Nuttall also had approximately 400 letters of support for his calls from local business owners and leaders in the manufacturing sector, including the Chamber of Commerce. "The idea that we can continue to grow in terms of population and not have the jobs for people who are living here is just not a sustainable one," Nuttall said. To help strengthen his point, the mayor brought signed letters of support from all of Barrie's living former mayors, including Janice Laking, Jim Perri, Rob Hamilton, Jeff Lehman, and Dave Aspden. "Well, we've had a huge amount of growth in the City of Barrie when it comes to residential growth that continues to happen as you know, we are constantly approving projects to allow for more housing in the City of Barrie, but we don't have the corresponding industrial land for jobs for folks," Nuttall said to CTV News after the presentation Monday morning. On Monday, Barrie Mayor Alex Nuttall presented to the province's Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy committee to call for more employment lands to be made available in the city. As it works to continue to address the city's housing affordability crisis, there's a new push by Barrie city council to unlock new business opportunities in the city.
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