| Fire & Emergency Service | $425 | - 24/7 availability
- Less than 6 minutes travel time in 90% of incidents (2020)
- 3,500+ fire inspections (2020)
- 21,250 emergency calls processed (2020)
- Response to 7,453 emergency incidents (2020)
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Barrie Police
(service partner) | $894 | - 24/7 emergency response and proactive community policing with evidence-based, technology-supported initiatives such as body-worn cameras
- Action on 68,460 calls for service per year (average; 2018-2020)
- Dedicated Traffic Services, Crime Prevention, Marine Unit, and Courthouse Security
- Complex investigations handled by specialized units including Crimes Against Persons, Human Trafficking, Tech Crimes, Homicide, Drugs, Missing Persons
- Support the implementation of the City of Barrie's Community Safety and Well Being Plan including proactively addressing social and/or criminal issues
- Training Unit delivers 15,000+ training hours for members per year
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Libraries
(service partner) | $139 | - Two library locations (expanding to three in 2022)
- 63,000+ hours of public PC use
- 26,500+ wireless network sessions
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and other databases and online learning tools
- In-depth reference assistance for 9,000+ questions annually
- 150+ online programs each month across all ages
- 575,000+ annual visits
- 1.1 million+ books, ebooks, audiobooks, online magazines, and streaming music and videos
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| Roads & Traffic Operations | $281 | - Maintenance of 1579 km of roads, 617 km of sidewalks and 20,000+ signs (including winter control, road resurfacing, pothole repairs, street sweeping, etc.)
- Maintenance of 103 km of watercourse, 405 km of storm mains, 98 storm ponds, and BCRY Railway operations on 35 km of track
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| Transit | $211 | - Daily operation and maintenance of a 46-bus conventional fleet
- 17 specialized transit buses for persons with mobility difficulties
- Service provided 7 days a week through a private contractor
- Daily maintenance of approximately 700 bus stops
- Transit ON Demand service
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| Recreation & Culture | $162 | - Facility, program, and event management to give residents an opportunity to participate in recreational and cultural activities
- 13 recreation facilities
- 33 baseball diamonds
- 56 soccer pitches
- Theatre venues
- Cultural events like Canada Day, New Year's Eve, Winterfest
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| Economic & Creative Development | $33 | - Programs that support: arts & culture, business retention and expansion, business attraction, talent attraction, and retention and tourism development, growing industrial clusters
- Site selection services
- Deployment of provincially funded programs aimed at starting and growing small business in the community
- COVID-19 support for business
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| Parks & Forestry | $116 | - Care of 35,000 City-owned street trees, 2,100+ acres of City-owned forest, and 825 acres of tree-lined parks
- Inspection & maintenance of 150 km+ of trails, boardwalks, and footbridges in 1,713 acres of natural areas
- Inspection & maintenance of all equipment and play areas at 121 playgrounds, splash pads, and outdoor exercise equipment
- Maintenance of 2,035 acres of parkland, including sports fields, dog off-leash areas, disc golf, and passive use areas
- Maintenance of horticulture displays located in the City’s parks, Arboretum and downtown
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| Solid Waste Operations | $102 | - Residential curbside collection of garbage/organics, recycling, and leaf and yard waste
- Landfill site operations, including hazardous waste collection and disposal
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| Development Services | $26 | - Preparation and implementation of plans regarding land use and development, including the Official Plan & Zoning By-law, as well as the review of applications for new development
- Studies on Affordable Housing, Intensification, Natural and Built Heritage, Brownfields, Community Improvement Plans, Employment Land development and other emerging trends
- Plans for parks, transportation, and active transportation
- Traffic calming measures and community safety services
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