https://barrie.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2989914&GUID=7463DCFC-6D9E-4279-BD8C-827E8BD3E897Legistar15https://barrie.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=2989914&GUID=7463DCFC-6D9E-4279-BD8C-827E8BD3E8977463DCFC-6D9E-4279-BD8C-827E8BD3E897-2023-02-22-19-45-59Title: RECOGNITION OF SHANNON HYNES AS THE WINNER OF THE “I LOVE BARRIE” ESSAY CONTEST. Councillor, M. McCann provided details his sponsorship of a competition around Valentine’s Day to have Ward 10 students write an essay related to why they love Barrie. He commented that he introduced this initiative to bring the Ward 10 community closer together by having a fun contest. Councillor McCann advised that Shannon Hynes was the winner of the contest and that he taken Shannon and her family out for dinner as one of the prizes for winning the competition. Councillor McCann remarked that after reading the submissions he felt good about the future of Barrie residents. Shannon read her essay, as follows: “Why I Love Barrie” Barrie is such a beautiful city, there aren’t enough words in the earth to say how much I love it. If you aren’t already, please sit down and get some food because you might be here for a while. I love Barrie because I grew up here, my whole life I have lived in Barrie. Although I travel often I always end up coming home with a smile on my face. My most precious part Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:45:59 GMT