Tag: Grey County
Trades college and affordable housing tabbed for site of former high school in Meaford
Plans are in the works for Meaford’s former high school, as well as its neighbouring running track and green space. A Toronto-based not-for-profit is proposing to turn the site of Meaford’s former high school at St. Vincent Street into an engineering and trades college, while the municipality is setting aside funds and seeking the county’s […]
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 […]
Owen Sound, Grey County looking at ride-sharing services
City staff have begun to look at the pros and cons of ride-sharing services like Uber and others. Owen Sound council on Monday endorsed a report from its community and business development manager, Paul McGrath, to allow staff to conduct further research and engage stakeholders before any ride-sharing service might be provided in Owen Sound. […]
City disbands its accessibility committee
Monday night city council voted 4-3 to disband Owen Sound’s Accessibility Advisory Committee in favour of the city joining Grey County’s Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee. The committee will remain operational until the end of January. Now the city will write to the county indicating it wants to join its accessibility committee and to ask for […]
Grey-Bruce wardens pitch local priorities at AMO conference
Grey County warden Brian Milne said he heard some of his colleagues liken the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference to speed dating. Delegations get 15 minutes with the provincial ministers to advocate for the local issues affecting their municipality or county at the AMO. At the three-day conference, the Grey County warden […]