There will be NO Transit or BACTS service on

Good Friday - April 6, 2012 and Easter Sunday - April 8, 2012.

April 13Teen Creative Coffee House NightDowntown Branch 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Teens, between the ages of 13-19, are invited to read from their creative work, sing, or play an instrument to an audience of friends and family.Enjoy coffee and refreshments at this free program. Please register for a time slot by calling 705-728-1010, ext. 7019.

April 19OSAP & Scholarship Assistance NightDowntown Branch, Angus Ross Room7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Attention all university and college bound students; if you are looking for scholarship and financial aid resources for attending university or college, then this seminar is for you. Georgian College is pleased to provide detailed instructions to teens and their parents with regard to applying for OSAP, awards, scholarships and bursaries as well as general information regarding post-secondary education expenses.

This program is free but registration is required. Please call 705-728-1010, ext. 7019 or register in person at the Children’s Information Desk.

and the formal part of the presentation will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. Those involved in arts organizations, arts supporters and those that would just like to be more informed around the City’s cultural initiatives are welcome to join us and enjoy some of our local talent. Please RSVP to culture@barrie.ca or call 705-739-4229 prior to April 20th, 2012.

April 12Around the World in 60 minutes – Costa Rica Downtown Branch 7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.Active volcanoes, long sandy beaches, cheeky monkeys: you will find the diversity and adventure travel is endless in Costa Rica. Join our presenter, Nicole, as she shares her digital slide presentation and provides travel tips. Individual questions will be answered and all adults are welcome.

Bid Opportunities

April 14 - Venue ChangeSocial Media for Arts Organizations The Creative Space, 12 Dunlop Street East 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Phone: 705-739-4299Email: culture@barrie.caThis workshop teaches arts organizations and artists alike how to effectively use social media like Facebook and Twitter to raise money, market their product or service, connect with their audience and create new opportunities for collaboration. Learn how arts organizations build a social media marketing plan. Registration is required to the email or phone number listed above.

April 14Murder Mystery Dinner Holly Youth Centre, 171 Mapleton Avenue 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.$5.00 per ticket, ages 11-18 705-792-7925, press 7Was it the butler, or was it….YOU? Join us for a fun afternoon as we host a Murder Mystery Dinner. Enjoy a delicious meal and get lost in your character’s world.

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Contact Us Phone: 705-726-4242 TTY: 705-792-7910 E-mail: cityinfo@barrie.ca For information on news, events, and more visit us online at Barrie.ca

Get it. Bid it. Win it!Biddingo.com

The City of Barrie competitive bid opportunities can be found at www.Biddingo.com/barrie. Businesses can also complete the Vendor’s Application form to receive free City of Barrie opportunity alerts from this website.

The City does not warrant, represent, or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any bid documents and/or information retrieved from any third party source other than www.Biddingo.com/barrie or in person from the City of Barrie. The City is not responsible for any loss or damage including, but not limited to, time, money, or goodwill arising from errors, inaccuracies or omissions in any third party bid documents and/or information.

FIN# 2012-028QREQUEST FOR QUOTATIONFOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE SERVICES

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday, April 12, 2012.

FIN# 2012-029QREQUEST FOR QUOTATION

FOR THE PROVISION OF WEED SPRAYING AND UNWANTED VEGETATION CONTROL

AT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF BARRIE

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday, April 12, 2012.

Upcoming Events

FIN# 2012-027TREQUEST FOR TENDER

FOR INSPECTION AND CLEANING SERVICES OF OIL GRIT SEPARATOR DEVICES

LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BARRIE

Closing: 2:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

FIN# 2012-032TREQUEST FOR TENDER

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT POND HW5 CLEANOUT

MANDATORY SITE MEETING - Date and Time: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 88 Sandringham Drive, Barrie, ON SITE REQUIREMENTS: Bidders must have a representative in attendance and register at this meeting to have their submission considered compliant. Bidders are required to wear personal protective clothing (safety shoes and hardhat) in order to participate in the site meeting. Safety equipment will not be provided by the City. Documents will not be available at the site meeting.

Closing: 2:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

FIN# 2012-015QREQUEST FOR QUOTATION

FOR THE PROVISION OFWATER MAIN SWABBING SERVICES

WITHIN THE CITY OF BARRIE

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday, April 19, 2012.

FIN# 2012-052PREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF AN OPERATIONS & MAINTENTANCE

BUILDING FOR THE BARRIE COMMUNITY SPORTS COMPLEX (BCSC)

MANDATORY SITE MEETING - Date and Time: 10 a.m. Wednesday April 11, 2012, Barrie Sports Complex, 2100 Nursery Road Midhurst, Front Entrance.

60 Worsley Street, BarriePhone: 705-728-1010 Website: www.library.barrie.on.ca

Tickets are on sale at the Holly Youth Centre until Sunday April 8, 2012. Space is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance.

April 195th Annual L3: Writers’ ConferenceBarrie North Collegiate110 Grove St. East 11:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Student Conference7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Evening readingsBarrie North Collegiate’s iDeology program & “L3: Writers’ Conference” once again welcomes some of Canada’s finest authors, poets, novelists, journalists and activists to Barrie. For more information please visit www.l3writers.ca. Tickets for evening readings are available at Page & Turner’s book store, 123 Dunlop Street East or by calling James Duncan at 705-733-8777.

April 25Department of Culture'sYearly ReviewMady Centre for the Performing Arts 1 Dunlop Street West 6:30 p.m. Cash bar and light refreshments7:00 p.m. PresentationThe City of Barrie’s Department of Culture is hosting their yearly review and the community is encouraged to attend. There will be a cash bar and light refreshments served at 6:30

thisweek's BID Opportunities Board

SITE REQUIREMENTS: Bidders must have a representative in attendance and register at this meeting to have their submission considered compliant. Bidders are required to wear personal protective safety shoes in order to participate in the site meeting. Safety equipment will not be provided by the City. Documents will not be available at the site meeting.

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday April 19, 2012.

FIN# 2012-065QREQUEST FOR QUOTATION

FOR SUPPLY & DELIVERY OF THIRTY (30)BUSINESS CLASS COMPUTERS &

SIXTY (60) BUSINESS CLASS LAPTOPS

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday, April 19, 2012

FIN# 2012-017PREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

FOR THE PROVISION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICESESSA ROAD RECONSTRUCTION

(ANNE STREET TO BYRNE DRIVE)

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday, April 26, 2012.

FIN# 2012-042QREQUEST FOR QUOTATION

FOR THE PROVISION OFLEAK DETECTION SERVICESWITHIN THE CITY OF BARRIE

Closing: 4:30 p.m. local time, Thursday, April 26, 2012

Go to biddingo.com/barrie and enter the reference numbers above for more information.

Get Ready, Street Sweeping Underwayt happens every spring. You’ll hear them as they rumble past your house and forge

purposely through your neighbourhoods. No it’s not a migration of caribou or geese, but our street sweeping fleet, cleaning Barrie’s roads and protecting our waterways from the leftovers of winter.

Why We Street Sweep?Every year, the spring sweep kicks off as soon as weather permits to prevent sand and other debris from entering the storm water system, improving not only the aesthetics of our

streets and parking lots, but benefiting our environment as well by limiting the amount of pollutants running off into downstream waterways.

“We collected nearly 2864 tonnes of sand and debris last year,” says Roads and Parks Operations Manager Craig Morton.

Based on a successful pilot program in 2009, the City does its own sweeping, controlling costs and improving service delivery. The savings also allows Barrie to carry out additional sweeping throughout the year.

How & Where Do We Street Sweep?Sweepers always start in both the northeast and southeast corners of the City, heading towards the Landfill (272 Ferndale Drive North) using a multi-step process that could last two or three days.

The process includes flushing the sand from the center of the road to the curb, followed by picking up the sand and debris using both a mechanical and vacuum sweeper. A flusher will then make a final pass to flush the leftover fine sand.

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To Obtain Documents

• Download bid document directly from Biddingo.com/barrie.

• Subscribe as a Biddingo member to download unlimited documents from Biddingo.com/barrie. The Biddingo subscription fee is $250/year.

• Non-subscribers can download individual bid documents from Biddingo.com/barrie, a fee may apply to each document.

• Pick up in person from the Purchasing Branch, 56 Mulcaster Street, Barrie ON during business hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A non refundable document fee applies to each hardcopy document. All respondents MUST be registered as a document taker on Biddingo.com, for your submission to be considered. All opportunities are governed by our Purchasing By-law, By-law Number 2008-121.

For further information please visit www.barrie.ca or www.biddingo.com/barrie, call 705-739-4220 Ext 5163 or Ext 4538 or email purchasing@barrie.ca.

For more information on Barrie Transit Service please call 705-739-4209 or visit Barrie.ca/btransit.

The City of Barrie is hosting a series of Public Open Houses about the changes to transit services planned in the upcoming years.

Taking what we’ve heard, our study team developed an improved service plan that responds to Barrie’s growing needs now and in the future.

At the meetings, you will find out more about:

• Themainfeaturesandimprovementsof the new transit service plan. • Thedetailedalignmentsandeachtransit route in the planned transit network.

This is your chance to let us know what you think of the proposed plan.

Transit Special Notice

Easter Transit & Bacts Service

Get involved and help keep Barrie clean and beautiful!

27APRIL Student Participation Day

28-29APRIL

Community Clean-Up

27-29APRIL

Corporate Challenge Days

28APRIL

Waterfront Clean-Up

Our Community Clean-up Event

The City Of Barrie Presents

REGISTER ONLINE AT

Barrie.ca/CommunitySpringIntoClean

Into Clean

This annual project is designed to clean-up our community, while raising levels of environmental awareness and social responsibility, through active participation in one of our four “Spring Into Clean” events.

For more information and to register online, visit Barrie.ca.

Easter Holiday Schedule

There will be no garbage, organics, recycling and yard waste collection on Good Friday, April 6, 2012 in the City of Barrie.

Collection for this day occurs this weekend Saturday, April 7, 2012.

Collection will occur as usual on Easter Monday, April 9, 2012 and will remain on the regular schedule throughout the week.

The Landfill Site will be closed on Good Friday, April 6, 2012 and is closed every Sunday and Monday.

Barrie residents are reminded to have their materials at curbside by 7:00 a.m.

For Garbage, Organics, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection

NoticeTax Billing and Installment

Due DateThe 2012 interim tax bills have been issued for all property owners who are not on a pre-authorized payment plan and who do not have their financial institution pay their taxes. These bills were mailed between January 18th and January 20th.

IF •a mortgage company is responsible for payment of the taxes, and you have received a bill, please forward the bill to your mortgage company for payment;

•a tax arrears notation appears on your tax bill it means that at the time of tax billing there were outstanding taxes and/or penalty owing. Please contact the Finance office for the current balance outstanding;

The second interim installment is due on April 30, 2012.

Penalties/interest will commence on the first day of each month for any late payments. Penalties/Interest are charged at the rate of 1.25% per month. Please be advised that all payments received are applied first to all penalties owing, then the remainder to the taxes owing.

Please note: Failure to receive a tax bill does not excuse the property owner from responsibility for payment, nor relieve him/her from liability of penalty for late payment(s).

Join the thousands of City of Barrie property owners already enjoying the benefits of pre-authorized payment plans. The pre-authorized plans available are:

- Due Date Plan – installment amount taken on due date; - Monthly Plan – equal amounts taken January to May & June to October; - Arrears Plan – agreed upon amount taken every month (interest applies).

Please be advised that if paying by telebanking or internet banking, your 19 digit roll number, as found on your tax bill, is your account number.

If you would like additional information regarding the various payment options available, or if you have not received your tax bill please call 705-739-4230 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Transit Services Are ChangingHAVE YOUR SAY

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSESGeorgian College“C” Building, Second FloorThursday, April 12, 201211:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Downtown Transit TerminalThursday, April 12, 20124:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

City Hall RotundaSaturday, April 14, 20128:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Note: The Farmers' Market will run simultaneously with this Open House, in the City Hall Rotunda. CAN’T MAKE IT?Presentation materials and an online survey are available at Barrie.ca/btransit

QUESTIONS?Email us at transitplan@genivar.com

In conjunction with Revenue Canada, the City of Barrie 55+ Centres are offering the Community Income Tax Program. Trained volunteers assist people with low incomes or those who have difficulty completing their tax returns. You do not need to be a senior to take advantage of this program. Income Tax clinics operate to the end of April.

Only basic returns are accepted and appointments are necessary. To book your appointment please call Allandale 55+ Centre at 705-728-6332, Parkview 55+ Centre at 705-737-0755 or Victoria Village Activity Centre at 705-792-3411.

There is no charge for these clinics, however, donations are accepted. All donations support the “Outreach Program” at Parkview Centre. This program is geared towards older seniors living in the community who would be unable to access our Centres without the support of this program.

55+ Centres Community

Income Tax Program

Outdoor Solid Fuel Burning Appliance

Permits

RESCUE

Barrie Fire & Emergency Service would like to remind residents that all Outdoor Solid Fuel Burning Appliance (OSFBA) permits expired on December 31, 2011.

Permits are available Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at a cost of $10.00/ year.

To meet the demand for permits, BFES will also issue permits on Saturday, April 21st and Saturday, May 5th at Fire Headquarters, 155 Dunlop Street West from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Tenants require the owner’s permission in writing (e-mail/ letter) to obtain a permit.

For more info call 705-728-3199 or visit Barrie.ca.

How Can I Help & Prepare After over 20 years of sweeping, the City does run into some problems - the biggest being cars parked on the road. Here is how Morton suggests you prepare and help the City clean our streets:

Do not leave vehicles on the road during the street sweeping period. If someone parks in front of your house while your street is being swept, call the Operations Department at 705-739-4255 and the City will attempt to return the next day.

Do not sweep sand into piles on the road. Since sweepers are mechanically designed to work only on normal build-up of sand collected along the curb edge, residents are asked to leave the sand in its normal state and help the City sweep more efficiently.

Don’t fret over sandy messes left behind. This could have occurred because the sweeper is to be followed by a second sweep. Or, the mess could be the result of rain, which tends to spread the sand around. In this case, the sweeper will return when it is not raining.

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Have more questions? Visit Barrie.ca and search “Street Sweeping”, or you can contact the Roads, Parks and Fleet Department at 705-739-4255, and press #6 for up to date information.

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