Tag: Owen Sound
West Grey agrees to hear Owen Sound’s policing cost offer
West Grey council on Tuesday accepted an offer from Owen Sound’s mayor to provide a policing cost estimate for the municipality. West Grey council in a split vote decided to seek an OPP costing in December too. Council is to receive an OPP costing timeline update on March 15, said Coun. Rebecca Hergert, who moved […]
Rising costs make building affordable housing difficult: developer
A developer who’s seeking to build 829 housing units on land across from Georgian College told city council Monday he’ll make housing there “as economical as possible” but he’s never seen construction costs soar like they continue to do. Shakir Rehmatullah, president of Flato Developments, made the comments in response to affordability concerns raised by […]
City approves hourly transit service but there’s a mood to do more
City buses will be moving to one-hour service from half-hour service this summer as a pilot project to save money. The city’s transit system is responsible for about half of this year’s $836,000 budget levy increase over last year, council was told Monday night. Council is grappling with how to make the system more affordable. […]
City budget passes with recorded vote and fireworks
Owen Sound council approved its 2022 budget Monday night which will see the average residential taxpayer pay about $103 more than last year. A residential property with a 2016 assessment of $235,000 would see a total tax bill of $4,256, up from $4,153 last year. This figure includes city, county, and education taxes. The vote […]
COVID news: Free rapid tests, local indicators, more GBHS visitors
Free rapid COVID-19 tests are going to grocery stores and pharmacies in Ontario. Ontario pledged to ship five million free rapid tests a week for eight weeks to more than 2,300 pharmacies and grocery stores across the province. One free box of five tests per household per visit will be permitted while supplies last. Store […]
Summerfolk organizers are all business this year
Summerfolk organizers have started to run the business side of their operations more like a business, the president of the Georgian Bay Folk Society said Monday. Starting next week, six volunteers each with a list of 10 businesses will fan out across Grey-Bruce to solicit sponsorships for the 47-year-old Owen Sound festival, which is planning […]
Police seize drugs, energy weapon and cash in city bust
Owen Sound Police seized 127 grams of fentanyl, 33 grams of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, oxycodone pills, $7,000 in cash and a conducted energy weapon as the result of a traffic stop and several search warrants this week. On Tuesday, police arrested a 45-year-old Owen Sound man after making a traffic stop in the 1100 Block […]
No violations at Harrison Park snowmobile spot check
All 52 snowmobilers who came through a city police spot check on a trail at the rear of Harrison Park were in compliance with document requirements, had valid trail permits and were sober, an Owen Sound police news release said. The spot check was done with the help of the Eastside Snowmobile Club’s district president […]
Wiarton hospital COVID outbreak ends
The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported Saturday that 14 local people are hospitalized due to COVID-19, unchanged from the day before. Ten people are in a local hospital and four are hospitalized outside Grey-Bruce. A COVID outbreak at Wiarton hospital, declared Jan. 20 in the in-patient and complex continuing care unit, ended today. Ontario reported […]
Dundalk developer’s big plans involve provincial fast-track request
A residential developer is proposing to use Minister’s Zoning Orders to fast-track approvals for a long-term plan to build 1,000 to 2,000 housing units in the burgeoning community of Dundalk. Shakir Rehmatullah, president of Flato Developments, presented a conceptual plan to Southgate council on Jan. 19 and at a virtual public information session Jan. 27. […]