Annual elections for the Bluewater District School Board trustee positions of Chair and Vice-Chair were held as part of the Initial Meeting of the Board on December 19, 2017.
Ron Motz, Trustee for the Municipality of West Grey/Town of Hanover, was acclaimed as Chair for a fourth term. Also acclaimed was Jan Johnstone, Trustee for the Municipality of Kincardine/Township of Huron-Kinloss, who continues as Vice-Chair for a third term.
Trustees are now entering....
After a thorough report from their consultants on the subject, Owen Sound City Council has decided unanimously to reject the OPP proposal for providing police services to the City.
Owen Sound Police Services (OSPS) has agreed to review their own services and their budget to see if they can get closer to the benchmark set by the OPP.
When consultants Joe Levack and Roger Hollingworth presented what they referred to as an "apples to apples" comparison...
December 18, 2017
Dear Mr. Miller, and readers,
I have just read Mr. Miller's Letter to the Editor dated Dec. 18, 2017 ("CSJ change a partisan move"). Our Member of Parliament is clearly upset with what he perceives to be a partisan approach to funding community programmes.
If this were the simple truth,...
Dear Editor,
I write to you today to express serious concern over an issue that has recently come to light regarding the Canada Summer Jobs Program (CSJ). For years, the CSJ Program has provided funding to employers across Canada to hire young Canadians for summer job placements. This has always been done in a non-partisan fashion. However, I have learned that the Government is attempting to politicize this process by forcing employers to agree with the Government's own ideology and priorities and will therefore be...
- Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
Last night an overview of the draft Owen Sound Recreation, Parks and Facilities Master Plan was presented at a public meeting that attracted 22 people and almost as many City staff, councillors and advisory committee members. The full plan is posted on the City website today.
The presentation by the consultant from MHBC Planning reviewed the reasons for updating the City's ten year old plan, and the actions that had come from that plan – including the Rec Centre, skateboard park, and...
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