- by Hub staff
After a thorough report from their consultants on the subject, Owen Sound City Council has asked Owen Sound Police Services (OSPS) to review their own budget to see if they can find savings.
Consultants Joe Levack and Roger Hollingworth presented what they referred to as an "apples to apples" comparison of both the services and costs of the OPP and OSPS providing policing services to the city, based on information provided by each organization, and data from other Ontario municipalities. While both services were determined to provide a full range of necessary services, each....
- by Anne Finlay-Stewart
One of the ways we give people status in our culture is by quoting their words. I was disconcerted when a local columnist, published in various Post Media papers, gave ink to the name of a former entertainer who is a convicted multiple child sex offender.
Mr. Merriam is a free-lance writer and former editor of the Sun Times in Owen Sound . Merriam often holds people to account in his columns, and he doesn't pull his punches - "crappy ways in which governments serve Canadians", "Wynne has brought democratic debate to a new low", "shameful missteps" etc. His target is often the Bluewater District School Board, as he presents as a...
- by Anne Fnlay-Stewart, Editor
"I often wonder how many other women had complaints against him and have kept silent."
This closing line in a letter to OwenSoundHub is haunting. The writer has carried this worry for decades. The Harvey Weinstein/# MeToo just brought it all right back up to the surface.
We have all read the accusations. And we have all read the social media posts about the "accusers". "Why would she come forward now? Why would she want to ruin – (pick one)...
The Festival of Northern Lights is hosting the annual event of the Festival in the Park on Saturday December 2nd from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm in Harrison Park, admission is by donation. Partnering with the City of Owen Sound, the Festival of Northern Lights is providing a free and fun community event for all to enjoy!
Grab the shuttle bus that will be running throughout the day at one of the two pick up locations; the Tourism Office at 1155 1st Ave West...
- by Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
Did I tell you the one about the three handsome firefighters in my bedroom?
The other day I was at the kitchen table actually working when a really piercing "beep beep beep" started. I wasn't cooking, so I knew something was up and followed the sound to our bedroom where the carbon monoxide alarm was flashing some code.
I picked up the phone and grabbed my coat and called 911. While the dispatcher couldn't actually find my address on her screen
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