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An excellent interview with Dr. Mac Chown who supports our street outreach and encampment support teams. Listen and learn.
it is the Barrie Encampment Update segment. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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"Regardless of the societal pressures or social norms of the
day, cruelty has never been an acceptable part of Canadian society."

Please sign and share this petition and help the healing to begin.

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In Barrie, poverty is the crime and visibility the emergency The Ontario city’s so-called ‘state of emergency’ is a manufactured crisis built on cruelty, not care

Our city's response to addressing the housing and homelessness crisis is cruel and costly! It costs a lot let to house people than it does to criminalize them.
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Encampments are communities! It's time for our elected leaders to stop the stigma, stop spreading fear and creating division. Homelessness is a policy failure and it's a policy choice. It's time to hold our leaders to account. Housing is a human right!

This approach to addressing the housing and homelessness crisis is harmful, ineffective, and costly! It's time for root cause solutions. Housing Solves Homelessness!

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Premier Ford was in Barrie for a photo op to help further his and Mayor Nuttall's harmful narrative on PWUD and experiencing homelessness. Residents of this encampment told me neither man stepped foot inside the encampment or spoke with any residents. They used it as a backdrop for their photo op.

State of Emergency Panel Discussion YouTube video by Simcoe Community Media

On September 19th we held a panel discussion on The State of Emergency our City is currently under. Our panelists each brought their own unique lived experience to the conversation.

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Join us on Friday September 19, 2025 at 3:00 pm for a panel discussion on the State of Emergency the City of Barrie is currently under.

Each panelists brings their own unique experience to the conversation.

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Pam, an encampment resident shares her experience and challenges finding shelter and the atmosphere. She says people have no where to go and they are scared.
Healing Starts with housing!
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Simcoe Community Media We are a non-profit media organization based in Barrie, Ontario, specializing in civic journalism.

Tune in live to hear them discuss how we can work towards root cause solutions.
Discussion will be livestreamed by Simcoe Community Media and can be viewed on their YouTube channel live or and afterwards.
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the lack of affordable housing, lack of accessible accommodation, the increased criminalization of the poor and the cost of this reactive approach to dealing with the crisis facing our community.

Each of our panelists bring their own unique lived and living experience to the conversation.
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Join us on Friday September 19, 2025 at 3:00 pm for a panel discussion on the State of Emergency the City of Barrie is currently under. Our discussion will focus on the Mayor’s State of Emergency declaration,
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The cost of this and other encampment evictions would be better invested in proactive solutions such as the building of supportive housing units.

Healing starts with housing, and housing solves homelessness!

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#Barrie

due to a police investigation and environmental concerns. These residents have been displaced twice now without any offered permanent housing or shelter accommodations that meet their unique needs.
There was a heavy police presence on site today, along with multiple contractors.
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The length of those vouchers was not made clear, and all the offers were only temporary options. None that we spoke with had been offered housing.
Some of the residents being displaced today were residents of the Flat Rock encampment, which was cleared less than a month ago
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Of the residents we spoke to on site none had been offered housing, the best that was being offered was a shelter bed, some as far away as Collingwood and Wasaga Beach and some had been offered temporary motel vouchers.
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#Barrie is under a #StateofEmergency to rid the city of encampments. #RyansHope volunteers were on site today at the Mulcaster Encampment to witness the eviction that was taking place and to offer emotional support to encampment residents during this traumatic situation.
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We are seeking people with interesting and diverse lived experiences who feel comfortable sharing their stories to become a part of our digital library.
If you are interested in taking part in this project, email christine@ryanshopebarrie.ca for more information 
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Forced treatment doesn't work! It never has and it causes harm. And how can we even be talking about involuntary treatment while people wanting help are dying while on waiting lists?

Poilievre promises to let police dismantle encampments, arrest occupants | CBC News Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to clean up Canada's streets and parks by giving police the power to dismantle encampments and arrest their occupants for setting up tents and shelter...

As someone with boots on the ground this greatly concerns me. Crimilization is an ignorant and ineffective solution. It costs far less to house people than to incarcerate them and causes far less harm. Homelessness is a policy choice! 1/2
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We did Easter Outreach today and the Harm Reduction Bunny made a special appearance to deliver life-saving Naloxone to our friends. Our band of bunnies came armed with lots of special Easter treats.
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A injured senior was in need of a wheelchair. She could have received government assistance but it would take months. She needed it NOW! This is where our community came in. We put a request out and within 1 1/2 hours she had a chair!
This is the power of community!
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What We Do — Harm Reduction Action Collective

💥 These are our demands:

1️⃣ DECRIMINALIZE & DESTIGMATIZE
2️⃣ ESTABLISH & EXPAND
3️⃣ REPEAL & DISMANTLE
4️⃣ RELEASE & SUPPORT
5️⃣ DEFUND & DIVEST
6️⃣ REDIRECT & INVEST

🔗 Read our full statement of demands ⤵️ www.hractioncollective.com/what#ourdema...

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