Tag: Community
Keep cannabis edibles away from trick-or-treaters: Public health nurse
As Halloween approaches, local public-health officials have issued an unusual warning about keeping cannabis-laced candies hidden from children. Southwestern Public Health â the health unit serving Oxford and Elgin counties â on Tuesday warned citizens to keep edible cannabis products, especially ones packaged or shaped akin to Halloween treats, âout of reach of children.” âEdible […]
Local developer to complete apartment project as life lease
An unfinished apartment building described as an “eyesore” near the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound has a new owner who plans to finish the project, with changes. Sound Lifestyles Ltd. purchased the Georgian Landing project, at 297 18th St. E. in Owen Sound, and will be the developer. Now it’s called Bayshore Terrace and […]
The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks. | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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City council extends rental incentive to BCK developer
The city’s need for purpose-built rental housing on the former Black Clawson Kennedy site trumped concerns over offering a million-dollar incentive to a slow-moving developer Monday night at Owen Sound city council. A majority of council voted to extend its expired offer to waive about $1 million worth of development charges for another six months […]
Cosy Christ Church Celebrates 135 years in Port Albert
This year marks the 135th anniversary of Christ Anglican Church in Port Albert. Spanning three centuries, the little church has been at the centre of Port Albert’s social and spiritual life. The little yellow brick Gothic-style church has outlasted social fads and religious trends that have caused the demise of many larger and more prominent […]