Category: Grey/Bruce
Trump tariff threat provokes patriotic response in Owen Sound
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat prompted strong reaction from Owen Sound’s mayor and led to a soverignty declaration by Halton Hills.
Owen Sound approves 2.57 per cent tax increase
Owen Sound council has approved a total municipal levy of $36.2 million — a 2.57 per cent municipal tax levy increase for 2025. The entire blended increase, including provincial education and Grey County tax levies, will be 2.52 per cent. City council had stipulated that staff propose an increase of no more than five per […]
Owen Sound Field Naturalists to hear about forestry practices
The Owen Sound Field Naturalists clubs next speaker presentation features Dufferin County forest manager Kevin Predon and is entitled Forestry Isn’t Always an F Word. Predon’s goal is to cajole the audience into an appreciation (or at least an understanding) of commercial forestry and its progressive environmental practices. This talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. […]
Bruce County council asks if Walkerton courthouse worth cost
Bruce County council voted to help Brockton pay court security and prisoner transportation costs, as Grey County recently did for Owen Sound. But Bruce councillors weren’t prepared to do it all at once, or to commit to more than one year of relief. And the Brockton request for help kicked off a discussion about whether having […]
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff economics don’t make sense
“I look at the (Donald)Trump administration’s behaviour over the last week and the only word that accurately describes it is: stupid,” New York Times’ David Brooks wrote in a recent column.