Tag: meaford
OPP lay drug-related charges in Meaford
Police have charged two people with drug-related offences after executing a search warrant in Meaford. Amanda Armitage, 43, of Meaford is charged with possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking and unauthorized possession of a weapon, a Grey Bruce OPP news release said Saturday. Quinton Armitage, 18, is charged with possession […]
Public meeting Monday for proposed harbour front condo building in Meaford
A meeting is scheduled at Meaford Hall Monday to receive information from the public on a proposed five-storey 160-unit residential development near the inner harbour. Advancecorp Developments are requesting an official plan amendment and a zoning bylaw amendment, both necessary to move forward with the proposed condo building. Members of the public are able to […]
Local company involved in pumped storage project review
An Owen Sound company will review inlet-outlet structures of a 1,000 megawatt pumped-storage power project proposed in Meaford to “minimize impacts on fish and the overall aquatic environment in Georgian Bay.” TC Energy is using Makwa-Cahill, which has a facility in Owen Sound, to review the structures, which would be part of Ontario’s largest pumped […]
Meaford, cottagers resolving waterfront property ambiguity
The postscript to a pandora’s box-like tale in Meaford is nearing its final chapter. Years ago, cottagers at the north end of Georgian Beach Road engaged in a decade-long waterfront property dispute with the municipality, which ended up costing Meaford taxpayers over $1.6 million in court costs and legal fees. And it all started in […]
Meaford pumped storage plan advances despite ‘ratepayer value’ concern
TC Energy’s Meaford pumped-storage proposal failed get past the province’s electricity system and market operator’s first step in a three-gate evaluation process, a letter from Ontario’s energy minister reveals. But Energy Minister Todd Smith’s Nov. 10, 2021 letter to the Independent Electricity System Operator directs Lesley Gallinger, its president and chief executive officer, to advance […]