London Free Press

School board brass should repay some stadium hotel retreat costs: Critic

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Critics are blasting an “incredibly disappointing” move by administrators at the region’s largest school board to spend nearly $40,000 on a Toronto ballpark hotel retreat, with one taxpayer advocate calling on the staff to pay back part of the expense.   Following a request from elected trustees, the Thames Valley District school board revealed Thursday […]

Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Citizen calls council limits on speech ‘undemocratic’

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Owen Sound city council on Monday finalized its July decision to reduce how long speakers may address council and committees, and to only include items on the agenda that are within council’s jurisdiction.  During public question period though, an Owen Sound citizen called those moves “undemocratic.”  There were other procedural bylaw changes that council approved, […]