Downtown Barrie AGM + Holiday Social
Downtown Barrie AGM + Holiday Social Dec 15th, 2022 at 4:30 till 8pm Due to the current weather situation, all […]
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City of Barrie Right-of-Way Notice
Theatre Block Development (55 Dunlop St W) Lane reduction The Barrie Waterfront Development project at 55 Dunlop Street West has […]
Downtown Barrie BIA Membership Meeting
Downtown Barrie BIA Membership Meeting April 6, 2022 at 5pm Attention Downtown Barrie BIA Members: You’re invited to a virtual […]
City of Barrie Wayfinding Strategy: Public Survey
The City of Barrie is working with Cygnus Design Group to improve the city’s wayfinding signage system. What is ‘wayfinding’ […]
City of Barrie Wayfinding Strategy: Business Engagement Survey
Hey BIA members! The City of Barrie is working with the BIA and Tourism Barrie to reach out to businesses […]
Request to City Council to Create Small Business Subclass for Commercial Tax Relief
On January 15, 2022, the Downtown Barrie BIA Board of Management submitted a request to Barrie City Council to create […]
Financial Supports for Businesses
Financial Supports for Businesses Financial Supports Update (February 9, 2022): Small businesses that are subject to closure under the modified […]
Hot Cocoa Trail Social Media Kit
Hot Cocoa Trail Social Media Kit The Hot Cocoa Trail is back in Downtown Barrie! This event will run every […]
Annual General Meeting: November 1st, 2021 Attention Downtown Barrie BIA Members! You’re invited to the virtual Annual General Meeting […]
Open Air Dunlop Continuing to Support Downtown Businesses
For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 28, 2021 (Barrie, Ontario) Open Air Dunlop Continuing to Support Downtown Businesses The interest and […]
Message from the Executive Director (July 9, 2021)
July 9th, 2021 Good afternoon, BIA Members, What a summer we’re having so far! Open Air Dunlop seems to be […]
UPDATE: Open Air Dunlop Begins Saturday, June 12 in Downtown Barrie
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 10, 2021 (Barrie, Ontario) Open Air Dunlop Begins Saturday, June 12 in Downtown Barrie With […]
Downtown Barrie to kick off summer with Open Air Dunlop on Saturday, June 19
For Immediate Release: Monday, May 31, 2021 (Barrie, Ontario) Downtown Barrie to kick off summer with Open Air Dunlop on […]
SMDHU Survey for Supervised Consumption Site within Downtown Barrie BIA
Attention BIA Members: Your Input on an SCS within Downtown Barrie BIA is Needed The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) […]
Thanksgiving Holiday Waste Collection Notice
Open Air Dunlop: What You Need To Know
Attention BIA Members! 🍂 🍁 Pedestrianization of Dunlop Street East is coming with OPEN AIR DUNLOP! 🍁 🍂 In June […]
Resources for Keeping Our Downtown Clean & Safe
Resources for Keeping Our Downtown Clean & Safe Attention BIA members! As we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
🎉 50th Anniversary of BIAs! 🎉 In 1967, challenges were facing retailers as a proliferation of shopping malls were springing […]
Business in the Park
City invites businesses to submit proposals for Business in the Parks Pilot Program Tuesday, August 25, 2020 (Barrie, ON) – […]
Music @ Meridian Place
Music @ Meridian Place! 🎶 🎵 Summer in the city with some good music! 🎶 🎵 You may have noticed […]
Coming Soon: Beautification Coordinators
Description The Downtown Barrie (BIA) will be bringing Beautification Coordinators on board who will be responsible for keeping our downtown […]
Dunlop Street Pilot Project
Description Pedestrianization of Dunlop Street East is coming with the Dunlop Street pilot project! Here’s what Downtown Barrie (BIA) members […]
HeyLocal! Sign Up Today!
Description Whether you’d been planning to get online some day but never found time, or had wanted to stay brick […]
Summer Saturdays at Meridian Place: We want to share your stuff!
Description BIA staff have been setting up their tent at Meridian Place each Saturday this summer creating a presence and […]
BIA Members: Tell Us Your Story
Description Greetings to all you awesome downtowners, The best way to tell a story is chapter by chapter and we […]
Welcome the BIA’s New Board & Executive Team!
The Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA) is pleased to announce the ratification of the six new members of the Downtown […]
Downtown Barrie’s Curbside Pickup Contest
To show just how easy it is to order for curbside pick up, check out the video below […]
OBIAA Impact of COVID-19 on BIAs
OBIAA Impact of COVID-19 on BIAs Survey Results Our BIAs are part of the framework of the Ontario community and […]
Downtown Barrie (BIA) Board By-Election Update
Description On Thursday, April 30th, the Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA) Board of Management passed a motion to approve the […]
Downtown Barrie (BIA) Board of Management: 2020 By-Election Statement
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 BIA BY-ELECTION STATEMENT TO OUR MEMBERSHIP At Last Meeting, BIA Staff, Board & Members Present Unified […]
Downtown Barrie (BIA) Board By-Election: Legal Memorandum
The Downtown Barrie BIA recently conducted an election as required pursuant to its Constitution and as authorized in accordance with […]
Downtown Barrie (BIA) Board By-Election
Description The Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA) Board of Management held a by-election to fill six (6) vacancies on its […]