-by Hub Staff
A well-attended public meeting in Owen Sound council chambers saw city staff taking questions and suggestions about an ATV route on city streets. The route, proposed by the South Bruce Peninsula ATV Club, is available on-line, where there is also a survey and contact information for residents to make their comments. All feed-back will be compiled by staff for the Corporate Services Committee, who will prepare one or more recommendations, and Council will make the final decision.
One ATV club member said that since the province has allowed ATVs on the shoulders of most highways, many municipalities have created by-laws to allow the vehicles to pass through them as they travel from trail....
Limited notices to run water were distributed to 40 homes and businesses in Owen Sound as of January 20.
The City of Owen Sound Water Department is currently distributing ‘Run Water’ notices to approximately 40 locations in the City of Owen Sound.
These locations are identified as vulnerable ‘priority one’ locations in the City’s Standard Operating Procedure for preventing frozen pipes. This is a proactive first step to thwart any potential damage to pipes, residences, and businesses. Extended periods of extremely cold weather would be required to reach ‘priority two’ or ‘priority three’.
The City has adopted the practice of running water on the principle ...
Snowbanks will be removed from the downtown core on the night of Thursday, January 21.
From 10:00pm (Thursday night) to 7:00am (Friday morning), snow removal crews will clear snow that is piled throughout the downtown. This operation will clear the business area for both ...
-by Bill Monahan
You don't have to be psychic to see that one of the most important requirements for economic growth in rural Ontario is reliable high-speed Internet. It's essential to attracting modern enterprise as well as residents. If communities in our area want to develop a diverse population across a demographic spectrum we need good broadband Internet access. On the one hand it invites businesses which rely upon reliable broadband and on the other it boosts real estate when high speed Internet access is available to the home. With Netflix-style delivery of entertainment and devices like 4K Ultra HD television displays, which chug four times the data of regular high-def, people want a big pipe of datastream fed directly into their homes. As Joanne Steele, at RuralTourismMarketing.com states, "Rural broadband access is as important now as rural electrification was...
Friday, January 22nd, from 7PM 'til 9PM, at The Milk Maid, 947, main street, The Milk Maid Gallery offers a gallery opening featuring original works of art by local artist Alyssa Schroder, and you're invited! Come and stop by for some wine and cheese, then check out the art on display. Pieces will also be available for purchase.
Saturday, January 23rd, at 11AM, at Georgian College, 1450 8th St. E., Celebrate ASEY "Happy Ones" Day - Refugee Settlement Showcase, A family fun day to learn about local refugee settlement initiatives and a chance to experience Eritrean and ...
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