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4 days ago
- Business
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Barrie expecting to recoup the majority of its $25 million in storm damages
Barrie is now expecting to recoup the majority of its $25-million-dollars in damages from downed power lines to fallen trees and affected infrastructure.
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5 days ago
- General
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Barrie celebrates Seniors' Month with free activities
City of Barrie celebrates Seniors' Month with free activities across the city. Thu., June 5, 2025. PHOTO: SUBMITTED. If you were a senior when Barrie started celebrating Seniors' Month 41 years ago, keep going, you're on a roll. For the rest of us, we're just 35-year-olds stuck in these old bodies, wondering what the heck happened. Barrie is celebrating June as Seniors' Month, by thanking older adults for the contributions they've made. 'Barrie's seniors helped build the beautiful city we're proud to call home,' said Mayor Alex Nuttall. 'Their impact is seen and felt in every corner of our community. They are the backbone of Barrie. 'Seniors' Month is our chance to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions seniors have made through many of the activities offered by the city to reflect how deeply Barrie values and appreciates the vital role seniors play in our community.' This year's Seniors' Month free activities include: • Monday, June 9, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Parkview Centre, 55+ Try It: Parkview Walking Group: Join a group and walk along the lakeshore trail leaving from Parkview Centre front doors. Wear comfortable clothing and good walking shoes. Walking poles are provided! • Tuesday, June 10, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Parkview Centre Parkview Nature Play: Join Parks & Rec staff in our nature-based program to connect children, parents, grandparents, and caregivers in shared hands-on outdoor experience (Inter-generational). • Saturday, June 14, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parkview Centre, Parkview 55+ Trunk Sale: Stop by this large community outdoor garage sale, open to all. Proceeds go to Parkview 55+ Centre. Rain or shine. • Tuesday, June 17, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Allandale Recreation Centre: Bone Health 101: This workshop is led by an Osteoporosis Canada instructor and will include falls prevention, the risk of fracture and maintaining healthy bones. • Thursday, June 19, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Allandale Recreation Centre, 55+ Active Living Fair: Vendors, presentations, demos and a BBQ. At 11 a.m., the Honourable Raymond Cho, Minister of Seniors and Accessibility, Barrie-Innisfil MPP Andrea Khanjin and Mayor Alex Nuttall attend the celebration. • Monday, June 23, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Parkview Centre 55+ Try It: Parkview Walking Group: Join a group and walk along the lakeshore trail leaving from Parkview Centre front doors. Wear comfortable clothing and good walking shoes. Walking poles are provided. • Tuesday, June 24, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Parkview Centre Pollinators Week: Nature Play programming includes nature-based games, urban agriculture, and community-building activities (Intergenerational). • Tuesday, June 24, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Allandale Recreation Centre 55+ Entertainment and Dance Sponsored by Aspira: A fun afternoon of live music and dancing, refreshments, prizes and more. Barrie encourages individuals 65 years and older to take advantage of free transit on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the year. Valid photo ID must be presented upon boarding. Funding for 55+ Centre events, including events as part of Seniors Month, is provided in part by the Province of Ontario.
