simcoe Street parking lot for the whole weekend! Get in the Groove: Enjoy the local Canada Day entertainment for free on the Memorial Square stage from 4:00pm – 10:00pm including: • Forever the Beginning: Kicking off the late afternoon/ evening entertainment is a young band, who won their timeslot by coming in second at the 2014 Celebrate Barrie Youth Battle of the Bands. Starts at 4:00pm. • Jöelle Roy: Enjoy the sounds of this talented singer-songwriter, a base of folk with a twist of blues and country, and a dash of Cajun – a mix of both north and south at 5:00pm. • Cake Cutting Ceremony: Barrie’s Canada Day tradition. Join our local dignitaries in Memorial Square and partake in a very special birthday cake at 6:00pm. • Baytowne Big Band: Let this band take you back in time to music reminiscent of the Big Band swing era at 6:15pm. • Beyond Haven: groove to this local band’s moody and sometimes heavier rock at 7:45pm. • Digging Roots: Headlining the entertainment are Barrie’s very own Juno award winners performing their new album ‘For The Light’ at 9:00pm. • O’ Canada Sing-Along: A special acoustic rendition of the “O Canada” national anthem performed by Matt and Brian of Barrie’s own hard rock band Beyond Haven at 9:55pm, introducing the fireworks. Come and sing along at the top of your lungs. Canada Day’s Grand Finale: the 10:00pm fireworks spectacular over Kempenfelt Bay. Viewing should be good from anywhere, but best locations include Memorial Square, Heritage Park, Allandale Station Park, Bayview Park, and Centennial Park, or one of the fabulous downtown patios. So, make plans now to join Barrie in celebration of Canada Day. Ample parking is available at the Collier Street Parkade and all other lakefront parking lots. Transit will also be running all day. For more information, visit barrie.ca/canadaday or promenadedays.ca. ormation, visit nadaday or day s.ca. Splash into Summer this Weekend! With summer temperatures finally here, keep cool with some local water fun. The City’s beaches officially open on Friday, June 27, with both Centennial Beach and Johnson’s Beach being staffed and supervised by City of Barrie lifeguards daily from 11:30am – 5:30pm, weather permitting. The fun in the sun continues with the new splash pad at Lampman Lane Park opening Saturday, June 28. The popular water feature at Heritage park is currently under construction. The opening date will be announced through the City's social media channels and barrie.ca once confirmed. Once again, the City of Barrie is partnering with the Canadian Red Cross for the Personal Flotation Device (PFD) Loan Service. Approximately 90 per cent of drowning victims are found not wearing a lifejacket or PFD. This program aims to raise awareness about the importance of using properly fitted PFDs. Visitors can access PFDs on a one-day loan while at Centennial or Johnson’s Beach. This service is available 7 days-a-week from 11:30am – 5:30pm. through the Lifeguard Office. A $10 refundable deposit is required. Please remember that there is NO supervision available at any of the other beaches or water features, including Minet’s Point Park Beach, Tyndale Park Beach, Heritage Park water feature, Lampman Lane Park splash pad and Wilkins Beach. Enjoy summer at Barrie’s beaches and pools, but remember to be Water Smart. There is no substitute for parental supervision. “Stay Within Arm’s Reach.” For more information, visit barrie.ca/beaches.
