The Barrhaven Pulse

What Barrhaven actually said.

Short, anonymous swipe decks — a few seconds each, no account, no email, no form. A new reader deck opens every Wednesday. Once a deck closes, its numbers are published here and carried into the Bugle’s Business Brief, so local owners can see what the neighbourhood is really doing.

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Reader Pulse · Barrhaven residents

The Barrhaven Bugle — Readers Pulse

Open now · closes 2026-08-11 · 3 answers so far

  • Are you spending more in Barrhaven this summer than you were earlier this year?

    0% said Spending more · 3 answered (small sample — read it as a hint, not a fact)

  • Has getting around Barrhaven by car gotten easier over the past year?

    0% said Easier · 3 answered (small sample — read it as a hint, not a fact)

  • Have you used OC Transpo from Barrhaven more in the past month than you used to?

    0% said Using it more · 3 answered (small sample — read it as a hint, not a fact)

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Business Pulse · Barrhaven independent businesses

The Barrhaven Bugle — Business Pulse Q3 2026

Open now · closes 2026-07-21 · 1 owner has answered

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What Barrhaven has said

Reader Pulse ·

The Barrhaven Bugle — Readers' Pulse

Closed 2026-08-05 · 3 answers so far

  • Are you spending more this summer than you were earlier in the year?

    67% said Spending more · 3 answered (small sample — read it as a hint, not a fact)

  • Are you doing more of your shopping online than you were at the start of the year?

    33% said More online · 3 answered (small sample — read it as a hint, not a fact)

  • In the past month, have you bought something from a Barrhaven shop when you could have got it online instead?

    33% said Yes, I did · 3 answered (small sample — read it as a hint, not a fact)

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The Barrhaven Bugle — Reader Spending Pulse

Closed 2026-07-28 · 35 answers so far

  • Are you spending more this summer than you were earlier in the year?

    43% said Spending more · 35 answered

  • In the past month, did you buy from a local Barrhaven independent even though a chain was cheaper?

    51% said I did · 35 answered

  • Would you pay a little more to buy from a local independent instead of a chain?

    76% said Worth it · 33 answered

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The Barrhaven Bugle — Reader Spending Pulse

Closed 2026-07-22 · 11 answers so far

  • Are you spending more this summer than you were earlier in the year?

    18% said Spending more · 11 answered (small sample — read it as a hint, not a fact)

  • Planning a big-ticket purchase in the next three months?

    18% said Yes, planning one · 11 answered (small sample — read it as a hint, not a fact)

Reader Pulse ·

The Barrhaven Bugle — Reader Pulse

Closed 2026-07-15 · 9 answers so far

  • You're spending more this summer than you were earlier in the year.

    22% said More spending · 9 answered (small sample — read it as a hint, not a fact)

  • This summer, more of your discretionary spending is staying in Barrhaven than going to Bayshore, downtown, or online.

    56% said Mostly local · 9 answered (small sample — read it as a hint, not a fact)

  • This fall, you expect to eat out about as much or more than you do this summer.

    67% said Same or more · 9 answered (small sample — read it as a hint, not a fact)

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