Tag: meaford

Meaford likely moving to online permit model for all open-air fires

Fire bowl, roasting spit, chiminea, backyard pit . . . Meaford will let you start a fire, but with a permit ensuring residents are safe while backyard burning. At a March 14 meeting, Meaford’s committee of the whole recommended council enact a new bylaw regulating all open-air burning in the municipality including small backyard fires. […]

Meaford’s Scarecrow Invasion set to celebrate its 25th year

Meaford’s most popular and well-known festival is making its return in 2022. Plans are in place for the annual Meaford Scarecrow Invasion and Family Festival to celebrate its 25th year in operation this fall after taking two years off amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The scarecrows will invade the bayside town in early September with the […]

Employers asked to register now for job fairs

Employers are invited to register to participate in one of three in-person job fairs planned for late March and early April in Grey County. These job fairs will take place in Hanover March 30 at the P & H Centre, March 31 in Owen Sound at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre and April 5 in […]

Fire destroys workshop, cause undetermined

Fire destroyed a workshop near a home along East Bayshore Road/Grey Rd. 15 Wednesday night, on the eastern fringe of the city, Inter Township Fire Department Deputy Chief Andy Redmond said. The homeowner reported the fire just before 8 p.m. and firefighters arrived six minutes later but the roof had already caved in and the […]