On Saturday, June 25, 2022, our production team of Producer John Ironside and Associate Producer, Tiffany Scott, met at the Travel Lodge on Bayfield St. to obtain insight from a group of activists who were there trying to protect about a hundred people who are now facing imminent homelessness.

For more than a year, many of our city's homeless population have been housed in hotels such as the Travel Lodge which was financed through a pandemic-motivated shelter system that was intended to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Now that restrictions are being lifted, the program is being brought to an end, but with no alternative means of a safe shelter being put in place for those who will soon find themselves on the street.

We would like to thank the following sponsors of the Ontario Community Awareness Network. These businesses show they care about our shared community by helping us to provide a not-for-profit truly local voice to you and your neighbours. They also enable our crew to be able to continue providing donated services to promote local benevolent community groups and charities based in The City of Barrie, the Town of Innisfil, and the Township of Oro-Medonte.

Assisting You Social - Social Media Management

Backcountry K9 Kennel - Day Care, Overnight, and Grooming

Beauty & Babes - Salon and Spa

Checkered Door - Transition to Adult ASD

Enterprise Mechanical Inc. - Heating and Air Conditioning

Family TLC - Family Counselling and Therapy

Growing Minds Learning Centre - Daycare Centre

Hwear Plus/Canadian Toggle - Personal Protection

Imagine Laserworks Barrie - Laser Acupuncture Services

Latchman Insurance Brokers Limited - Providing All Types

Michael Enterprise Audio & Visual

Northlink General Contracting

Theatre By The Bay - Live Performances

3B Solutions - Video and Media

Videography by John Ironside and Tiffany Scott.

Post-Production by Tiffany Scott.