Owen Sound Sun Times

Hanover Launch Pad centre closes under financial pressures

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Mounting financial pressures led Hanover’s Launch Pad youth skills training organization to close its doors after almost 10 years, its volunteer board announced in a news release.  Originally inspired to help young people amid the ongoing youth methamphetamine problem which exploded in 2005 in Hanover, the program exposed youth to career paths and provided a place […]

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City declares weather event amid snow and bitter cold

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Owen Sound declared a Significant Weather Event Monday morning amid very cold temperatures and an Envrionment Canada snow squall warning.  This declaration allows the municipality to continue its winter maintenance work but without having to meet the standards set for keeping roads and sidewalks clear. Such declarations also offer legal protection against winter maintenance, the plan […]

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Georgian Bluffs apologizes for waste collection issues

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Georgian Bluffs council has formally apologized to residents for waste and recycling collection headaches in the municipality in recent months, and says it is working with the service provider on the matter.  That service provider — Waste Management — has also apologized to customers and says steps are being taken to “enhance” their collection efforts. […]

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Owen Sound school hosts volleyball tournament featuring teams from every board

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Owen Sound schools were host to a first-of-its-kind volleyball tournament, featuring teams from the three regional school boards and two private schools. On Jan. 16, students from grades 6 to 8 competed at the tournament at l’école catholique Saint-Dominique-Savio and Notre Dame Catholic School. Owen Sound’s Timothy Christian School won first place in the tournament […]