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DOORS OPEN 2024
Cathy Colebatch and Shelley Marchant provided an update on the progress of Doors Open 2024 including support from Tourism Barrie for the event.
Ms. Colebatch described the benefits of the municipality hosting a Doors Open Barrie Event versus participating under the umbrella of Doors Open Simcoe County.
The Committee agreed that there should be a Barrie specific Doors Open event as it provides opportunities to celebrate the municipality’s heritage and promote the historical sites.
Wendy Cooke, Director of Legislative and Court Services/City Clerk indicated that staff in Access Barrie does not have the available resources to support to the Committee’s initiative for a Doors Open Barrie event in 2024, and that marketing and communications will need to be outsourced.
Pauline Stevenson and Shelley Marchant both volunteered to draft the marketing and communication material to support the event. Staff in the Legislative and Court Services Department advised that they will follow up regarding the procurement policy and report back to the Committee.
The Committee approved an expenditure of funds from the Heritage Barrie Committee budget in the amount of $1,500.00 plus GST for the registration fees for Doors Open Ontario for the City of Barrie to participate in a 2024 Doors Open Event.