Barrie Becomes a Fair Trade City

On Monday May 10th, 2010, with the approval of City Council, the City of Barrie joined over 600 cities worldwide by qualifying as a Fair Trade City.

Achieving Fair Trade City status sends a message to Canadians and the rest of the world that Barrie is committed to supporting the Fair Trade program that has produced measureable improvements in the quality of life of millions of individuals in the developing world.

This qualification makes Barrie the largest Fair Trade City in Ontario, and a true leader in the Canadian Fair Trade movement.

The BFTWG has worked with Barrie City Council, City staff and a diverse group of community organizations for over two years to achieve this qualification. We are very grateful for the support that the City of Barrie has provided.

For more details see Fair Trade Town.

Barrie Fair Trade Working Group received the YMCA 2009 Peace Medallion Award

The BFTWG was very fortunate to receive the YMCA 2009 Peace Medallion Award this past November. The award was given in recognition of the work done by the BFTWG to promote an awareness of Fair Trade in the Barrie area.

The award was presented Tuesday Nov. 24th, at the Barrie YMCA by General Manager Michael O'Callaghan and assisted by Cat O'Conner and Stephanie Carstairs.

If you would like to participate, please contact us

Bob Jowett: 705-792-4430, email: cr_jowett@ rogers.com
Bruce Morton: 705-722-0141, email: bmorton@icpcanada.com