Tag: City council
Owen Sound reaches deal with inside workers
The City of Owen Sound has a new agreement with its inside workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees. At its council meeting on Monday, council passed a bylaw ratifying a memorandum of settlement between the city and CUPE Local 1189-00, which represents the workers. Council also authorized the mayor and clerk to […]
Slope slippage monitors precautionary for Alpha Street work
Two monitors which can detect if a hill may be about to collapse will be installed on the Alpha Street hill during reconstruction of the road. The monitors were recommended by an engineering firm, given “a history of slope failure in this area,” a city report said. The city has had to repair a failed upper […]
Call for city to adopt antisemitism definition draws concern
A woman’s call for Owen Sound city council to adopt a particular definition of antisemitism Monday night prompted a quick response from others in the council chambers. Rashell Feldman, of Collingwood, asked council to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism as a necessary first step towards combatting it. “Antisemitism is not just […]
City votes to tighten planned short-term rental bylaw
Owen Sound council limited short-term rentals to 90 nights a year during final deliberations on regulating these sometimes-problematic rentals Monday night. Coun. Melanie Middlebro’, vice-chair of the corporate services committee, pulled the STR recommendations from the committee’s minutes for council to consider separately, then she proposed capping the nights at 90 annually. “We want this […]
Study this fall will identify support for abused elders
It’s hoped a study starting this fall will help determine how much local elder abuse is happening in Grey-Bruce. The study first will identify who provides services to support seniors who are victims of abuse and who is involved with prevention of such abuse. The goal then is to create a co-ordinated response pathway, Angela […]