No experience required.  Our community planting events are open to the public.  This spring we are calling all newcomers, students, families, groups and individuals to plant trees with us!

Plant roots in your community & increase our urban canopy.  Bond with friends and family as you plant and name and visit your trees. STUDENTS: bring your volunteer forms and collect hours for your volunteer service requirement.

📍 Saturday May 2 @ Shalom Park - 50 Shalom Way, Barrie - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Each spring, we join together to build a more hopeful future for all those affected by workplace tragedies. On any given working day, three families will learn a loved one won't return home from work. Thousands more will experience a workplace injury or illness that will change their lives forever. Their families, friends, and co-workers will rally together to be there for one another.

The Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support, known as Threads of Life, supports the healing journey of families who have suffered from a workplace fatality, traumatic life-altering injury, or occupational disease. Every year, Threads of Life hosts Steps for Life. This 5-km family walk aims to educate the community. It highlights the ripple effects of workplace tragedies. And, it shows how we can prevent such incidents.

📆 Saturday May 2 @ Kiwanis Pavilion - 205 Lakeshore Dr. Barrie

RBC Training Ground finds and funds athletes with Olympic potential. This free national talent identification and athlete funding program gives young athletes (ages 14-25) the chance to test their speed, power, strength and endurance in front of official sport partners to see if they are suited for an Olympic sport. Over the first 10 years of the program, RBC Training Ground has tested over 20,000 athletes from across Canada in search of Olympic potential. To date, we have had 28 RBC Training Ground alumni reach their Team Canada dreams by becoming Olympians, with 12 of these 21 athletes bringing home 14 Olympic medals from 4 Olympic Games.

Sign up for free here.

Everyone’s favourite cobb salad just got a spring-y makeover! This lightened-up version has lots of crunchy in-season veggies and a creamy lemon-dill dressing spiked with raw garlic. A smattering of croutons (homemade is best if you’ve got the time) add texture, and a healthy serving of eggs and avocado make this salad hearty enough to be dinner.

🏗 From the basement to the Terrace: More affordable units coming to Barrie. Read more.

⚽ Barrie boys kick off soccer season with strong start. Read more.

🏖 Heritage Park redevelopment includes focus on water play area. Read more.

🧑‍🚒 Oro-Medonte Fire hosting pancake breakfast, open houses. Read more.

🌏 ‘We have to save the Earth’: Boy’s passion for nature earns national recognition. Read more.

👩‍🦳 ‘Good starting point’: Barrie-born physician publishes menopause guide. Read more.

🧒 Public board hosting kindergarten orientation sessions. Read more.

📕 Area library welcomes writer whose hockey book inspired movie. Read more.

🚧 Innisfil launches pothole blitz. Read more.

🏥 Province says people in Simcoe County to benefit as funding announced for Southlake expansion, new hospital in East Gwillimbury. Read more.

🏭 Massive DSV logistics hub poised to boost Innisfil’s economy. Read more.

🏗 ‘Ambitious’ proposal could bring Barrie its largest and tallest development yet. Read more.

⚽ Panamanian men’s soccer team to train in New Tecumseth during FIFA World Cup. Read more.

Friday

🧸 Rise & Shine Playtime @ the Barrie Library - Holly Branch - 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.

🎥 Friday Flicks @ the Barrie Library - Painswick Branch - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Learn more.

🥐 Taste of Friday Harbour @ The Promenade - varying businesses and times. Learn more.

🦜 Barrie Bird Show @ Infinity Art Productions - 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Learn more.

🎤 Mediocre Poets live with the Lonely Boyz @ The Queens Hotel - 6:30 p.m. Learn more.

🪩 Old School Dancehall vs Afrobeats @ Debut Bar and Restaurant - 10 p.m. Learn more.

Saturday

🧑‍🌾 Barrie Farmer’s Market @ City Hall - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn more.

🧸 Rise & Shine Playtime @ the Barrie Library - various branches - 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.

🧚 Fairy Garden Party @ The Barrie Library Holly Branch - 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.

🥐 Taste of Friday Harbour @ The Promenade - varying businesses and times. Learn more.

⚾ Home Runs for the Hungry @ Barrie Community Sports Complex - 1 p.m. Learn more.

🚰 Drinking Water Week Community Outreach @ The Barrie Library Downtown - 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Learn more.

🌻 Easiest and Most Productive Gardens @ Lampman Lane Community Garden - 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Register here.

🟡 Urinetown The Musical @ The Loft Art Space - 7 p.m. Learn more.

Sunday

🧸 Rise & Shine Playtime @ the Barrie Library - Holly Branch - 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.

🥐 Taste of Friday Harbour @ The Promenade - varying businesses and times. Learn more.

👵 Honouring Our Grandmothers Metis Cultural Festival @ Allandale Recreation Centre - 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Learn more.

🏖 Family Fun: Soccer Baseball - Friday Harbour Beach - 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Learn more.

🎨 CommUNITY: Special Family Sunday Workshops @ MacLaren Art Centre, Pie Education Centre - 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Register here.

🟡 Urinetown The Musical @ The Loft Art Space - 3 p.m. Learn more.

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