Tag: Owen Sound
Improvements coming to Putt ‘n Paddle in Harrison Park
The Putt ‘n Paddle, a Harrison Park landmark for years, will be upgraded over the life of a new lease agreement endorsed by city council Monday night. The miniature golf, paddle boat and canoe rental business has been operated by Chase, Roger and Cathy Amyot for years. This new 10-year agreement follows the their previous […]
Owen Sound starts long process toward taxing tourist stays
City council on Monday directed staff to begin stakeholder consultations toward establishing a municipal accommodation tax in Owen Sound. A report to the city’s community development, tourism and culture advisory committee on March 11, containing the recommendation to start consultations which council endorsed, aims to introduce the tax on Jan. 1, 2024. A four per […]
Scrutiny of city services and staffing to find savings begins
Consultants hired to provide an independent review of Owen Sound’s service delivery and staffing to find budget savings introduced themselves to city council Monday. By September, the consultancy MNP is to make final recommendations. “It’s not cookie-cutter,” consultant Steve Luckie told councillors during a virtual visit. The report will be “bespoke to the city of […]
Owen Sound election details set, voter’s list website is online
Owen Sound will vote by Internet and telephone again in the October municipal and school board elections. The voting will start Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. and run through election day, Monday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. Voters have a website, www.voterlookup.ca, where they can confirm or update their voter information, including their school board […]
City council agrees to learn more about artificial turf and dome idea
City council voted 7-2 in favour of gathering more information about a proposed artificial turf field and 1/3-field dome at Victoria Park. But councillors were wary of taking on new financial obligations and made it clear the project ultimately could be turned down. The cost for such a facility expected to be in the range […]
New transit provider will maintain 30-minute service with new buses
Owen Sound council has awarded a new five-year transit service contract which maintains existing bus routes with half-hour service for the first year. But the new contract also allows for possible extended evening service using an on-demand transit model, and other modifications if deemed desirable. Voyago’s bid was the lowest of three, coming in $186,760 […]
Annual Owen Sound council pay and expenses reported Monday
Owen Sound city council pay and expenses were provided in a report to council Monday. Mayor Ian Boddy was paid the most, $56,760.26 in salary and per diems, and claimed $289.32 in expenses. Councillors Travis Dodd, Scott Greig, Brock Hamley, Marion Koepke, Carol Merton and Richard Thomas were paid $25,051.60 in salary and per diems, […]
Summit Place in Owen Sound is building replacement long-term care home
Summit Place’s long-term care residence in Owen Sound will move to a new building licensed for 129 beds, nine more than it has now, within five years, Revera Inc. spokesman Larry Roberts said Friday. “We’ll be building a new building in a new location,” said Roberts confirmed in an interview after the announcement Friday at […]
Pair of Ice Hawks squads win gold at Leaside tournament
Two Owen Sound Ice Hawks clubs soared to gold medal performances at the 41st Toronto Leaside March Break Madness tournament earlier this month. The Owen Sound Ice Hawks under-11 B club and the Owen Sound Ice Hawks under-15 B team both earned the top spot in their brackets at the annual tournament. The under-11 Ice […]
Doctors seeing urgent-care patients in Grey-Bruce with virtual visits
There’s a new, virtual urgent-care option designed for people who need to see a doctor but it’s not so serious that they need to wait for hours in an emergency department in person. By seeing qualifying patients virtually, the load on Grey-Bruce’s 10 emergency departments should ease and wait times for ER patients should shorten. […]