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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.
Canada Day celebrations include activities, nod to Indigenous Peoples
Canada Day events are talking place in the Owen Sound area over the coming days, while Meaford will be celebrating Canada’s 157th birthday and its own 150th together. The four-day, free Sound Waterfront Festival this weekend in Owen Sound will be capped with Canada Day celebrations on Monday, July 1. Canada Day window flags for […]
Collingwood man admits to murder, sentencing in September
A Collingwood man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of his wife, which he staged to look like a fiery car crash in January 2023 in Blue Mountains. James William Schwalm, now 40, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie on June 20. He had been charged with first-degree murder in Superior Court […]
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 […]