Tag: Community
Owen Sound approves zoning change for eastside apartment building
Owen Sound council has voted in favour of a zoning bylaw amendment to permit an eight-storey apartment building near 10th Street East. On Monday, council approved a motion directing staff to bring forward bylaws and provide notice in accordance with the Planning Act to amend its zoning bylaw to permit the development at 1201 15th […]
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Owen Sound agrees to funding increase for Harrison Park marker tree
Owen Sound council has agreed to increase the funding to protect a marker tree in the Harrison Park campground that once served as a navigation guide for the area’s First Nations people. On Monday, council approved a community services committee recommendation to allocate an additional $16,500 from its parkland reserve fund to preserve the tree, […]
Council talks proposed bylaw against bikes, e-scooters on sidewalks
Goderich town council is hoping to introduce a bylaw banning bicycles and e-scooters from local sidewalks. But while all council members are seemingly in favour of passing the bylaw, they acknowledge that there are still discussions to be had regarding how enforcement would work. E-scooters are already prohibited on sidewalks under the Highway Traffic Act, […]
Contamination jacks up cost of 16th Ave E work in Owen Sound
Owen Sound council has agreed to dip into the city’s wastewater reserve for close to half a million additional dollars to complete a sanitary sewer replacement project along 16th Avenue East in the city’s industrial area. The added cost, driven mostly by the discovery of petroleum-contaminated soil and contaminated groundwater, could lead to higher future […]