- by Anne Finlay-Stewart
A member of city council wrote to me the other day to tell me that I need more nuance and balance. Specifically they said, “I don’t think you have uttered a single positive thing about any councillor, any council decision, anything.”
I respect constructive criticism, so I reviewed all the articles I have written during this council's term in office. ...
- by David McLaren
There’s a new billboard in town and people are noticing. That’s somewhat unusual for billboards. One goes up and you might glance at if few times. Then it comes down and the next one goes up.
This billboard is behind Tim Horton’s in Owen Sound where cars line up every day for coffee and a snack and where
- by Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
In the spring of 2012, a happy band of citizen volunteers celebrated the completion of the new bandstand in Queen's Park, on the Sydenham River in Owen Sound. The "product of a million pennies" according to a plaque at the site, building the bandstand was a real collaboration of donors, workers, designers and dreamers; a gift to the community by the community.
It was described as "a modern restoration in the spirit of historic preservation", replacing a badly deteriorating structure that was destined for demolition. Blankets and pillows...
- by James Adair
In 1908, one-hundred-seventy dock workers working for Canadian Pacific Railway in Owen Sounds harbour decided to go on strike for better working conditions and higher pay. The harbour was shut down and shipping throughout the eastern Great Lakes region suffered. CPR decided that instead of negotiating or working with the strikers they would hire scabs from Toronto. As the train rolled into Owen Sound a large crowd of striking workers and their supporters swarmed the station. CPR had ‘forgotten’ to tell the scabs that they would be crossing a picket line. All hundred workers from Toronto joined the strikers
Northern Bruce Peninsula Councillor Megan Myles reflects on her four years.
To my dear supporters over the past 4+ years, With nomination day quickly approaching on August 19, I’ve spent the last few months making the decision - to run or not to run for re-election. It hasn’t been an easy one, but after much consideration ...
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