Chatsworth serves notice that it wants out of biodigester partnership

Chatsworth has notified Georgian Bluffs that it wants out of the biodigester partnership the two municipalities entered into when the facility was constructed more than a decade ago. On Thursday, the municipalities held a joint meeting at the Keady Community Centre where they passed a motion to direct staff to negotiate alternative ownership opportunities, including […]

Gautreau, Redmond having roles at ITFD made permanent

Inter Township Fire Department Acting Fire Chief Jeff Gautreau is taking on the role in a permanent capacity. Georgian Bluffs passed bylaws Wedneseday to appoint Gautreau as fire chief and Andy Redmond as deputy fire chief of the department. Council in Meaford, which has a 25 per cent stake in the department, will be presented […]

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Ontario expands booster eligibility as rising infections cause staff shortages and outbreaks locally

Eligibility for the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is expanding in Ontario while rising transmission rates are affecting staffing at area hospitals and outbreaks at long-term care homes are increasing. People over 60 as well as First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals and their non-Indigenous household members aged 18 and over are now eligible […]

Kincardine councillor’s remark triggers plea to integrity commissioner

A Kincardine councillor’s profane and vulgar remark at the council table has prompted official complaints to the municipality’s integrity commissioner and by Thursday, the municipality had received 48 informal complaints too. During a clip of the recorded council meeting Monday, a man can be heard uttering the offensive remark under his breath, after some discussion […]