2018SEPTEMBER 20

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Have fun & stay fit with the City’s Fall & Winter Rec Guide!Get the whole family moving with a variety of fitness and dance classes, swimming lessons, sports leagues and more. Stretch your creative muscles and learn to paint, speak Spanish or program a video game!

Copies are available at any City recreation facility, Barrie Public Libraries and City Hall. Or view it online via barrie.ca/RecGuide.

Municipal Property TaxBilling and InstallmentDue Date NoticeThe 2018 Final property tax bills have been issued for all property owners. All tax bills were mailed May 8 to June 1, 2018.If: • a mortgage company is responsible for paying your taxes and you’ve received a bill, please forward the bill to your mortgage company for payment;

• a Tax Arrears notation is on your tax bill it means there were outstanding taxes/penalty owing at the time of billing. Any penalties/interest accrued after the billing date are not included in the June installment amount. Contact Service Barrie (705-726-4242) for outstanding balance; or,

• you signed up for monthly pre- authorized payments after May 15/18 and you haven’t received payment amount notification, contact Service Barrie (705-726-4242).

Propertytaxfinalinstallmentisdue on September 26th. Penalties/interest for late payments is charged on the first day of each month at 1.25%per month. Payments received are applied first to all penalties owing,and then to the taxes owing.

Failure to receive a tax bill does not excuse property owners from payment nor relieve late payment penalty.

Make payment easy with pre-authorized payment:• Due Date: withdrawn on due date; • Monthly: equal amounts withdrawn Jan-May & Jun-Oct; or, • Arrears: agreed upon amount withdrawn each month (interest applies).

Other options include:• Telebanking & internet banking (19 digit roll number required); •Paymentatanyfinancialinstitution;• Drop boxes at City Hall (ground level entrances); or, • Post-dated cheques.

If you have not received your tax bill please contact Service Barrie at (705) 726-4242 (Mon to Fri, 8 a.m.– 5 p.m.).

For more information about property taxes visit barrie.ca/PropertyTaxes.

Transportation Awards Would you, your organization, or business like to be recognized as an active transportation user or contributor in Barrie? Apply for an Active Transportation Barrie Award! The award recognizes active transportation users and valuable contributions made by members of the community to support or

encourage active transportation in Barrie. Award recipients will be officially recognized by the BarrieActive Transportation Working Group andbeprofiledontheCity’swebsite.

To submit an application please visit barrie.ca/ActiveTransportation, and apply by September 28, 2018.

Local Musicians:Submission ProcessNow Open For Barrie's Downtown CountdownThe City of Barrie is searching for a local band or musician to perform at the 21st annual Downtown Countdown. The selected act will have the opportunity to play a 30-minute set at one of the largest New Year's Eve celebrations in Central Ontario. Bands from Barrie and area that are suitable for a family audience are invited to apply.

Submissions will be accepted until Monday, October 1st. Please include contact information, a bio, and a few examples of your best audio/video for the selection committee to review. Submissions can include where available: a press kit, CD(s), digital audio and video files, and/or directlink to a website, YouTube channel, SoundCloud, etc.

You can email your submissions to events@barrie.caordrop themoffat the Creative Economy Department, 56 Mulcaster Street (beside City Hall) from Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Visit barrie.ca/DowntownCountdown for more information.

Celebrate Allandale Recreation Centre's 35th AnniversaryJoin us at Allandale Recreation Centre (190 Bayview Dr.) on Saturday, September 22 from 2 to 7 p.m. Enjoy cake and refreshments and free fun for the whole family including a balloon artist, tattoo/ airbrushing, underwater photo booth and open skate.

Potential Mail Disruption & Your City PaymentsCanada post has advised of a potential disruption to its service on or after September 26, 2018. Any disruption to Canada Post’s service will not impact the due dates for City charges including water bills, property tax bills and parking & traffic tickets. Latepayment charges will apply if payment is not received by the due date.

To ensure your payment is received on time, please visit the following online pages for information on making payment through your bank, online or in person: Water Billing barrie.ca/WaterServicesPayment Options barrie.ca/PropertyTaxes barrie.ca/ParkingTickets

For more information, please contact Service Barrie:Email: ServiceBarrie@barrie.caPhone: (705) 726-4242Desk: 1st Floor, 70 Collier Street (M-F 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

It’s important. Vote.Barrie.ca/election

BARRIE VOTES 2018

Think voting in Barrie’s Municipal Election won’t make a difference?Your vote will help select Barrie’s City Council who makes decisions about the programs and services that directlyimpact your daily life – the water you drink, public spaces you enjoy, roads you drive on and safety of yourneighbourhood. Your Mayor and Councillor represent you, your well-being and your interests. Your vote will alsoselect a School Board Trustee who is the community’s advocate for children’s education.

VOTING TAKES PLACE:• OCT 6: City Hall, 70 Collier Street from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.• Oct 12–13 & 15–17: Vote Bus (various locations and times)• Oct 18–20 & 22: Voting locations (various locations and times)

Take acceptable I.D. to any voting location in Barrie (including theVote Bus) to cast your ballot for Mayor, City Council and SchoolBoard Trustee.

Speed up your visit by confirming you’re on the Voters’ Listat barrie.ca/VoterLookup.

One of these things is notlike the other.Help us produce quality compost. Keep garbage out of yard waste.

Acceptable yard waste items include:

Leaves and brush Grass clippings Garden waste

Bales of strawTree trimmings

Yard waste bags containing unacceptable materials will be left at the curb.

Weekly collection of yard waste occurs in September, October and November.

For more info visit barrie.ca/CurbsideCollection