Tag: Donations
Owen Sound council approves new snowmobile trail agreement
City council approved new five-year land-use agreements for the East Side Snowmobile Club and Stoney Keppel Riders. Council also delegated approval authority for such agreements with local snowmobile clubs in future to the director of community services. The agreements cover the city for liability through the user groups’ insurance by making the areas an official […]
Reader to Reader: January 11, 2025
Gratitude and thanks to the London community for helping raise an incredible 310,000 kilograms of food for the London Food Bank.
Lucknow Legends set to host 2025 Women’s Hockey Day
The Lucknow Legends are once again supporting area girls in the sport of hockey through their annual Women’s Hockey Day event. “This will be the 14th year that the event will run,” current Legends player Laura Jakobsen said. “As you can imagine, we have had a few generations of Legends now, and we are grateful […]
After rejecting budget proposals, Meaford council will try again
Meaford council will tackle its 2025 municipal budget again later this month, given it became clear in November it was on a path toward a “highly embarrassing” tax increase, said Meaford Mayor Ross Kentner. Meaford’s former chief administrative officer introduced a new budget process that sorted spending into “core” and “elective” services, a process which […]
Owen Sound’s Festival of Northern Lights entering its final weekend
After a bumpy start to this season’s Festival of Northern Lights in Owen Sound, organizers are pleased to be looking at a strong finish and are already planning the next one. The festival kicked off its 37th season on Nov. 16 and has just a few days left before the lights turn off for the final […]
Trailblazer who helped start one of Canada’s first women’s shelters dies at 78
Trailblazing feminist Lee Lakeman â who established in 1970s Oxford County one of the first domestic abuse shelters in Canada â has died.
Holiday donations ease 2025 uncertainty for Ark Aid homeless shelter, for now
2024 has ended and, with that, the funding for homeless shelter beds being run at Ark Aid Street Mission is up in the air
Planet Detroit’s top 5 environmental stories of 2024
By Nina Misuraca Ignaczak, Planet Detroit
This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.
This year brought a whirlwind of changes and challenges for Michigan’s environment and energy future. From smoky skies to dark money scandals, the stories we covered revealed how deeply personal and interconnected these issues are for all of us who call this state home.
Councillors raise issues about Tara-area battery storage plan
A company proposing to build a 400-megawatt battery-storage facility southeast of Tara in Bruce County updated Arran-Elderslie council recently. The project could begin charging up its batteries when demand is low and releasing power back to the electricity grid when its needed starting in the fourth quarter of 2027, Brittany Morrison, proponent Neoen’s representative, said […]
New Year’s Eve events to be held across Grey and Bruce counties
There is something for just about everyone looking for ways to ring in 2025 in the Owen Sound and Grey-Bruce areas. Numerous New Year’s Eve events are planned around the region on Tuesday, allowing people of all ages to mark the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025. OWEN SOUND FAMILY CELEBRATION The City of […]