Tag: meaford
Team Bluewater readies for national science fair
Six students from Grey and Bruce counties are preparing for an opportunity of a lifetime, as they have been selected to represent Team Bluewater at the 2025 Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF). This year’s fair will take place from May 31 to June 7 at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. More than 400 […]
Meaford approves budget with 5.29% blended rate increase
Meaford council approved the municipality’s 2025 budget earlier this month. The approved budget will result in a 6.86 per cent increase in the municipal tax rate and a 5.29 per cent increase in the blended tax rate, which includes municipal, county, and education taxes. The estimated impact on a home assessed at $273,000 is approximately […]
City council news: FlixBus extension, Kiwanis gala, windrows, more
City council is offering FlixBus, which provides bus service to Toronto with stops in between, a one-year extension to continue using the Owen Sound bus terminal. “Given the success and demand for this intercity route, staff support its continuation and recommend approving the first one-year extension,” a staff report to council at its Monday night […]
Family matters: The Owen Sound Attack select Max Delisle
The standing-room-only crowd at the Attack Pak’s draft party cheered loudly when Ontario Hockey League commissioner Bryan Crawford announced Max Delisle as the Owen Sound Attack’s pick at fifth overall Friday night. Right next door, separated by a partition wall, Max was taking photos with his brother, Attack centre Tristan Delisle, and his father, former […]
Little appetite in Grey County to put strong mayor power to use
Municipal leaders in Grey County are expressing little, if any, enthusiasm to use new strong mayor powers the province is proposing to bestow upon them. While the topic was one that had admittedly caught their attention and was leading to plenty of discussion amongst their peers, local mayors attending the Grey County council meeting on Thursday […]