The Municipality of Meaford Council and staff are committed to an ever-increasing pathway to inclusion. Keep your eyes peeled for this beautiful new crosswalk at Nelson and Sykes Street between TD Bank and Meaford Hall Arts and Cultural Centre. The crosswalk will include white feathers with an orange background identified in the Indigenous culture representing the Indigenous people from our community. The crosswalk will be a lasting symbol of
August 16 1861 marks the date that SON was compelled to cede the 6,000 acres known as Colpoy’s Bay Reserve to the crown through Treaty 93. That land, which includes the lands now known as Oxenden, was already a tiny fraction of the original 2,000,000 acres that made up Saugeen Ojibway Nation before the crown negotiated Treaty 45 ½ in 1836 reducing SON territory to 500,000 acres in exchange for “ a commitment to forever protect you from the encroachments of the whites.”
Time to celebrate a summer well-read at the West Grey Public Library! Children ages 0-18 can get a TD Summer Reading Club certificate, decorate some treats, make a craft, and enjoy activities at this free, drop-in event. Stop by your local branch between 2 and 5 pm; no registration needed. Celebrations in Ayton on Tuesday August 23, Durham on Wednesday August 24, and Neustadt on Thursday August 25.
For adults, the Grow ‘em and Show ‘em workshop ...
Move over, Big Bruce. There are new giants in Chesley.
Goldie, Stretch and Stumpy as they are affectionately known, are three triumphant giant sunflowers growing on the front lawn of Evan and Tessa Bleumer’s residence on the quiet and appropriately named Tower Road in Chesley. Soaring as high as 15 feet in the air, these giants have captured the curiosity of a community and have left many wondering just how high they will continue to climb.
Construction is underway in Owen Sound ahead of the 47th annual Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival this coming weekend. Volunteers are readying the site at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park as the festival returns to its normal format after two years of pandemic adaptations.
The festival gates open at 4pm on Friday evening August 19 and runs through to Sunday night. ...
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