What’s New

Critical Mass Fun Bike Ride

Jul 12th, 2010 | By admin | Category: What's New

The Transition Barrie Youth Group is calling a “Critical Mass” Bike ride! Fun Bike Ride! July 30th, 2010 Bring your Bike! The message is: we are traffic! Join in a Critical Mass bike ride around the streets of Barrie. Celebrate bicycling as a form of transportation and a fun and healthy way to get from A to B. [...]



July Meet-up

Jul 8th, 2010 | By admin | Category: What's New

Hello everyone We will be having our monthly meet-up on Wednesday, July 21st at 7pm. ** WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO OUR MONTHLY MEET-UP + “GROUNDING” SESSION. This will be a chance for you to meet up with fellow transitioners and other like-minded folks. We will be meeting at the BARRIE CITY HALL in the HURONIA ROOM on [...]



Wednesday, June 16 @ 7pm – Monthly Meet-up

Jun 14th, 2010 | By admin | Category: What's New

Greetings fellow Transitioners, ** WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO OUR MONTHLY MEET-UP + “GROUNDING” SESSION. This will be a chance for you to meet up with fellow transitioners and other like-minded folks. We will be meeting at the BARRIE CITY HALL in the HURONIA ROOM on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16th at 7pm. We’ll wrap up somewhere around 9pm. The Huronia [...]



Transition Oasis at EcoFest Barrie, Sat. June 12

Jun 7th, 2010 | By Kayla | Category: What's New

Come to the Transition Oasis at this Saturday, June 12th at Ecofest and you can relax with water or coffee and chat with us about Transition Town Barrie.  Transition Oasis will be having lots of wonderful mini-presentations and live music offered at various times throughout the day.  Check out our presentation board at the tent [...]



Monthly Meet-ups

May 16th, 2010 | By ad0n | Category: What's New

Greetings fellow Transitioners, This summer is going to be an exciting time for Transition Barrie. We are now “officially recognized” as one of Canada’s fifteen Transition Town initiatives. There is still a lot of ground to cover, but “Transition Barrie” is starting to take shape. Coming up fast is the “Transition Oasis” at Barrie’s first annual Ecofest Ecology Festival. [...]



We’re Official!

Apr 22nd, 2010 | By admin | Category: What's New

As of February 2, 2010 Transition Barrie joined the 276 other communities that are officially part of the worldwide Transition Network. The Transition Network is an international organization inspiring, supporting and encouraging local Transition Towns. These Transition Towns, Communities or Initiatives work to address the issues of peak oil, climate chaos, and economic dislocation cooperatively, [...]



Awakening the Dreamer – April 24

Apr 13th, 2010 | By Kayla | Category: What's New

Transition Barrie is thrilled to present ‘Awakening the Dreamer.’  This stirring presentation will show us how to bring forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on the planet. The Symposium explores the current state of our planet from a new perspective, and connects participants with a powerful global movement to reclaim [...]



Community Garden Plots

Apr 8th, 2010 | By admin | Category: What's New

OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING: Sunnidale Community Garden – Official Opening Event You are invited to attend the Ribbon Cutting Event for the official opening of the City of Barrie’s first community garden. The event will celebrate the culmination of the efforts of the many people who have worked hard in brining this concept to fruition. The official opening will mark these efforts on Earth [...]



Thank-you for coming out!

Oct 25th, 2009 | By ad0n | Category: What's New

Our Oct 24 Open Space event was a great success. Thank-you to all who came out to take part! Take a look at some of the pictures below! Be sure to leave a comment if you like. All notes + ideas from the session will be emailed out to participants within the week. A big [...]



Meeting – Sat. Oct. 24th

Oct 14th, 2009 | By ad0n | Category: What's New

STEERING THROUGH UNCERTAIN TIMES Climate Change / Energy Decline / Economic Chaos Transition Barrie is a citizen led initiative, founded in May 2009, to explore how Barrie can adapt to these issues and become a better and stronger community. Come out for this important interactive forum about the need to make the transition from a cheap-oil economy to [...]