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: Published: 11 June 2015

blackgold-feature Screened compost is now available free of charge for residents of the City of Owen Sound.

The City has contracted Schwartz Construction to screen the compost, and once they have finished the contract in one to two weeks, there will be no more screening this year. City efforts for the remainder of the season will focus on removing some of the accumulated lumber and debris from the site.

Residents are only permitted to load the finished compost by hand. No private mechanical loaders or tractors are permitted on site due to safety and insurance considerations. The site is open from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. Please remember to be courteous in your quest for the “black gold”. For further information please see the City website at: https://www.owensound.ca/composting.

: Published: 10 June 2015

City officials report that 3^rd Avenue East is now completely closed. Both north bound and south bound traffic will no longer be able to drive through the project limits at any time.

The closure will be set up at the end of each day and for weekends. The closure will change daily as the work progresses but will not extend outside of the boundary of the project. The Contractor will be communicating with local residents affected by the closure and assist them with parking and accessing their homes directly. Emergency Services will be notified at the end of each day indicating the exact location of the closure.

: Published: 28 May 2015

owen-sound-city-transit-reg The City of Owen Sound is pleased to announce that Forcier Grant – Grey Bruce Law in Owen Sound, have partnered with the City to provide free bus service to transit riders on June 3rd in celebration of Seniors' Month.

Both Conventional and Specialized Transit services will operate at no charge to transit riders on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in recognition of Seniors' Month. The Provincial Seniors' Secretariat has selected Vibrant Seniors, Vibrant Communities as the theme for the 31st annual ...

: Published: 28 May 2015

council-may25-reg by Anne Finlay-Stewart

No in camera meetings tonight, no more prayer nor moment of silent reflection.

As advertised, there was a public meeting to hear comments on a proposed new development charges by-law to replace the recently approved, but apparently flawed, development charges by-law. It reflects the two-year holiday on such charges to encourage building, but changes an earlier deposit mechanism to a system that charges development fees to a property's tax bill if there is no residential occupancy permit by March 1, 2018. The only public present to speak was Mr. Barry Krusselbrink of Barry's Construction who thanked the new council for ...

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: Published: 22 May 2015

detour-reg City officials report that pedestrian traffic at the intersection of 8th Street East and 7th Avenue East will be closed to through traffic. Local pedestrian traffic will be permitted to allow for residents to access their homes. The pedestrian detour shall be in effect on May 25, 2015 and will remain in place throughout the summer months and into the fall of 2015 when the reconstruction of 8th Street East is completed.

A signed pedestrian detour will be posted allowing pedestrians to detour around the construction zone safely. The school crossing guard normally located at 7th Avenue East and 8th Street shall be stationed one block east at 8th Avenue East and 8th Street East.