| Fire & Emergency Service | - 24/7 availability to provide fire, emergency medical services, and hazardous material response
- Response to over 10,000 calls for service while achieving a travel time under 6 minutes approximately 90% of the time
- Emergency communications service for over 35,000 incidents across 22 municipalities
- Comprehensive public education, fire safety, and code enforcement programs to reduce community risk
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| Roads & Traffic Operations | - Maintenance of 1,677 km of roads, 688 km of sidewalks, and 56 bridges, including winter control, road resurfacing, pothole repairs, street sweeping, and more
- Maintenance of 103 km of watercourse, 457 km of storm sewers, 135 kilometers of ditches, 98 storm ponds, 29 kilometers of culverts, 20,000 signs, 1,200 vehicles and equipment, and BCRY Railway operations on 37 km of track
- Response to 8,000+ service requests annually
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| Transit | - 3.5 million conventional and 40,000 specialized transit trips annually
- 190,000 transit vehicle in-service hours with 30-minute frequencies during peak periods
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| Recreation & Culture | - Facility, program, and event management to give residents an opportunity to participate in recreational and cultural activities
- Facilities including 3 community centres, 7 sport and recreation centres, 2 seniors’ centres and 2 theatre venues
- More than 2.3 million participant visits at community centres
- Permitting for 39 baseball diamonds, 54 soccer pitches, 33 tennis courts, 18 pickleball courts
- City of Barrie events such as Canada Day, New Year’s Eve, Winterfest, and partners in delivering over 10 other community events
- Administrate grants and subsidy programs to support community members and non-profit organizations
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| Economic Development | - Services include business retention and expansion activities, attracting new businesses, site selection services, talent attraction and retention, tourism development, growing key sector industrial and advanced manufacturing opportunities
- Providing support for economic success and sustainable growth for Barrie and its businesses
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| Creative Development | - Deploying provincially funded programs aimed at starting and growing small businesses and strengthening the arts & culture sector
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| Parks & Forestry | - Care of 35,000 City-owned street trees, 10,000 park trees, and 994 hectares of natural areas
- Inspection & maintenance of 150 km of pathways and trails
- Inspection & maintenance of all equipment and play areas at 132 parks
- Maintenance of parkland and beaches, including sports fields, dog off-leash areas, disc golf, community gardens, and passive use areas
- Maintenance of horticulture displays located in the City’s parks, Arboretum and downtown
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| Solid Waste Operations | - Residential curbside collection of garbage/organics, and leaf and yard waste
- Landfill site operations, including hazardous waste collection, tires, scrap metal, electronics, mattresses, and construction material disposal
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