- Ian Boddy
As Mayor of Owen Sound I look forward to the New Year and the celebrations that are planned for 2017. Canada will be celebrating 150 years as a nation and Owen Sound will be celebrating 160 years as a City. Council and I look forward to meeting everyone at events as we celebrate these two great milestones throughout the year.
Owen Sound council often hears from residents that they have not had a raise in years, or are living on a pension or fixed income. I understand that the 2017 municipal budget increase of about 3% is less than welcome, when homeowners are already facing higher...
The city of Owen Sound is inviting residents to participate in an online residents' survey about its downtown.
This is the fourth step in a the Downtown Revitalization program offered to communities across Ontario by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). The program for municipalities under 100,000 population has a number of components involving support not only for economic development, but leadership and management, marketing and promotion and physical improvements.
Communities chose the components that best suited their needs. According to City Manager Wayne Ritchie, some of the initiatives...
The Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project is almost 90% complete.
Approximately 20 truckloads of wastewater treatment media will be arriving on site this week and next, and installed into...
One of the final research components of the Owen Sound Downtown Revitalization Project (OSDRP) is officially in place as the Resident Survey is being launched online today.
The online survey, available on the Owen Sound Downtown Improvement Area (OSDIA) website, is asking Owen Sound residents and those in surrounding communities to share their thoughts and opinions about
These are excerpts from the Notice of Project Initiation for the Environmental Assessment of the 10th Street bridge. The full notice and related documents are available on the City's website here.
A Phase 2 Public Information Centre (PIC) is planned to be held Thursday January 26th from 4:30 to 5:30 at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre (Shore Room 2)
The 10th Street Bridge is part of the main east-west arterial route through Owen Sound, carrying the highest traffic volumes through the City. In addition to being an integral part of the local road network, the bridge is part of a Provincial Highways Connecting Link system and a connection for Grey County roads. It services significant volumes of heavy truck traffic and is relied upon by commercial and emergency vehicles
Based on the results of biennial bridge inspections, the existing bridge is deteriorating at an advancing rate. As a result,
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