Tag: April
London police board holds rare ‘special’ summer meeting
The London police board held a rare special summer meeting Friday, but bulk of the public meeting was held behind closed doors, a move that two past board members called âhighly unusual.â
Owen Sound, Hanover granted funding for water projects
The Ontario government has announced grant funding of more than $3.7 million for municipal water and wastewater projects in Owen Sound and Hanover that will help support growth in those communities. On Wednesday, the province revealed the applications for the two projects had been approved as part of the first round of investments under the Housing-Enabling […]
Yorkville council approves $127 million loan application for Lake Michigan water project – Great Lakes Commission
The City Council in Yorkville, Illinois, approved applying for an Environmental Protection Agency loan to fund the Lake Michigan water project, joining the DuPage Water Commission, which sources water from […]
Watchdog slams rural mayor over remarks about hospital CEO: ‘Gun is fully loaded’
A rural mayor has received a formal reprimand from his political colleagues for comments an integrity commissioner labelled as threatening and potentially incendiary Kevin Eccles is in his fourth term holding the top political office in West Grey, a municipality of roughly 13,000 located near Hanover in Grey County. He leads a seven-person council. In […]
West Grey Mayor reprimanded for “threatening” comments
West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles received a formal reprimand from council this week for comments an integrity commissioner labelled as threatening and potentially incendiary. In early April 2024, the SBGHC announced its plan to relocate all 10 in-patient beds from the Durham hospital to larger centres in Walkerton and Kincardine due to a critical staff […]