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emptydesksCommenting on the Ford government’s plan to return students to school this fall, Grey Bruce Labour Council President, Kevin Smith states that the plan is underfunded and jeopardizes the safety of students, educators and all Ontarians by severely underfunding a safe return to school this September. Smith also points out that all four of the major education unions in Ontario, representing the province’s elementary and secondary teachers and education workers, are condemning the Ontario government’s plan.

prideflag- Matthew Baker

I was born and raised in this tight knit rural community. When I moved to the city to attend university I found myself in many conversations clarifying and disproving harmful stereotypes about my home town, and others like them. I am proud to live in Grey County and even more proud of the steps we have taken to be more inclusive, educated, and grow as a community in recent years.

That is why I was shocked,

shavingbrush- by Richard Thomas

As the organizer of the Beards for Bucks Shave Off, the ultimate responsibility for the day is mine.

There's been criticism of the event based on pictures that have seen in the media. These photos were staged, and are not representative of the overall organization of the event.

editors hat- by Anne Finlay-Stewart, Publisher and Editor, OwenSoundHub.org

Thank you to all those who donated to the Owen Sound Hospital Foundation's Critical Response Fund: COVID-19 over the weekend. Reportedly over $8000 was raised in the Beards for Bucks event at the Georgian Bay Centre for the Arts.

I too was surprised that a stylist did the shave-off, as I knew that Phase Two restrictions clearly states "No services. . .

property tax- David Clark

A house in Toronto, valued at $812,000 (real estate sale) paid $2,986 in property taxes (2019). Another, sold for $2.8 million (assessed value $1.67 million), paid $9,681. Another, a semi-detached in my childhood neighbourhood (Scarborough), is assessed for $799,990 paid...

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