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Downtown Barrie Business Winners 2016

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Chamber Business Awards

Invest Barrie New Business Award Ripe Juicery
Mayor’s Employer of the Year Tyger Shark
Powerstream Innovator of the Year Tyger Shark

Tourism Barrie Awards

President’s Award Claudine Benoit, Barrie Film Festival
Tourism Promotion Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery
Tourism Greening/Sustainability Ripe Juicery
Live Entertainment Venue Sticky Fingers Bar & Grill, Dunlop Street West

City of Barrie – Arts Awards

Contribution to the Community Art in House

Barrie Advance – Reader’s Choice Winners

Contribution to the Community Donaleigh’s Irish Public House
Best Cake Shop Cakes By Design
Best Chef Randy Feltis, The Farmhouse
Best Fine Dining Michael & Marion’s
Best Yoga Studio Bliss, Ann Green Yoga
Best Board Shop Tropical North
Best Bridal Helen’s Bridal
Best Fabric Shop Simcoe Sew & Quilt
Best Florist Joshua’s Greenery
Best Jewellery Bill LeBoeuf Jewellery
Best Greek Restaurant Casa Mia
Best Hamburger Kenzington’s Burger Bar
Best Indian Restaurant Tara Indian
Best Italian Restaurant Il Buco Ristorante
Best Sushi Restaurant Akira
Best Vegetarian Restaurant Avocobar
Best Pub, Bar & Outdoor Patio Donaleighs Irish Public House
Best Waitress Michelle, Donaleigh’s Irish Public House

Barrie Examiner – Best of Barrie

Jewellery Bill Leboeuf Jewellery
Art Gallery The MacLaren Art Gallery
Night Club The Queens Night Club
Frozen Yogurt Swirleez
Banking Centre TD Bank

Top Choice Awards

Top Bridal The Gown Gallery
Top Cake Cakes by Design
Top Café Unity Market
Top Fine Dining The North Restaurant
Top Family Restaurant The Farmhouse
Top Crepe Shop Chavro Crepes
Top Grill & Wine Bar Canvas & Cabernet
Top Sandwich Shop Grilled Cheese Social Eatery
Top Steakhouse Town & Country Steakhouse
Top Vegetarian Restaurant Boon Burger Café

Georgian College – Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre

Entreprener’s Champion The Creative Space

Trip Advisor

Top downtown restaurants actual ranking of 353 in the city of Barrie
As of December 13, 2016

50% of the Top 10
65% of the Top 20
60% of the Top 30

…and so many more!
Here they are!…

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Promenade Days, Craft Beer & BBQ Festivals Cancelled

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, June 15th, 2020

Promenade Days, Craft Beer & BBQ Festivals Cancelled in Downtown Barrie

As COVID-19 continues to affect our daily lives, the Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA) hopes that you, your family, friends and colleagues are safe and well, and are taking the necessary precautions to keep our community safe.

Usually at this time of year, we are busy preparing for both the annual Promenade Days Festival and the Craft Beer & BBQ Festival. However, due to the public health risks associated with mass gatherings, the Downtown Barrie (BIA) has made the difficult decision to cancel these events for 2020.

The 2020 Promenade Days Festival, held annually in conjunction with City of Barrie’s Canada Day celebrations, was scheduled fromJuly 3rd to 5th and the 2020 Craft Beer & BBQ Festival was to take place from July 10th to 12th.

Please note that the Downtown Barrie (BIA) will be contributing to the City of Barrie’s Virtual Canada Day Celebration. We encourage you and your family to tune in.

We recognize that both these events are highly anticipated every year and this decision was not easy to make. Despite the excitement for these events, the health and safety of our members, attendees, volunteers and staff is our primary concern. Thank you for your understanding.

The community is still welcome to visit downtown Barrie and check out our new Dunlop Streetscape due to be completed July 15th for Dunlop Street East and Fall 2020 for Dunlop Street West.

Be well and always #SupportLocal.

For more information contact:

Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA)
[email protected]
downtownbarrie.ca

The Downtown Barrie BIA acknowledges that the Business Improvement Area is located on the traditional land of the Anishnaabeg people. The Anishnaabeg include the Odawa, Ojbwe and Pottawatomi nations, collectively known as the Three Fires Confederacy. The Downtown Barrie BIA is dedicated to honoring Indigenous history and culture and committed to moving forward in the spirit of reconciliation and respect with all First Nations, Métis and Inuit people.