The “Barrie Reel Stories” film festival will present “Surviving Progress on Saturday at 1pm. Several Transition members will be attending and will meet outside the theatre at 12:30. Cost is $9.00. All are welcome. Surviving Progress is a stunning new feature documentary that connects the financial collapse, growing inequity, and the Wall Street oligarchy, with [...]

Our First Backyard Bounty class was held on July 18th 2011.  It was a follow up from our gardening class. Several people got together to examine what to do with all of the “stuff we had grown in our gardens.” The focus of the classes were to prepare simple, real food that comes from our [...]

Co- sponsored by The Huronia Unitarians and Transition Barrie A guided discussion group that will challenge the prevailing worldview presented to us by media, our power elites and financial interests. The goal is to change consciousness which will enable more of us to begin the work that has been called the great turning or the [...]

August 17th from 7pm till 9pm City Hall 2nd floor Huronia Room   PRESERVING THE HARVEST   So you planted a garden! Watered, weeded, nurtured and harvested. Now what! Our August Meet-up will be a discussion of various methods of saving the fruits of your labour. Canning, freezing, dehydrating, pickling etc. We plan to host [...]

Transition Barrie is presenting a series of visioning sessions and design charettes to explore the possibilities for developing the City of Barrie’s annexed lands to the south thru the principles of Permaculture. Hosted by Steve Dearlove, the intent and goal of these charettes is to come up with a conceptual layout/plan to present to the [...]

Come Play in Our Backyard Back to Basics Social Developments, a non-profit organization founded by Andrew Miller, is dedicated to implementing creative solutions for the challenges we face in our increasingly globalized society. The group strives to bring a sense of community to our daily lives by focusing on local solutions to pressing issues. The [...]

ENERGY SHOCK Concerned about rising energy costs?  Concerned about uncertain energy supplies? We will be discussing what you can do as an individual, what we can do as a community and what our city is already doing (and planning to do). Huronia Room, Barrie City Hall 2nd Floor  7 pm to9 pm Everyone welcome.

Zeitgeist House  121 Hogarth Avenue Toronto, ON M4K 1K4 When? sunday november 7th, 12-10pm (movie starts at 7pm) We will be having a pot luck lunch beginning at 12pm along with a demonstration of our current projects. The screening will begin at 7 pm sharp and runs for 40mins. Please bring a food item to [...]

Tuesday November the 16th will be the next concert for the band.  It will be held at Tollendale Village and 274 Hurst Drive in Barrie and starts at 7:15.  The theme will be Stage and Screen Favourites.   Email lillowbd@sympatico.ca for further information

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             We were very fortunate to have Gord Miller come to Barrie to moderate a Mayoral Debate on October 20th at the Fischer Auditorium.  Prior to the debate, there was a reception for Gord at the Liaison College that was sponsored by the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce.  Gord spoke and answered audience questions.  Great [...]