Transition Barrie presents You Are Here! The Oil Journey A Post Carbon Institute Production Written by Richard Heinberg Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:00 – 9:00PM On January 10th Transition Barrie hosted Nicole Foss aka Stoneleigh to a captivating presentation on the fast evolving deterioration of global financial systems including the impending collapse of the Euro [...]

Southshore Community Center 205 Lakeshore Drive, Barrie Tuesday January 10th at 7 PM to 9:30 PM     Less than one year ago, world renowned energy analyst, blogger and author, Nicole Foss, spoke in Barrie about the pending demise of the European Union and the deteriorating financial situation in the USA. Join us to hear [...]

December Social at Casa Mia Tuesday December 13. Come and celebrate the Christmas season with Transition friends. We’ll have snacks and and drinks starting at 6:00pm and going on . . . and on . . . This is a Meet-up without a topic, a chance to share stories and get to know people better. [...]

Our Perma Culture Group has been meeting to discuss the new land that Barrie has annexed to the south of the city in what was formerly part of Innisfil township.  We would like to see the City of Barrie develop these lands in a more sustainable manner.  The old building ways of “Urban Sprawl” is [...]

Life is made up of a series of unexpected events that we are not always quite prepared for. Are you prepared? And what exactly does that mean? Remember the Great Ice Storm of ’98? Or how about the tornado that touched down in Barrie in 1985 or more recently the two tornados  in Midland just [...]

  Resilience Collaborative   COUCHICHING INSTITUTE ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS Rountable Discussion Researching Wellbeing Finding a new place to start policy Facilitated by  GARY MACHAN, MSW Health Promoter, Barrie Community Health Centre WHEN: Friday October 21st from – 2:00PM-till 4:00PM WHERE: BARRIE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE 56 Bayfield St Barrie, ON University dwest@lakeheadu.ca or by phone 705-330-4008,ext. 2694,  Kaylen Leonienco [...]

Join us on September 21st for our monthly meet up.  It will be held at our usual spot on the second floor of City Hall in the Huronia Room.  There will be signs to direct you.  This month we will be screening the award winning film “the Economics of Happiness” by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick [...]

This month’s topic was “Local Food”   Our presentation concentrated on where to buy local food and the advantages in “Eating Local Food”.  A panel of speakers joined us to enlighten the audience about why buying local is so important.  There was a representative from “The Good Food Box” which is run out of the Barrie Community Health Centre on Sophia [...]

      Transition Barrie * March Update                                                                    Transition Barrie is a grassroots, volunteer, community group of citizens concerned about the impact of Peak Oil, Climate Change and Economic Crisis, on our lives. We look at ways to make our community more resilient to the effects of these changes through workshops, discussions and forums. [...]