Upcoming Events

October 30The Ghost Bus TourHolly Community Centre, 171 Mapleton Avenue 5:00pm to 8:00pmBring out the whole family and get ready for some chills and thrills at the Ghost Bus Tour! This FREE event will be full of spooktacular surprises including face painting, games and crafts! You can even take a tour through the Barrie Transit Ghost Bus! Get ready for a scare and we'll see you there.... if you dare!

November 6World Town Planning Day 2014 Workshop: Planning for Age-Friendly CommunitiesVictoria Village, 146 Toronto Street 9:00am to 12:30pmThe City of Barrie, CMHC, and the Seniors Advisory Committee are pleased to participate in World Town Planning Day 2014. Please join us as we explore the challenges of adapting our cities to become more accessible for Ontario’s increasing senior population. Our speakers will discuss the need for the expansion of housing options, the design of age-friendly communities, and the adaptation of homes to allow aging-in-place. To register for this FREE event, please email steven.farquharson@barrie.ca or call 705-739-4220 ext. 4478. All are welcome, but space will be limited.

November 9Parkview Centre Annual Christmas Tea and Craft Show189 Blake Street, 10:00am to 2:00pmGet your shopping list ready and head to Parkview Centre to get your holiday shopping all wrapped up! Artisans and vendors will be on site with their handcrafted jewelry, woodworking, crafts, sweet treats and more! Visit with Santa, listen to the carolers and enjoy your first Christmas tea of the season. For more details, please call Parkview at 705-737-0755.

November 12Barrie Septic WorkshopZehrs Community Room, 620 Yonge Street7:00pmIs your property still on Septic? If so, come out and learn about grants that are available to you. City of Barrie and LSRCA Staff will answer questions about upgrading your system as well as what is involved in hooking up to municipal services. Find out about grants and free technical assistance that are available for you to do projects on your property. This workshop is free, however please register by contacting Danielle at D.Aulenback@lsrca.on.ca or 905-895-1281, ext 114. For information about up-and-coming workshops please visit www.lsrca.on.ca.

November 15Christmas at EBCCEast Bayfield Community Centre, 80 Livingstone St. East 10:00am to 1:00pmJoin Santa for a very special story time! Children of all ages listen in wonderment as Santa shares stories from the North Pole. Family gym, open swim with an underwater photo booth plus arts and crafts are also available. Santa has made East Bayfield Community Centre one of his first stops of the season for the last few years; we invite you to make this a part of your family’s annual tradition. Call 705-739-4225 for more details.

November 15Downtown Tree-Lighting Celebration Memorial Square, 65 Dunlop Street East 5:00pm to 8:00pmKick off the holiday season at what has become a community tradition in downtown Barrie! Gather for horse-drawn wagon rides, face painting, hot chocolate, festive entertainment, and a visit from Santa himself. Santa will arrive in Barrie via the Santa Claus Parade, which starts at 5pm. Cap off the festivities with the lighting of the tree followed by a fantastic fireworks show presented in partnership with the City of Barrie. For details about this and other Downtown Barrie events, visit www.downtownbarrie.ca.

Downtown Branch: 60 Worsley StreetPainswick Branch: 48 Dean AvenuePhone: 705-728-1010 Website: library.barrie.ca

October 30Living Well With Diabetes Painswick, Massie Family Program Room 2:00pm to 3:00pmJoin us as JoAnn Warren, coordinator of the Diabetes Association shares tips on:• Livingwellwithdiabetes• Bloodglucoseandbloodglucosetesting• PreventingcomplicationsThis program is geared to help participants understand the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of healthy living and blood glucose management. They will be able to recognize diabetes related complications and help to prevent or minimize their impact.

October 30Powers of Attorney: Understanding Consent, Capacity, and the Substitute Decisions Act Downtown, Angus Ross Meeting Room 7:00pm to 8:30pmJoin us for this session in the Wills and Estates 101 series offered by Sonja Hodis. Find out what you can do if someone you love does not have the capacity to make decisions. Learn what a power of attorney is and how it is used. Understand your role and responsibilities as a Power of Attorney if ever you are appointed as one.

November 1Intro to NaNoWriMo @ Your Library! Painswick, Massie Family Program Room 2:00pm to 4:00pmCome out and learn more about National Novel Writing Month! Drop by the Massie Family Program Room to find out about NaNoWriMo.

We will have the website on display, handouts about writing available, and we will help you sign up for NaNoWriMo and get your novel started! We have lots of materials to start you on your writing path. Come and see what we have to offer!

November 5Senior Social Painswick, Massie Family Program Room 2:00pm to 3:00pmSeniors of all ages are invited to attend this free event and meet new friends. It features book chats, guest speakers, activities, and card/board games. Event topics change monthly in response to attendee requests. Drop-in Senior Social runs on the 1st Wednesday of each month.

November 6Library on the LooseHolly Community Centre Storytime 9:30am to 10:00am OR 10:30am to 11:00amThe Library staff are on the loose! The Children's staff of the Barrie Public Library will be presenting 30 minute drop-in story times in Activity Room 2 at the Holly Community Centre. The songs, stories and rhymes will be geared to ages 5 and under.

November 6LEGO After School Fun Downtown, Angus Ross Meeting Room 4:30pm to 5:30pmLibrary staff host drop-in building sessions for Lego lovers to meet, share ideas and have some fun together. Lego will be supplied by the library (donations of Lego from the public will be welcome as well). Parents are reminded that they must remain in the library building if their child is under 10 years of age. No registration required. Children ages 6 years and up are welcome. Space may be limited to the first 30 children. Repeats every Thursday until November 27, 2014.

For information on news, events, and more visit us online at Barrie.ca Contact Us Phone: 705-726-4242 TTY: 705-792-7910 E-mail: cityinfo@barrie.ca

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More Value, More Options with Recreation Fall SessionsIt’s getting colder outside! Don’t worry, we have you covered. Recreation Barrie will get you warmed up with a second fall session keeping you active and busy, whatever the weather!

We are shaking things up and giving you more class options by offering two fall sessions instead of one. The extra session offers more class options and flexibility, letting you choose what best suits your lifestyle. This two-part programming reduces costs, making recreation even more affordable and accessible to everyone!

For more information on recreation programming visit barrie.ca/Recreation. To register, visit play.barrie.ca. You can also find details about these programs and many more in the Fall/Winter Recreation Guide available at any recreation facility, City Hall or online at barrie.ca/RecGuide.

2014 Crime Prevention Campaign NOVEMBER 2–8, 2014

The Barrie Police Service is joining police services across the Province in supporting the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police’s (OACP) 2014 Crime Prevention Campaign the week of November 2–8, 2014, which focuses on Community partnerships, ‘Shared Responsibilities’. Beginning Sunday November 2nd a series of events will be occurring throughout the city promoting crime prevention and personal safety tips:

SUNDAY NOvEMBEr 2

At 6:30pm Barrie Police will kick off the week’s events with a free community skate at Holly Recreation Centre. Officers will be available to discuss crime prevention initiatives and answer questions from the community members.

MONDAY NOvEMBEr 3

Theme of the day: Senior Safety. The @BarriePolice Twitter Contest begins, for a chance to win an iPAD mini. Use hashtag #BPSspreadtheword and retweet the Crime Prevention Tips of the Day. Tips will be about Senior, Personal and Home Safety and our Vulnerable Persons Registry with up to 4 entries per day.

TUESDAY NOvEMBEr 4

Live tweets with Crime Prevention Officer Cst. John Herd discussing Personal Safety Tips.

WEDNESDAY NOvEMBEr 5

Theme of the Day: Home Safety. Keep watching @BarriePolice on Twitter to be eligible for contest.

ThUrSDAY NOvEMBEr 6

Theme of the day: Vulnerable Persons. Barrie Police will be at Georgian Mall with community partners promoting the benefits of our Vulnerable Persons Registry.

FrIDAY NOvEMBEr 7

At noon the @BarriePolice #BPSspreadtheword twitter contest closes; winner will be announced!

The City of Barrie competitive bid opportunities can be found at Biddingo.com/barrie. Businesses can also complete the Vendor’s Application form to receive free City of Barrie opportunity alerts from this website.

The City does not warrant, represent, or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any bid documents and/or information retrieved from any third party source other than Biddingo.com/barrie or in person from the City of Barrie. The City is not responsible for any loss or damage including, but not limited to, time, money, or goodwill arising from errors, inaccuracies or omissions in any third party bid documents and/or information.

To Obtain Documents• DownloadbiddocumentdirectlyfromBiddingo.com/barrie. • Subscribe as a Biddingo member to download unlimited documents from Biddingo.com/barrie. The Biddingo subscription fee is $250 per year. • Non-subscribers can download individual bid documents from Biddingo.com/barrie, a fee may apply to each document. • Pick up in person from the Purchasing Branch, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie ON during business hours Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. A non-refundable document fee applies to each hardcopy document.

Working Carbon Monoxide alarms are now required in all homes. It’s the law. Protect your family against this silent killer.

For more information, visit barrie.ca/HomeFireSafety.

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Are You Interested InEmployment Opportunities

with the City of Barrie?

Full Time Permanent Opportunities

Operations Project Co-ordinator (Water) (O-14-17)

Closing date: November 6, 2014

Temporary or Casual Opportunities

Project Manager - IT (Temporary - approximately 2 years)

(T-14-52)Closing date: November 3, 2014

Co-op or Student Opportunities

Field Technician Co-op Student (2 positions available)

Closing date: November 7, 2014

To check out all current employment opportunites please visit barrie.ca/JobOpps

Female-Only SwimSundays, 5:05pm – 6:35pm • East Bayfield Community Centre, 80 Livingstone Street East

Join us Sunday evenings for our Female Only swims. Both big and small pools are open so you can swim at a leisurely pace or just sit and relax with your feet in the water. If you’re feeling energetic, there are lanes available for a fitness swim and registered swim lessons are available upon request. Regular fee applies. For more information, please contact Cathy Gellegan-Colby at 705-739 - 4220, ext: 4764.

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Water Main Flushing in City’s North EndThe City of Barrie is performing water main flushing at just over 1800 hydrant locations throughout the City’s North end for the next 6 to 8 weeks. Southern borders of the work area being Edgehill Dr, Wellington St West, and Blake St respectively; city limits to the North, East and West complete the boundary of the work area for this program.

In addition to witnessing crews flowing water at fire hydrants, residents and businesses may experience some water discoloration for short durations as flushing crews move through their work areas. In those instances these guidelines should be followed:

• Turn on a cold water tap and let the water run for a few minutes.• Do not choose a tap that has a water filter connected to it, or the sediment

may clog your filter.• Do not use a hot water tap because it could draw sediment into your hot water tank.• Catch some water in a light-colored cup or container to see if it is clear. Proceed to use

the water if it is clear. If the water doesn’t clear in 5 minutes, wait 10 minutes and try again.

Call 705-739-4220 ext. 4805 for more information.

The City reminds residents not to place items such as plastic pots, plastic packaging, or garbage

materials in leaf and yard waste bags as they do not break down in the composting process to form rich, organic soil. Please refer to barrie.ca/composting and the Yard Waste FAQS at Barrie.ca/CurbsideCollection for more information.

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CO Alarms Are Now MandatoryD id you know that 60% of Canadians do not have a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm

installed in their house and 44% do not have their heating systems checked annually? Not surprisingly, more than 50 people die each year from carbon monoxide poisoning in Canada, including 11 on average in Ontario.

These statistics are about to change as Ontario enforces mandatory CO alarms, the new CO law – Bill 77, The Hawkins-Gignac Act, ensuring that our families and homes are safe. As of October 15th, it is now required to have CO alarms in every household in the province, regardless of its age.

The timing coincides with the onset of winter when CO poisoning is a higher risk. During the colder season, we spend more and more time indoors increasing our use of gas heaters, fireplaces, and other gadgets to beat the cold.

Without proper maintenance, appliances such as furnaces, clothes dryers, water heaters, fireplaces, wood stoves, barbecues, and gas ranges can produce CO from the incomplete burning of fuels such as natural gas, wood, propane, heating oil, kerosene, coal, or charcoal.

Plus, CO leaks are undetectable. It is a poisonous gas you cannot see, taste or smell and is often referred to as the “silent killer”. It causes flu-like symptoms such as headaches, nausea, dizziness, burning eyes, confusion, drowsiness, and even loss of consciousness. In very severe cases, CO poisoning can result in brain damage and death.

Here are some helpful tips to help you comply with the new law, but most importantly to keep your family safe:

• All homes, of any age, with either oil, propane or gas burning appliances, furnace or water heater, a wood or gas fireplace, or an attached garage or carport, must have at least one working carbon monoxide alarm installed outside of sleeping areas.

• Like smoke alarm laws, home owners who do not have a CO alarm installed can be fined.

• CO alarms come with an expiry date. Check alarms already installed, especially those before 2008, as they need to be replaced every 7-10 years depending on the brand.

• Replace batteries in your CO alarm annually, or opt for models with 10-year sealed lithium batteries that never need to be changed.

• Have a licensed technician check your fuel burning appliances (ie: furnace, fireplace, water heater) annually, to ensure they are in proper working order and vented correctly.

• Carbon monoxide alarms needs to be installed near all sleeping areas. In multi-unit residential buildings, they also need to be installed inside service rooms.

• Any time you suspect CO in your home - maybe someone is experiencing symptoms or your CO alarm sounds - leave the home immediately and call 911 or your local fire department.

Common Causes of CO Leaks

• Fuel-burning appliances, venting systems, and chimneys not maintained by a qualified service technician or heating contractor

• A chimney blocked by a nest, snow or debris

• Improper venting of a furnace and cracked furnace heat exchangers

• Exhaust fumes seeping into your home from a car running in an attached garage

• Using fuel-burning appliances like barbecues, lanterns, lawnmowers, in an enclosed space like a tent, cottage, workshop, or garage

• Combustion gases spilling into a home if too much air is being consumed by a fireplace or exhausted by kitchen/bathroom fans in a tightly-sealed house

Don’t Miss the 2014 Barrie Arts Awards Gala!

The City ’s Department of Culture is proud to present the Barrie Arts Awards 2014.

The gala evening will be held on Wednesday, November 5 at Southshore Community Centre, 205 Lakeshore Drive. Come out and recognize Barrie’s best at this celebratory event. Five awards will be distributed.

• Contribution to the Community: for individuals who have played a significant role in the development of an arts organization or program

• Emerging Artist: a talented individual who is beginning a body of work in pursuit of a career in the arts

• Business Award: for a business person who has consistently and significantly supported the arts

• Most Promising Youth: must be under 19 years of age and demonstrating superior ability in the arts

• Excellence in the Arts: for the more established artist, performer or author

Doors open at 6:30pm with cocktails and appetizers (cash bar), with the awards ceremony getting underway at 7:00pm. If you are interested in attending the gala, please RVSP to culture@barrie.ca or by calling the Department of Culture at 705-739-4299.

TuNE IN AT 2pm TODAY

Tune in to “Clear to Respond’ on Rogers TV today (Oct. 30) at 2pm where John Gignac will be the special guest. John is from the Hawkins-Gignac Foundation and is the driving force behind the new Carbon Monoxide Alarm legislation. He will talk about the reasons behind the legislation, the new law, and what you need to do.

For more helpful information, visit barrie.ca/HomeFireSafety.