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        • Recognizing the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
        • Sir Robert Barrie 
        • Honouring our Canadian Armed Forces
        • Municipal Naming
        • Barrie Heritage Awards
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        • Allandale Heritage Measures
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        • Urban Forestry
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