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RECOGNITION OF LIAM SURKA AS THE WINNER OF THE "I LOVE BARRIE" ESSAY CONTEST
Councillor, M. McCann provided details of a contest for Ward 10 students to 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 Liam Surka was the winner of this year's contest. Councillor McCann remarked that after reading the submissions he felt good about the future of Barrie residents. He noted that Liam's essay was genuine and brought back memories for him of growing up in the City of Barrie.
Liam read his essay as follows:
"Barrie is an amazing city! From sports teams to beaches and the Wibit, to ski hills and trails, here are some of my favourite things about the city I call home.
I love Barrie because of the bike trails. When my friends and I are bored over the spring and the summer months, we can just get on our bikes and go on the trails to what feels like our own little private beach, Wilkins' Beach.
At Centennial Beach, there is a little ice cream shop that has delicious ice cream! It's the perfect treat to have when you're done playing on the Wibit. The Wibit is a giant water trampoline that is big enough to fit 100 kids!
During the summer you can come to Kempenfest and see lots of handmade things people have to sell or you can sell something.
Along the lake on Canada Day you can participate in the Canada Day run! You can run a 1 km, a 5 km or a 10 km race.
Barrie is located on Lake Simcoe which is an amazing spot to go sailing, rowing, paddle boarding, boating, tubing and water skiing! It's the perfect place to fish in the warmer months and ice fish in the winter. The lake has some of the biggest fish I have ever seen!
Over the winter months, the City of Barrie turns our neighbourhood tennis/ pickleball courts into a hockey rink that my siblings and I go to play hockey. Talking about hockey, Barrie i...
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