Unifor Local 4268, the union representing school bus and transit drivers in Owen Sound and City transit contractor First Student Canada ULC are currently engaged in labour negotiations. The City of Owen Sound has received a 72-hour notice of strike action effective 12:01 a.m. Sunday May, 24, 2015 if a mutually agreeable Memorandum of Agreement has not been reached by that time.
Should such a strike occur then both Conventional and Specialized Transit services in Owen Sound would be suspended for the duration of the job action.
OHL Press Release
Chris Bigras Named to OHL First All-Star Team
Red Tilson Trophy winner and top NHL Draft prospect Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters headlines the 1st All-Star Team at centre, joined by the London Knights' 100-point duo of NHL Draft eligible Mitchell Marner and Arizona Coyotes prospect Max Domi on the wings. Defenceman of the Year and Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Anthony DeAngelo of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds is joined by Colorado Avalanche prospect Chris Bigras of the Owen Sound Attack with 1st All-Star Team honours on defence. Also earning 1st All-Star Team honours is OHL Goaltender of the Year Lucas Peressini of the Kingston Frontenacs, and OHL Coach of the Year Sheldon Keefe of the Greyhounds.
The Greyhounds lead the way with a total of four representatives including Keefe and DeAngelo, along with Edmonton Oilers prospect Darnell Nurse who was named a 2nd All-Star Team defenceman, and Carolina Hurricanes prospect Sergey Tolchinsky who was named to the 3rd Team at right wing. The OHL Champion Oshawa Generals and finalist Erie Otters were each represented three times
by Anne Finlay-Stewart
"I was born in this city which I love very much. And I do like to visit the stores on the hill."
It is really as simple as that. Marlene Naveau just wants to go out to shop like anyone else. But in 2011 she had to give up her car, because neuropathy in her feet was making it unsafe. She gets out and about on a power scooter because her knees have been replaced twice and she has spinal stenosis. Until recently she could go longer distances on the city's mobility transit vehicles, easily driving on to the lift at the back, turning around and driving out at her destination.
Marlene made regular trips to the stores by bus until the city's contractor, First Transit, bought new vehicles. Now she says there is only one ramp at the front of the bus, and not enough room to turn her scooter around. One driver helped her back it on to the bus so she could drive straight out. Another got the scooter turned while she walked off the bus. But in a phone call from a representative of First Transit, Marlene says she was told the drivers were not permitted to help her with her scooter, and that it was too big for the new city vehicles. "It is not even as big as some in my building," says the retired teacher, who lives in a 14th Street West high-rise.
On June 18th, Owen Sound will discover just how much more "Awesome" it can be!
Owen Sound's recently founded Awesome Foundation is excited to announce that it received 15 eligible awesome proposals sent in from a variety of people who all have one thing in common – a desire to make their community a more awesome place, one great idea and one cash‐filled brown paper bag at a time. A 16th proposal was received, but was ineligible because it came from outside of Owen Sound.
Recently, the twelve Awesome Trustees met to determine the three people who will be invited to do a live pitch of their proposal for a chance to win $1,000 to help bring their awesome idea to life. The proposals submitted were very diverse, from literary projects to health wellness initiatives, animal welfare to arts and culture strategies, plus ideas benefiting youth, people at risk and/or senior citizens.
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