Owen Sound Sun Times

South Bruce Peninsula approves 3.9% budget hike

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South Bruce Peninsula council approved its 2025 operating and capital budgets with a 3.9 per cent municipal levy increase. The 2025 budget will cover total net operating expenses of $12,825,099, compared to $12,343,860 in 2024. The figure squares with the prediction made by the director of financial services and treasurer Tracey Neifer in mid-October when […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Grey-Bruce municipalities concerned about spike in OPP costs

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Some Grey-Bruce municipalities are expressing concern as they stare down significant increases to OPP policing costs in 2025.  But they remain hopeful that the province will provide some relief.  Area municipalities looking at particularly steep increases are Brockton, whose increase has come it at 30 per cent, and Meaford, which has been presented with a 25 […]

Great Lakes Echo Water

E. coli outbreaks can hurt real estate values, study finds

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By Eric Freedman Capital News Service LOutbreaks of the waterborne bacteria E. coli can lower local real estate values, at least temporarily, a new study says. Those outbreaks, which have become increasingly common, are a growing concern in coastal and inland communities, particularly in rural counties, according to the study by researchers from Saginaw Valley […]

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Owen Sound Sun Times

Fire destroys ‘large portion’ of house at Saugeen

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No injuries were reported in a late-night house fire south of Sauble Beach which caused “significant” damage at Saugeen First Nation. Saugeen Fire & Emergency Services and Sauble Beach firefighters responded to reports of structure fire with flames showing in the area of the Southampton Parkway and Edison Circle about 11:40 p.m., a Saugeen department […]