Meridian Place Explained
Meridian Place is an outdoor, urban amphitheatre located in the heart of Barrie, Ontario next to Memorial Square and north of Heritage Park. It's entirely concrete with various features built for seating for an amphitheatre.[2]
Naming rights
The naming rights for 25 years were sold to Meridian Credit Union.[3] [4] A rainbow crosswalk has been installed crossing Simcoe Street between Meridian Place and Heritage Park.[5] [6]
COVID-19 protesting
Since early March 2021, there have been protests against COVID-19 restrictions held at Meridian Place, with one protest on April 10 drawing a crowd of 300 people.[7] The person who has led the protests was charged with a $800 fine by the Barrie Police Service. On April 17, People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Beriner attended the protests and gave a speech in front of a crowd of hundreds of protesters.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Historic photos from around High Park, Toronto. WholeMap.com. May 7, 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719204121/http://wholemap.com/historic/toronto.php?neighbourhood=High%20Park. July 19, 2011. mdy-all.
- Web site: Meridian Place . Downtown Barrie Business Association (BIA)” . 10 May 2019 . en . 16 June 2016.
- News: Bowe . Raymons . Council approves new names within Meridian Place . 10 May 2019 . BarrieToday . 18 September 2018 . en.
- News: Simon . Chris . Groundbreaking held for Memorial Square and Meridian Place in Barrie . 10 May 2019 . Simcoe.com . Barrie Advance . 30 June 2017 . en-CA.
- Web site: Barrie councillors pave the way for rainbow crosswalk . . 10 May 2019 . en . 7 May 2019 . 8 May 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190508004407/https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/barrie-councillors-pave-the-way-for-rainbow-crosswalk-1.4412373.
- News: Simon . Chris . 'One small gesture': Barrie councillors pass rainbow crosswalk proposal . 10 May 2019 . . 6 May 2019 . 9 February 2020 . https://archive.today/20200209140424/https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/9340795--one-small-gesture-barrie-councillors-pass-rainbow-crosswalk-proposal/ . live .
- Web site: Morris. Siobhan. 2021-04-10. Barrie Police ticket organizer of anti-lockdown protest. 2021-04-16. CTV News Barrie. en.
- Web site: Keith. Elizabeth. 2021-04-17. Huge Crowds Are In Barrie Protesting The Government's Latest COVID-19 Measures (PHOTOS). 2021-04-17. Narcity. en-CA.