Author: Clean Technica
Initiative targets invasive plants on Bruce Peninsula
A local initiative has the community fighting back against invasive plant species threatening the biodiverse and unique ecosystem of the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula. On Friday, The Nature Conservancy of Canada and other community members marked Earth Day by gathering together on the peninsula to launch the third year of an initiative to monitor and control […]
Owen Sound changing traffic light timing to improve flow in the core
Changes to traffic light timing are underway on 10th Street to improve traffic flow and reduce travel time. A traffic consultant’s calculations are being used to change the signal timing on 10th Street, from 4th Avenue East to 3rd Avenue West. Motorists may experience delays while the changes are made over the next several days, […]
Teens in skills competition today might build you a deck one day
If you’ve tried to hire a carpenter, you’ll know they’re busy. That’s not great if you want a deck built this spring and the earliest it can be done is next year, as OSDSS construction teacher Owen Ferguson said is common. But it’s probably good news for his students, some of whom competed in the […]
West Grey police say someone drove a car at officers
West Grey police would like the public’s help identifying suspects and a car which police say accelerated at officers on the Easter long weekend. West Grey Police Service responded to a break and enter in progress at a property located on South Line, just west of Priceville, on Sunday, April 17. “Upon arrival, a four-door red […]
Scone’s 1881 schoolhouse to be demolished
Scone’s one-room schoolhouse will soon be demolished, one of three old Chatsworth Township buildings facing that fate. “It’s probably the last original one-room schoolhouse that still has not been touched,” said Adam Watson, whose Owen Sound company, Roy-Mar Demolition, won the contract to take it down. He said he’s doing the work reluctantly. “I mean, […]