Tag: council
Cornies: Canada Day, a mile-marker on our country’s road to diversity
Public art projects highlighting Indigenous themes and artists are one way to move toward greater commitment.
Grey County to look at Owen Sound’s court security cost issue
The door hasn’t yet been fully opened, but Grey County council has at least agreed to take a peek at Owen Sound’s calls to have court security costs funded regionally. At its meeting on Thursday, Grey County councillors agreed to receive a staff report summarizing the issue of court security and prisoner transportation costs for […]
Public meetings planned on Woodstock’s play for 400 hectares from Norwich
Officials are giving residents a chance to weigh in on a proposed boundary adjustment that would transfer nearly 400 hectares of land from Norwich Township to Woodstock.
Testy exchanges, walkout as city’s cost-cutting committee begins work
A proposal to cut two popular community grants programs as a tax-saving measure led to some testy exchanges between councillors and frustration from community groups that werenât allowed to be part of the debate.
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Two members of Bruce County council – the mayors of Saugeen Shores and South Bruce – are asking the province to take a more wholistic approach when it comes to … Continue reading County urges province to pause health-care service cuts until wider impact on economic growth can be studied
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Temporary overdose prevention sites eyed in Oxford, Elgin
With approval of supervised drug use sites paused by the provincial government, an area health unitâs top doctor is exploring alternative options to address an increase in opioid-related deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Farhi bid to move city hall to heart of downtown dismissed
A last-ditch effort to get London city council to consider moving city hall to Dundas and Richmond streets fell flat Tuesday, but not without plenty of discussion. An effort by councillors Peter Cuddy and Susan Stevenson to delay to September consideration of city hall’s plan to redevelop its present home at 300 Dufferin Ave., the […]
Across Southwestern Ontario, a raft of recent anti-LGBTQ acts
London police are investigating allegations by officials that animals that were part of the festivities at a Pride event in London may have been poisoned
Speeding concerns on reconstructed Inglis Falls Road
Georgian Bluffs will look at taking steps to address speeding concerns on Inglis Falls Road. At its committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday (June 19), council heard from a concerned resident about increased speeding along the road since it was reconstructed in 2020. Cathy Walsh who appeared before council as a delegation, said she […]
Backyard hens nearing final hurdle in Georgian Bluffs
Chickens could soon be clucking around in some residential areas of Georgian Bluffs. At its committee of the whole meeting on Wednesday (June 19), staff was directed by council to present an amendment to the township’s zoning bylaw that would permit backyard poultry as a permitted use on certain residential properties within the township. Council […]