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List of mayors of Barrie, Ontario
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Fireworks over Kempenfelt Bay during Barrie's Canada Day celebrations.
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Fireworks over Kempenfelt Bay during Barrie's Canada Day celebrations.

For the electoral district see Barrie (electoral district)
Barrie, Ontario (2006 population 125,000) is located on Kempenfelt Bay, an arm of Lake Simcoe in Central Ontario, Canada. ([44°22′48″N, 79°40′48″W]) It is the county seat of Simcoe County. The Barrie CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) population is estimated at 175,000 in 2006.

The city's north and south ends are separated by a deep valley which contains the downtown area as well as Kempenfelt Bay. Barrie's waterfront is at the heart of its tourism industry, with events like the Kempenfest arts and crafts festival attracting more than 300,000 people. Unique recreational activities, include skiing at nearby Horseshoe Valley, Snow Valley, and Blue Mountain, as well as boating in Kempenfelt Bay. At the north end of Barrie is the Highway 11 and Highway 400 interchange. Many consider this the gateway to Ontario resort destinations north in cottage country, and is represented by the 400ELEVEN icon [link]for travel north in Ontario.

Barrie is home to the main campus of Georgian College, with 5,000 full-time students and over 10,000 part-time students. As a result, many of the bars and clubs in downtown Barrie are filled with students during the school year.

Barrie is also home to the MacLaren Art Centre, an innovative art gallery that supports the visual arts in Simcoe County. It inspired the "Art City" project, which has had many different large sculptures installed around the city. These can be found in parks and along the scenic waterfront.

Several manufacturers are currently located in Barrie and Canadian Forces Base Borden is nearby. In recent years Barrie has become a bedroom community, for people to commute to Toronto, which is approximately 100km south of Barrie, or (more often) to the northern suburbs of Toronto in York Region.

Barrie is located in Ontario's snowbelt region. Lake effect snowfalls throughout the winter provide an average 238 centimetres (95 inches) of snowfall annually, as a result there are numerous winter recreation activities and facilities in the surrounding area, including Skiing and Snowboarding resorts, Snowmobiling trails and Ice Fishing.

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Twinnings/Friendships

Twinnings

Zweibrücken, Germany since 1996

Friendships

Murayama, Japan
    • Taizhou, China since 2006

    Politics

    Mayors

    Term Mayor
    2003-2006 Robert J. Hamilton
    2001-2003 Jim Perri
    1989-2000 Janice R. Laking
    1977-1988 Ross A. Archer
    1973-1976 Dorian Parker
    1970-1972 Lester E. Cooke
    1968-1969 R. S. Bentley
    1962-1967 Lester E. Cooke
    1957-1961 Willard L. Kinzie
    1955-1956 R. Eldon Greer
    1954 Herbert Smith
    1953 James W. Hart
    1951-1952 Marjorie Hamilton
    1950 Edwin Wilson
    1947-1949 Grant Mayor
    1945-1946 Peter Sinclair
    1942-1944 Donald F. Maclaren, Q.C.
    1936-1941 H. G. Robertson
    1935 W. J. Blair
    1932-1934 John F. Craig
    1928-1931 Duncan F. McQuaig
    1927 Walter Duff
    1927 Wiliam Lowe
    1924-1926 John F. Craig
    1921-1923 John Little
    1918-1920 Robert J. Sprot
    1915-1917 John F. Craig
    1912-1914 Alex Cowan
    1910-1911 Thomas Beecroft
    1909 James Vair
    1907-1908 John H. Bennett
    1905-1906 Donald Ross
    1902-1904 W. Boys
    1900-1901 G. A. Radenhurst
    1897-1899 S. M. Wells
    1895-1896 J. M. Bothwell
    1892-1894 A. E. J. Creswicke
    1889-1891 F. E. P. Pepler, Q.C.
    1887-1888 C. H. Ross
    1882-1886 Henry Sewery
    1877-1881 W. D. Ardagh
    1876 Robert Simpson
    1873-1875 William Boy
    1871-1872 Robert Simpson

    Reeves

    Term Reeve
    1864-1870 W. D. Ardagh
    1859-1863 Thomas D. McConkey
    1858 Robert Simpson
    1857 Henry B. Hopkins
    1856 David Morrow
    1855 Thomas D. McConkey
    1854 Jonathan Lane

    Federal Representation

    Below is a list of the federal members of parliament for the ridings that Barrie has been in since 1968.

    Parliament Date elected Member of Parliament Party
    [39] 2006/01/23 BROWN, Patrick Conservative
    [38] 2004/06/28 CARROLL, Aileen Liberal
    [37] 2000/11/27 CARROLL, Aileen Liberal
    [36] 1997/06/02 CARROLL, Aileen Liberal
    [35] 1993/10/25 HARPER, Ed Reform
    [34] 1988/11/21 ANDERSON, Edna Progressive Conservative
    [33] 1984/09/04 STEWART, Ronald A. Progressive Conservative
    [32] 1980/02/18 STEWART, Ronald A. Progressive Conservative
    [31] 1979/05/22 STEWART, Ron Progressive Conservative
    [30] 1974/07/08 RYNARD, P.B. Progressive Conservative
    [29] 1972/10/30 RYNARD, P.B. Progressive Conservative
    [28] 1968/06/25 RYNARD, P.B. Progressive Conservative
    [27] 1965/11/08 SMITH, Heber Progressive Conservative
    [26] 1963/04/08 SMITH, Heber Progressive Conservative
    [25] 1962/06/18 SMITH, Heber Progressive Conservative
    [24] 1958/03/31 SMITH, Heber Progressive Conservative
    [23] 1957/06/10 SMITH, Heber Progressive Conservative
    [22] 1953/08/10 FERGUSON, Julian H. Progressive Conservative
    [21] 1949/06/27 FERGUSON, Julian H. Progressive Conservative

    Provincial Representation

    Below is a list of the members of provincial parliament for the ridings that Barrie has been in since 1968.

    Election Date Candidate Party
    2003/10/02 JOE TASCONA Progressive Conservative
    1999/06/03 JOE TASCONA Progressive Conservative
    1995/06/08 JOE TASCONA Progressive Conservative

    Sports Teams

    Club League Venue Established Championships
    Barrie Colts OHL Hockey Barrie Molson Centre 1995
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    Barrie Baycats IBL Baseball Barrie Metals Stadium 2001 1

    History of Barrie

    Barrie is situated in Central Ontario, Canada
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    Barrie is situated in Central Ontario, Canada

    Barrie at its inception was a train station, which is now disconnected. The city was named in 1832 after Sir Robert Barrie, who was in charge of the naval forces in Canada and frequently had to portage from Lake Simcoe to Georgian Bay through the city. The Underground Railroad in the mid 1800s caused many American slaves to enter Barrie. This contributed to the development (and the name) of nearby Shanty Bay. During World War II the Royal Canadian Navy named a Flower class corvette HMCS Barrie.

    On 27 September 1977, in dense fog, a small plane hit the 68 meter tall CKVR Television Tower, knocking CHAY FM and CKVR-TV off the air. All on the aircraft were killed, and the tower was destroyed. A new 304 metre tower was erected and operational within a year.

    On 31 May, 1985, an F4 tornado struck Barrie, see United States-Canadian Outbreak for full details.

    On 12 June - 13 June 1987, a sculpture called Spirit Catcher by Ron Baird was moved to Barrie from Vancouver, British Columbia, where it had been exhibited as part of Expo '86. The sculpture was erected permanently at the foot of Maple Avenue on the shore of Kempenfelt Bay.

    In January of 2004, Barrie made international news when its city police raided the former Molson brewery, and found Canada's largest illegal cannabis grow operation.

    Barrie's Park Place (formerly Molson Park) [was chosen] to host Live 8 Canada on 2 July, 2005. The success of the concert contributed to the resistance to a plan to convert the concert area to a commercial district.

    Barrie in relation to other North American cities
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    Barrie in relation to other North American cities

    Demographics

    The 2001 census agglomeration found that Barrie has 150,000 residents. The city grows at an average 5% a year as it attracts people from all over Ontario. It is currently one of Canada's fastest growing cities.

    Population
    Year Population
    [2001] 103,710
    [1996] 79,191
    [1991] 62,728
    [1981] 38,423

    Racial Structure

    From the years 1996 to 2001, the city of Barrie has seen phenomenal growth. According to StatCan, the city grew by 25.1 per cent, the fastest in the province of Ontario. This is due to both the young population profile, and a growing number of Canadians moving into the city for economic and technological oppurtunities.

    In 2001, some 23 per cent of the population is under 14, while 10.9 per cent of the population is of retirement age. The city is overwhelmingly populated with those of white backgrounds - 94.5%, mostly of British Isles, French, German, Dutch, and Italian origins. The remainder is as follows: Aboriginal: 1.3%, Black: 1.0%, mixed: 1.0%, and Asian: 0.7%.

    Religious Groups

    External links

    		 Barrie
    MP Patrick Brown (Conservative Party of Canada>CPC)
    MPP Joe Tascona (Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario>PCO)
    Landmarks MacLaren Art Centre - Barrie Public Library
    Events Live 8 - Kempenfest

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