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Recently Separated Information SessionMonday May 17 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

This overview session is being presented by Katie Lloyd, a Family Law lawyer, Claudette Reimer from the Mediation Centre

of Simcoe County, and Sharon Alderson, a Financial Divorce Specialist. This is a free, drop-in session.

Gardening Series - Master GardenersRight Plant, Right Place

Wednesday, May 19th from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.Identify 20 common weeds when they are very small. Learn how to reduce weeds organically in your garden without spending all your time weeding and where to place perennials, shrubs and trees and

much more.

Foryard waste collection

Victoria Day Holiday Landfill Schedule

NORMAL COLLECTION DAYNORMAL COLLECTION DAY REVISED COLLECTION DAYREVISED COLLECTION DAY

Monday, May 24, 2010 Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Thursday, May 27, 2010

Thursday, May 27, 2010 Friday, May 28, 2010

Friday, May 28, 2010 Saturday, May 29, 2010

The landfill site is closed every Sunday and Monday.

Barrie residents are reminded to have their materials at curbside by 7:00 a.m.on their collection day.

For more information please call the City of Barrie at 739-4219

For Garbage, Recycling, Organics and Yard Waste Collection. There will be no organics, garbage, recycling,

and yard waste collection onVictoria Day, Monday, May 24, 2010 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:

Roads and Parks Operations will be carrying out the annual Spring Street Sweeping Program to clean all city streets of sand deposited during winter control and other debris.

Sweeping usually starts in mid-April and is expected to be completed by mid-May, weather permitting. Arterial roads will be swept first followed by residential streets.

Sweeping in residential areas will commence in the northeast and southeast corners of the city working towards the landfill site on Ferndale Drive North. Sand that is swept from roads is disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner at the landfill site where it is used for covering waste.

To help us provide the best service possible, please do not push sand into piles on the road as the sweeper cannot pick them up. When possible, please minimize residential street parking during this process to ensure best results. If this should happen, City staff will note such obstructions and will return at a later time.

If you should have any questions regarding this year’s spring street sweeping program please contact the City’s Operations Department, Roads and Parks Operations Branch, at 705-739-4255.

Barrie 2031: Planning For Growth Starts Here

Have you ever wondered what Barrie will be like in 2031? Well, the Province has identified Barrie as the only Urban Growth Centre in the Simcoe Area and allocated the City a population of 210,000 and 101,000 jobs for 2031. Those figures represent a population growth of 50% and employment growth of 55% over the next 20 years and an exciting opportunity for the community to shape its future. How the City will grow, where residents will live and work, and how much land will be required to accommodate the growth, are all questions that must be answered.

“One of the core responsibilities of the Planning Services Department is to plan for and manage growth. The annexation of new lands means additional responsibilities and challenges,” says Growth Management Coordinator Eric Hodgins.

The recent expansion of Barrie’s boundary means the City now has an additional 2,293 hectares (5,700 acres) of land that must be considered when planning for future development. How much of the annexed lands need to be urbanized by 2031 for residential and employment use, where growth in an expanded Barrie should occur, and how new development should be phased in, are the specific issues the growth management process will address.

To answer these questions and develop the best strategy, staff and Council will be working closely with a selected team of experts over the next few months. The new growth strategy will lay the foundation for a series of detailed plans such as natural heritage, servicing, storm water and transportation.

To begin this process, the City has retained Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. in association with Macaulay Shiomi Howson Ltd. and W. Scott Morgan & Associates Limited, leading experts in demographic forecasting, land use and development planning, market studies, and policy reviews.

In developing a growth management strategy, the City’s intensification areas, annexed lands, and remaining green field areas will be studied. Plans will include:

• Ademographicanalysisandgrowthforecastfrom2006to2031;

• Anextendedforecastto2046toguidemasterplanningandservicingrequirements;

• Along-termretailcommerciallandneedsstrategy;

• Acomprehensivereviewofemploymentlands;

• Adetailedallocationofpopulation,housingandemploymentgrowthto2031;

• An assessment of residential, commercial and employment land needs and locationoptionsfortheannexedlands;and

• Astrategyformanaginggrowthcompletewithrecommendedphasingpolicies.

At the end of the project, the findings will be included in a growth management report that will serve as a roadmap for the City’s future residential, commercial, institutional, and employment lands development. The recommended strategy will ensure that future population and employment growth are planned, serviced, and developed in a manner that promotes a future Barrie that is compact, complete, economically competitive, and sustainable.

Furthermore, the findings will assist other community service providers with their own long-range planning programs. Their insights into how Barrie will grow will benefit our City’s Police Service, School Boards, Public Library, Georgian College and the Royal Victoria Hospital. Good growth management will also help the Province realize its vision for Central Ontario and recognize the important role that Barrie will play over the next twenty years.

As the project progresses, there will be opportunities for public consultation and engagement.

For more information or questions please email planit@barrie.ca.

Join Us at ASpecial Dedication

The Mulcaster Street Armoury Building will be dedicatedas the Grey & Simcoe Foresters Regimental Museum

May 15 at 1:30 pm36 Mulcaster Street, Barrie

The ceremony will begin with a March at 11:30 am starting from the Barrie Armoury (37 Parkside Drive)

heading North East on Park Street,North on Toronto Street, East on Ross Street, South on

Bayfield Street, East on Collier Street to arrive at City Hall (70 Collier Street), at 12:00 pm noon.

March route and more details online www.barrie.ca

The City of Barrie has a wet �eld policy in an effort to avoid

damage to our sports �elds and injury to players. If the

�eld/diamond is considered unplayable the City has the right to

CANCEL any game booked due to wet �eld conditions. Wondering

if your practice or game is still on or if a sports �eld is closed?

Please call the Leisure, Transit and Facilities Inclement

Weather Hotline 705-739-4215.

Field/ball diamonds shall not be used if lightning is visible.

Immediately move to a safe location – away from metal

structures (backstops, fences), tall structures (light standards,

trees) and out of the open �eld.

Wet Field Policy & Inclement Weather Hotline

Artwork by illustrator Harry Campbell