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 ...
-by Paul W Conway
There is more to Preston Manning than meets the eye. He does so meet however from time to time, most recently in The Globe and Mail on Monday, January 18 — and these occasions are all we have unless we attend the proceedings of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy. There is one next month in Ottawa, if you are keen.
I met the man in person some thirty-plus years ago, when he and I were both young per-diem-rate peddlers in northern Alberta. He was working the oil industry side of the Cold Lake heavy oil deposits, I the community development side. I expect he got higher rates than I did and stayed in better hotels, but we met as equals....
Time to get on the road to Summerfolk! This is an amazing opportunity to be heard and seen by an international crowd.
The Youth Discoveries Program was created to give musicians between the ages of 14- 22 the experience of playing a major folk festival. It also helps to foster a sense of community amongst the up and coming. Winners from preliminary rounds advance to the Discoveries final showcase in Owen Sound.
At the Final Discoveries Showcase, five acts are ...
-by Hub staff
According to the Canadian Disaster Database, Owen Sound has not seen one – a disaster that is - since 1867. That does not stop us from keeping our city's Emergency Response Plan polished up and ready to go.
In assessing our risks – what is most likely and would have the biggest impact on the lives of Owen Sound residents- snow gets the highest score – a 6 – for being "almost certain". Other risks include freezing rain, hail, tornado, pandemic, explosion or fire, and anything that might happen to a lot of people at once. Think high wind + Summerfolk or Salmon Spectacular + beer tent. Landslides were added to our list of potential risks after the 8th Street hill collapsed on a man's house last year. You will be delighted to know that the city's risk from space objects, natural or man-made is rated at only a 1 - "rare".
Only the Mayor can declare a situation an official emergency. Now that we have a Deputy Mayor, she would
The City of Owen Sound is hosting a public meeting Tuesday, January 19 at 5 p.m. at city hall to hear from residents about proposed all-terrain vehicle (ATV) routes through the city.
The South Bruce Peninsula ATV Club has proposed a route from the north-west to the south-east of the city that will include both city and county roads. The city approved the concept in principal last fall conditional on determining "an acceptable route".
The province has recently allowed the off-road vehicles to use the shoulder of many secondary Ontario highways. The vehicles must be registered and insured, drivers must have a G2 or M2 (motorcycle) licence, and all drivers and passengers must wear helmets and seatbelts.
Residents are already discussing the issue on social media, primarily concerned about safety and noise. The
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