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RECOGNITION OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2021 HERITAGE BARRIE AWARDS
Councillor, C. Riepma, Chair of the Heritage Barrie Committee advised that in recognition of the province-wide Heritage Week from February 21 - 27, 2022, the Heritage Barrie Committee recognized three heritage properties and two groups of people that had demonstrated the value of Barrie’s historical neighbourhoods and community.
Councillor Riepma, Councillor, J. Harris and Councillor Aylwin announced and described the historical significance of the following six recipients of the 2021 Heritage Barrie Awards:
• Residential Category: 47 Rodney Street, accepted by Su Murdoch;
• Commercial Category: Queens Hotel, 94 Dunlop Street East, accepted by Chris Gerrard, owner of the Queens Hotel;
• Commercial Category: 178 Bayfield Street, accepted by Margaret Lindsay;
• Group Category: Barrie Today, accepted by Raymond Bowe, Editor of Barrie Today;
• Group Category: Sir Robert Barrie Project (SRBP) Committee, accepted by William Sergeant on behalf of SRBP Committee; and
• Group Category: Grey and Simcoe Foresters Regimental Museum, accepted by Peter Lister, Head Curator.
In closing, Councillor Riepma and Mayor Lehman thanked and congratulated each of the award recipients for their contributions in preserving Barrie’s heritage for the community and future generations.