Tag: Education
Owen Sound tax increase sitting below council target
Owen Sound’s 2025 budget is nearing completion, with a proposed municipal levy increase that is now sitting below 2.5 per cent. On Monday, Owen Sound council held a public meeting on the budget to provide details and gather feedback. The bylaw to adopt the document is scheduled to happen at its Feb. 24 meeting. Council heard […]
Why Indy won’t have curbside recycling until at least 2028
By Peter Blanchard and Jenna Watson, Mirror Indy
Mirror Indy is a part of Free Press Indiana, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to ensuring all Hoosiers have access to the news and information they need.
Every week for the past 10 years, Aaron Thomas has brought his recycling to the city’s dropoff location in Garfield Park.
Some roads, schools remain closed as Grey-Bruce continues to recover from nasty weather
School and road closures continue Tuesday following another day of nasty winter weather. Environment Canada’s latest weather update, issued Tuesday morning, said snow squalls are expected to diminish in the area today. However, blowing snow could cause an additional five to 10 centimetres of snow, reducing visibility. According to the weather service, lake-effect snow off […]
$261M in funding for six new London-area schools: Province
Two days before Premier Doug Ford pulls the trigger on a spring election, Queen’s Park unveiled $1.3 billion in funding for 30 new schools and additions, including a $100-million Catholic high school in north London. The London District Catholic school board received funding for three schools: more than $140 million for high schools in London […]
Provincial election call launches local parties into campaign mode
With Ontario Premier Doug Ford sending people to the polls Feb. 27, local politicial parties have a lot of work ahead of them. The Conservative leader has confirmed he will be visiting the lieutenant-governor Tuesday to dissolve the legislature and have the writs issued on Wednesday. That puts fire under the feet of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound […]