Commemorative Program
The City of Barrie’s Commemorative Program enables residents and visitors to permanently pay tribute to a significant person or occasion within public lands with the approval of Parks Planning and Development staff by four methods:
-
Commemorative Bench
-
Commemorative Plaque and Tree in Sunnidale Park
-
Commemorative Native Tree
-
Commemorative Trans Canada Trail Pavilion Plaque
People may donate in memory of a loved one, to celebrate a marriage or birth, to honour a retiree, as a gift for a graduate student or birthday, or anniversary or any other special occasion.
Commemorative Benches
Residents may purchase a Heritage Style Bench with an inscribed bronze plaque to be placed within a park in Barrie in consultation with Parks Planning & Development staff.
-
The donor’s requested inscription and bench location preference is subject to the approval of Parks Planning and Development staff.
-
The donation is tax deductible as per the Income Tax Act, subparagraph 110 (1, 2, 1v) and income tax receipts will be issued upon request.
-
The total cost per bench donation is $1,200.00, payable to the City of Barrie upon submission of the application form.
-
The total cost includes the bench purchase, base installation, plaque, engraving and attachment, taxes, 10 year maintenance and administration. Theft or vandalism of the plaque is not covered by the maintenance responsibilities of the City.
-
Bench installations will be scheduled once per year with the municipal annual bench installation contract.
-
The donation in no way constitutes ownership of the bench, and the City reserves the right to relocate the bench if redevelopment warrants this action.
-
The program will be reviewed from time to time which may result in revisions to the policy in future years. The prices quoted are not guaranteed beyond March 2012.
Sunnidale Park Tree and Plaque
Residents and visitors may purchase an inscribed plaque to be placed on one of two Doorway Sculptures at the Tranquility Garden in the Arboretum with a commemorative tree to be placed within Sunnidale Park with in consultation with Parks Planning & Development staff.
Sunnidale Park Tree Species Selection List
- Acer ginnala “Flame" - Flame Maple
- Acer nigrum - Black Maple
- Acer nigrum ‘Greencolumn’ - Columnar Black Maple
- Acer spicatum - Mountain Maple
- Acer x freemanii ‘Celzam’ - Celebration Freemanii
- Aesculus hippocastanum - Common Horsechesnut
- Carya cordiformis - Bitternut Hickory
- Eucommia Hardy - Rubber Tree
- Gymnocladus dioica - Kentucky Coffee Tree
- Fagus sylvatica - European Beech
- Plantanus occidentialis - American Sycamore
- Populas grandidentiata - Large-toothed Aspen
- Populus tremuloides - Trembling Aspen
- Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak
- Sorbus americana - American Mountain Ash
- Tilia americana - Basswood
- Gymnocladus dioica - Kentucky Coffee Tree
- Abies balsamea - Balsam Fir
- Abies concolor - White Fir
- Abies fraseri - Fraser Fir
- Larix laricia - Tamarack
- Picea mariana - Black Spruce
- Pinus sylvestris - Scots Pine
- Pinus ponderosa - Ponderosa Pine
- Tsuga Canadensis - Eastern Hemlock
-
The total cost includes the tree purchase, delivery and installation, plaque to be located on The Arboretum Doorway Sculptures located in the Tranquility Garden in Sunnidale Park, engraving and attachment, maintenance, taxes and administration. Theft or vandalism of the plaque or tree is not covered by the maintenance responsibilities of the City.
-
The total cost per plaque and tree donation is $500.00, payable to the City of Barrie upon submission of the application form. The donation is tax deductible as per the Income Tax Act, sub-paragraph 110 (1, 2, 1v) and income tax receipts will be issued upon request
-
Tree installation will be scheduled once per year during fall planting contract.
-
The donation in no way constitutes ownership of the tree and the Engineering Department reserved the right to relocate the tree if redevelopment warrants this action. The program will be reviewed from time to time which may result in revisions to the policy and pricing in future years. The prices quoted are not guaranteed beyond December 2011.
Parkland Native Trees
Residents may purchase a native tree to be planted in virtually any park, provided Parks Planning & Development approves of the minimum size, species and specific location. No plaque is permitted, due to concerns relating to vandalism, mowing maintenance and durability.
Parkland Native Tree Species Selection List
- Acer rubrum - Red Maple
- Acer saccharinum - Silver Maple
- Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple
- Amelanchier canadensis - Serviceberry Standard
- Celtis occidentalis - Common Hackberry
- Juglans nigra - Black Walnut
- Quercus alba - White Oak
- Quercus rubra - Red Oak
- Quercus palustris - Pin Oak
- Ulmus x ‘Pioneer' - Pioneer Elm
- Larix laricina - Larch
- Picea glauca - White Spruce
- Pinus strobus - White Pine
- Thuja occidentalis - Eastern White Cedar
-
The total cost per tree donation is $350.00, payable to the City of Barrie upon submission of the application form.
-
The donation is tax deductible as per the Income Tax Act, sub-paragraph 110 (1, 2, 1v) and income tax receipts will be issued upon request.
-
Tree installation will be scheduled once per year during fall planting contract.
-
The donation in no way constitutes ownership of the tree and the Engineering Department reserved the right to relocate the tree if redevelopment warrants this action.
-
The program will be reviewed from time to time which may result in revisions to the policy in future years. The prices quoted are not guaranteed beyond December 2010.
Download the Commemorative Program Application Form. Completed application forms can be brought to the 6th floor, City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie.
You can also help build the Trans Canada Trail in Barrie. Click here for more information on contributing to the Trail.
