Awards
December 2024: Invest Barrie Quarterly
Newsletter | December 20, 2024
Checking in with our 2024 Barrie Arts Awards Winners
Blog Post | February 28, 2025
Every year, the Barrie Arts Awards celebrates the individuals and organizations that contribute to the arts and culture community. The 2024 Barrie Arts Awards gala took place on Tuesday, November 12, and featured unique performances in addition to the presentation of artist-designed award statuettes to six stand-out individuals. Let’s learn about how it feels to win a Barrie Arts Award and what’s next for our winners!
Presenting the 6th Mayor's Innovation Awards Nominees for Municipal Innovation
Blog Post | November 25, 2024
Introduced in 2023 by Mayor Alex Nuttall, the Municipal Innovation Award demonstrates the City of Barrie’s commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in public service. It recognizes the individuals, teams, and departments within our organization that have gone above and beyond to drive innovation, streamline processes, and deliver more effective and efficient services to our community.
Presenting the 6th Mayor's Innovation Awards Nominees for Shift Disturber
Blog Post | November 25, 2024
The Shift Disturber award is a fan favourite, designed to recognize an individual who has championed innovation in their business, organization or community. Where others see opposition, they see opportunity. This individual is a powerhouse of creative problem solving, shaking up norms and spearheading strategic solutions in the midst of uncertainty.
Presenting the 6th Mayor's Innovation Awards Nominees for Youth Innovator
Blog Post | November 25, 2024
The Youth Innovator award recognizes youth who are challenging the status quo and showcases some of the incredible learning that comes through entrepreneurship. This award encourages youth entrepreneurs of all types – from students working on capstone projects to those working on their own non-profit, for-profit or social enterprise – to develop their ideas, products/services, or even improvements for an existing product or process.
Presenting the 6th Mayor's Innovation Awards Nominees for Research & Innovation Contribution
Blog Post | November 25, 2024
The Research and Innovation Contribution award recognizes industry and academic researchers, as well as entrepreneurs whose innovative activities have had high impact on their individual business or sector, engaging knowledge users throughout the process.
Presenting the 6th Mayor's Innovation Awards Nominees for Creative Collaboration
Blog Post | November 25, 2024
The Creative Collaboration award recognizes two or more companies or organizations that have forged an alliance and reached new heights or achievements that they couldn't have reached alone. Contributions may be across sectors, industries, geographies or verticals.
Presenting the 6th Mayor's Innovation Awards Nominees for Pivot Point
Blog Post | November 25, 2024
The Pivot Point award recognizes companies or organizations that have navigated unexpected challenges by discovering and pursuing opportunities for growth. This recognition focuses on those who purposefully took action, addressing risks and implementing key changes to their business model or processes.
November 2024: Culture Pop! Newsletter
Newsletter | November 20, 2024
Culture Pop! Special Edition
Newsletter | October 25, 2024