In the past, I've been one of the biggest critics of our budgets.
We have had one of the highest tax rates in Ontario, and our household incomes are among the lowest. We have asked our residents to pay too much, when they often don’t make enough.
Having said all of this, I believe that this year's budget is a turning point. ...
Ian Boddy, Mayor of Owen Sound, delivered theese remarks on the City's 2023 budget with the lowest tax increase in 12 years:
The goal of every municipal government is to provide the best services and infrastructure for its residents that the community can afford. The foundation for providing good services is building a strong tax base. To have and maintain a strong tax base, assessment grownth needs to meet or exceed annual inflation ...
Fiddlefern Country Dancers will resume our regular dance schedule this spring with a contra dance the first Saturday of each month, April 1, May 6 and June 3 in the basement of the Harmony Centre at the corner of 9th Street East and 4th Avenue East in Owen Sound.
We’d love to dance with you again or for the first time if you’ve never been. Come on your own or bring a friend ...
We are the Diversity and Inclusion in GB Rural Workplaces collaboration project – funded by Heritage Canada – along with the Owen Sound and District Chamber of Commerce, Welcoming Communities Grey Bruce, the YMCA, and the Grey Bruce Local Immigration Partnership.
It aims to support employers, human resources professionals and supervisors from all sectors – private and public in Grey Bruce – to learn how to successfully build connections and address racism and discrimination, creating positive and meaningful workplaces ...
- Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
The late Hazel McCallion, Mississauga's long-serving mayor, was fond of saying that the federal government had all the money, the provincial government had all the power, and cities had all the problems.
Mary Rowe, CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute, says that cities also have all the solutions, some of which need appropriate collaboration with the federal and provincial ...
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