Meet Asmar

Barrie has been my home since 2008, and I've lived in Ward 9 since 2009. I've had the opportunity to grow up alongside this community and watch the south end develop into what it is today.

Over those years, I've seen new homes, businesses and families arrive, neighbourhoods expand, and the needs of our community change. Ward 9 isn't just where I'm running for office — it's the community I've called home for most of my life. I want to help make sure that as Barrie continues to grow, the neighbourhoods and residents who are already here remain a priority.

I'm running because I believe local government should feel local. Residents should be able to reach their councillor, understand what's happening at City Hall, and know that the everyday issues affecting their neighbourhood are being taken seriously.

I've watched Ward 9 change significantly since my family moved here in 2009. With more growth still ahead, I believe this is an important time to make sure infrastructure, services and neighbourhood needs keep pace. I decided to put my name forward because I want to be an accessible and active voice for the community I've grown up in.

My background has given me experience working directly with people from many different walks of life. I've worked in personal support and care roles, customer-facing positions, supervisory roles, and in the community as a field employee with Statistics Canada.

Those experiences have taught me the importance of listening, communicating clearly, treating people with respect, and finding practical solutions when someone needs help. I want to bring that same approach to representing Ward 9.

In conversations and community discussions, many of the same local concerns continue to come up: traffic and speeding on neighbourhood streets, the pace of development, infrastructure keeping up with growth, neighbourhood maintenance, city services, and the cost of municipal government.

Residents won't always agree on every issue — and I don't expect them to. My commitment is to listen, explain where I stand, and make sure residents have an accessible way to raise concerns and get straightforward information about decisions affecting Ward 9.

Accessibility and transparency are at the centre of why I'm running. Residents shouldn't have to search through hundreds of pages of City documents just to understand what's happening in their neighbourhood, and contacting your councillor shouldn't feel difficult.

I want to use this website and social media to provide regular, plain-language updates about important City decisions and Ward 9 issues. And when residents have a question or concern, I want them to know how to reach me.