Tag: Owen Sound
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 […]