Market Precinct Task Force

On March 22, 2021, Barrie City Council approved a motion that included the establishment of a Market Precinct Task Force. ​

Revitalizing the west end of Downtown Barrie is an urgent priority for City Council. The key mandate of the Market Precinct Task Force was to report to General Committee with a plan for investments in the economy and in public spaces in the west end of Downtown Barrie.

On February 14, 2022, Council endorsed in principle the concept of a Barrie Bayside Market Area centered around the conversion of the existing transit terminal on Maple Avenue to a year-round market and the construction of a new building nearby to house the Barrie Farmers' Market. 

Market Precinct Task Force Members

• Deputy Mayor Barry Ward (Chair)
• Councillor Sergio Morales (also Downtown Barrie BIA chair)
• Councillor Keenan Aylwin
• Tom Ambeau, Gel Marketing
• Christy Bremner, C2 Design
• Craig Busch, Busch Systems, The Sandbox
• Eric Carter, Barrie Farmers’ Market
• Linda Loftus, Commercial Realtor
• Marlene Hilton-Moore, Sculptor
• Mike Madden, Barrie Farmers’ Market
• Kelly McKenna, Downtown Barrie BIA
• Richard Tremblay, Financial planner, downtown resident
  

City staff supporting the Committee include Michelle Banfield, Director of Development Services, and Stephannie Schlichter, Director of Economic and Creative Development, as well as members of the Mayor’s Office for minute keeping.

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