Tag: building
Sky’s the limit? City politicians consider much taller buildings across London
Politicians got their first look on Tuesday at new proposed building height limits for downtown and other highly populated parts of London that would jack up highrises in some areas by nearly 50 per cent. Members of council’s planning committee received a report by SvN Architects and Planners, a consulting firm hired by the city, […]
Foraged Flavors of the Sun: High Summer Wild Herbs and Plants | Great Lakes Now
This story is a part of “A Year in the Wild Kitchen of the Great Lakes,” a series in partnership with expert forager Lisa M. Rose, with the mission of nurturing a deeper connection with the natural world through foraging. To get started with your foraging journey, begin here with our “Framework to Sustainable and Safe Practices.”
High summer brings an explosion of wild herbs and edible flowers like elderflower, Queen Anne’s lace, monarda, and chicory.
All-day youth music festival in downtown Owen Sound Sunday
Banditfest, a teen-run outdoor youth music festival, will take place at the Owen Sound Farmers’ Market building all day Sunday. Eleven hours of music by 15 bands will kick off at 11 a.m. and end at 10 p.m., rain or shine, said Olive Borowski, one of the event organizers. Grey-Bruce bands will be joined by […]
City politicians heed tenant advocates’ push, eye tougher ‘renoviction’ bylaw
Emotional tales of housing vulnerability moved politicians to seek critical improvements to a draft bylaw intended to prevent renovictions
Quality mattered to Fraser McGruer in whatever he did
Fraser McGruer, a respected local boat builder who with partners also developed Owen Sound marina and a once-popular restaurant there, has died at age 86. He died June 26 of complications from a leg infection, said his eldest son, Christopher McGruer. A come-and-go memorial service is scheduled for Aug. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. […]