City Services

The City of Barrie is committed to providing a vast array of services to our growing community.

Major Services Provided by the City

• Business Development and Culture
• Parks 
• Recreation programs and facilities
• Curbside collection and disposal
• Fire and Emergency Services 
• Community planning, engineering and growth management
• Municipal roads, bridges and transportation
• Wastewater (sewage) collection, treatment and disposal plants
• Water supply, purification plants, and distribution systems
• Stormwater management and source water protection
• General government, including but not limited to, the following:
  
  

  • building services	• enforcement services
  • legislative & court services	• legal services
  • finance	• information technology
  • human resources	• corporate communications
  	• by-laws

The City is organized to deliver these services under two divisions — Community and Corporate Services, and Infrastructure and Growth Management — and three strategic portfolios, with a focus on Council’s key priorities. In addition, an Executive Management Team (EMT) is comprised of the Chief Administrative Officer, general managers of each division, and executive directors of the three portfolios.

Services Provided by Others, with Funding from the City

• Barrie Police 
• Social services, social housing and land ambulance (County of Simcoe)
• Barrie Public Libraries
• Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
• Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Commission
• Tourism Barrie 
• Physician Recruitment 
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit