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PRESENTATION BY LINDSAY BABCOCK OF THE CREATIVE ECONOMY DEPARTMENT REGARDING 2019 CELEBRATE BARRIE
L. Babcock, Community Events Programmer of the Creative Economy Department provided a presentation regarding Celebrate Barrie 2019. Ms. Babcock noted that the one-day Celebrate Barrie event will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Centennial Park. She advised that the deadline for submissions from community groups is April 5, 2019.
Ms. Babcock discussed the following topics:
• Photographs of performers and attendees at previous Celebrate Barrie events;
• An overview of the Celebrate Barrie Event; and
• The community outreach and engagement opportunities that the Celebrate Barrie event will promote.
The Committee asked a number of questions of City staff and received responses.
The Committee agreed to participate in this year’s Celebrate Barrie event. The Committee discussed that C. Froese, S. MacKinnon and K. MacKinnon will coordinate the Heritage Barrie’s participation in the event. Members of Committee were requested to submit their suggestions for displays and activities to C. Froese. C. Froese advised that he will provide an update at the next meeting