Tag: April
City tax increase still sitting at 2.65 per cent after Monday’s review
Owen Sound council’s draft operating budget finished where it started, with a proposed 2.65 per cent tax levy increase, but with some changes Monday. The council review Monday was followed by a look at the capital budget Tuesday. Final approval will be after a public meeting in January. As it stands, the city property […]
Sifton wants to add 900 to 1,300 homes to a 19ha (50-acre) site at 1511 Clarke Road, at the southwest corner of Clarke and Kilally roads, said Phil Masschelein, senior vice-president at Sifton.
Sifton Properties may double the number of homes it will build in a residential area nudging up against Fanshawe conservation area by adding a mix of apartment towers and townhouses near an already approved subdivision. Sifton wants to add 900 to 1,300 homes to a 19-hectare (50-acre) site at 1511 Clarke Rd., at the southwest […]
‘Justice was done today,’ Saugeen says of dismissed Sauble appeals
Saugeen First Nation feels ‘vindicated’ by an appeal court decision that upheld a decision that it owns much of the north beach at Sauble. “The rights of the Saugeen people have been vindicated,” Chippewas of Saugeen Chief Conrad Ritchie said in a news release. “After generations of struggle this is a victory that belongs to […]
Fentanyl dealer who dodged manslaughter charge gets house arrest
The smudging ceremony in the courtroom before Craig French was sentenced for fentanyl trafficking aimed to honour ancestors and cleanse bodies and minds. The ceremony is rarely seen in the Superior Court of Justice. Before it began, there was an explanation how the Indigenous ceremony was considered to be âsacred medicine and enlightenmentâ for all […]
Court dismisses appeals of native ownership of beach area at Sauble
Ontario’s appeal court has dismissed appeals of a decision that found Saugeen First Nation owns much of the north end of Sauble Beach. The Court of Appeal for Ontario also denied South Bruce Peninsula’s request to appeal Superior Court Justice Susan Vella’s May order that required the town to pay Saugeen $1.67 million and pay […]