It’s Time To Vote For Your Favourite of Barrie’s Best ‘Places & Spaces’
YOU HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 28 TO VOTE
City of Barrie Release, Courtesy of Barrie360.com Published: Aug 20th, 2023
News release – City of Barrie
In July, residents were asked to submit their favourite places and spaces in Barrie.
We know the city has so many unique and wonderful areas, but we’re looking for the top spots, and now we need residents’ help to narrow down the list!
The City is asking residents to vote for their favourites from the most popular submissions:
- Sunnidale Park
- North Shore Trail
- Heritage Park
- Centennial Park & Beach
- Ardagh Bluffs
- Southshore Park and walking path
- The Gables Park
- Wyman Jacques Arboretum
- Nelson Lookout
- Minet’s Point Park & Beach
- Johnson’s Beach
- Kempenfelt Park
- Tyndale Park
- Painswick Park
- St. Vincent Park
- Peggy Hill Team Community Centre
- Farmers’ Market
- Bear Creek Eco Park
- Barrie Public Library
- Tollendale Woods Park
Residents can vote for their favourite places and spaces from the list by August 28 via barrie.ca/calendar.
The City will feature the top spots in the 2024 Waste Collection Calendar.
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Patricia is the Business Mentor and owner of Grow Vantage and a Past President of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce. She applies over 30 years of business experience (from start-up to corporate) to mentor entrepreneurs. Since 2011, she has held over 6,500 coaching and training sessions in-person and online. Through Ask For Directions Training, her entrepreneurial training program (and parent company Grow Vantage), and as a business coach, she works with start-ups who are new (or who have lost traction) to design, launch and grow their businesses. Along with 20 other expert instructors she teaches strategies in marketing, sales, communications, and finance, as well as practical techniques to increase productivity, and manage their businesses. In other words, everything entrepreneurs need to learn to grow and run their businesses successfully, and avoid the costly mistakes they can't even see coming - that lead to delays in growth and getting stuck.
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