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  1. Outdoor COVERED Ball Hockey Rinks

    Make more outdoor covered ice rinks / ball hockey rinks throughout Barrie (similar to Thornton's). We are a hockey town, let's give kids and families a way to get out and enjoy the rinks no matter the weather.

    511 votes
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    39 comments  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminCity of Barrie (Admin, City of Barrie) responded

    With 511 votes, this suggestion has reached the 500-vote threshold and the status has been updated to Under Review.


    The approved process for ideas reaching Under Review status includes a memo to City Council, to be placed on the circulation list. Please visit barrie.ca/CommunicatingWithCouncil for information about the circulation list, a formal channel that is a matter of public record and published on https://barrie.ca.legistar.com.


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  2. Allow Backyard Hens

    Let's make Barrie a sustainable city by allowing backyard hens for the purpose of household egg consumption.
    Many major North American cities, including Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Victoria, New York, Seattle, Chicago and Los Angeles, together with Ontario communities such as Niagara Falls, Brampton, Newmarket,
    and Guelph, allow the small-scale raising of hens. Now it's Barrie's turn to join this positive and growing trend.
    Hens have existed in cities since the dawn of time an
    d continue to thrive in communities around the world to this day. The benefits of raising them include:

    • Fresh, healthy and delicious home-grown eggs, free of…

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    under review  ·  AdminCity of Barrie (Admin, City of Barrie) responded

    The City of Barrie is in the process of creating a new comprehensive Zoning By-law, which will be designed to implement the vision and policies of Barrie’s recently adopted Official Plan.

    Due to public interest, the new Zoning By-law proposes to establish zoning standards for chicken enclosures and use provisions for backyard chickens (see section 4.9).

    To download the first draft of the new Zoning By-law and for full information, please visit BuildingBarrie.ca/zoning.

    The first draft of the new Zoning By-law is open for public feedback online until April 28, 2023. Public meetings are also being held to gather feedback:

    In-person Public Information Centre

    An in-person Public Information Centre will be held on April 19 from 4pm to 7pm at the Barrie City Hall Rotunda (70 Collier Street). The public is welcome to drop in to provide feedback. No pre-registration required

    Virtual Public Information Centre

    A virtual Public…

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