Tag: council
Twelve candidates seek lone South Bruce Peninsula seat
Twelve people are in the running to fill a vacant South Bruce Peninsula council seat. The application window closed Thursday. There’s a special meeting Jan. 15 for council to select a candidate. Applicants may briefly express their interest in the position at that meeting. They all had to submit a letter of interest when they […]
It’s getting crowded in race for South Bruce Peninsula council seat
So far eight people have thrown their names in to fill a vacant council seat by appointment in South Bruce Peninsula. The town’s candidate registry Friday morning identified the eligible electors: Paul Stephen Deacon, Ann Marie Hadcock, Mary E. Hanlon, Glenn Darrell Holst, William Klingenberg, Daniel Evan Lisk, Christine Shirley Thomas and James Edward Turner. […]
City bag tags, ‘urgent’ hockey glass replacement, biz licences, more
Owen Sound council decided not to reconsider its decision to raise bag tag prices. The tags will increase by one dollar, to $3.50 per tag, starting in the new year. Each bag of garbage to be collected is required to have a tag. Deputy Mayor Scott Greig’s motion Monday night for council to reconsider its […]
Grey hopes to add EV chargers for its fleet, staff and public
Grey County is seeking a $100,000 grant for 20 Level 2 electric vehicle chargers at its transportation depots and administration building, with the possibility of more elsewhere. These are medium-speed chargers intended to plug into cars, SUVs and pickups to recharge them overnight. The chargers will have the capability to meter the electricity used to […]
Some city councillors question affordability of increases
On a night when Owen Sound council approved an eight per cent water bill increase and discussed how the city sets its other fees, the cost to taxpayers caused some on council to question how much more people can afford. Monday night council unanimously approved an eight per cent increase in the combined water and […]