Tag: Opinion
LETTER: Disappointed by South Bruce council
The new South Bruce municipal council meetings have started and, as Willing to Listen wrote in a recent letter, mayor (Mark) Goetz spoke of the excitement of the group to promote unity. But wasn’t the meeting on Nov. 22 a pathetic showing? Sitting at the council table were the mayor and the three newly-elected councillors. […]
Lucknow Horticultural Society names 2022 Garden Hero
Sharon Nivins, co-president of the Lucknow Horticultural Society, has been named the society’s Year of the Garden 2022 Garden Hero. The Ontario Horticultural Association (OHA) award celebrates “outstanding people who inspire a love and passion for gardens and gardening.” Nivins was selected because she has been an integral part of the Lucknow Horticultural Society for […]
LETTER: Bill 23: More housing but at what cost?
Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 is just the latest example of the Ford government’s continuing drive to undermine environmental protections in the province of Ontario. Although presented as a vehicle to address affordable housing, it’s really about taking away local control of land use. Municipalities are losing local control of planning, […]
LETTER: Is South Bruce council open to all sides of DGR argument?
Wow, a 59.3 per cent voter turnout in the municipality of South Bruce. Something unheard of for a municipal election and many are questioning it. Are the municipal CAO, South Bruce Nuclear Exploration Team, and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) secretly smiling away? It seems that the South Bruce municipality is welcoming an old […]
A century of champions: The Bruce County edition
On Sept. 29, the top nine calf and showmen pairs were chosen to represent Bruce County at the 41st TD Classic held during the 100th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, which ran from Nov. 4 to Nov. 13 at Exhibition Place in Toronto. The members of the 2022 royal fair team were Brendan Elliott (South Bruce […]