Tag: project
Grey Sauble Conservation office renovation clears big hurdle
Grey Sauble Conservation Authority’s directors are one decision away from signing off on a $3-million administration building renovation. Wednesday the board of eight municipal members agreed to proceed with final construction drawings and issue tenders for the project. The board would still have to select the successful bidder and vote in favour of the project. So far, […]
Bruce council asks for options after seeing price of archives expansion
Multi-million costs to expand the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre’s archival storage prompted Bruce County council to ask staff to explore cheaper options. County staff’s report Sept. 19 had recommended that staff be allowed to get detailed, final costing to add a 12,000 square-foot expansion to the museum building, and put aside $285,000 annually through […]
Great Lakes Commission awards more than $1.4 million to reduce runoff and improve water quality – Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) announced today that it will award more than $1.45 million in grants through the Great Lakes
Hike and bike for Chatsworth hub on Saturday
A fundraiser will be held in the Township of Chatsworth this weekend to raise funds for its planned community hub project. The fundraising committee will hold its second annual Hike and Bike for the Hub on Saturday. The event, which also includes a poker run this year, will see participants travel 13.5 kilometres along the […]
8,400 homes: Builder pitches London’s biggest development ever
The former London Psychiatric Hospital site is poised to become the single largest housing project in the cityâs history, with Old Oakâs latest proposal for the lands adding enough units to house a small town. Itâs a massive project one city councillor described as âtransformativeâ for east London and the city, which is in the […]
Group touts future local ‘ecological corridor’ to limit development
The Escarpment Corridor Alliance wants to see a future, protective “ecological corridor” network in the southern Georgian Bay area to better protect ecologically important lands from development between the Beaver Valley and the Niagara Escarpment. The connected corridor network, it is anticipated, would include two large, local developments, Castle Glen in the Blue Mountains and […]
Fall Day on the Farm goes Saturday near Owen Sound
An event near Owen Sound that allows locals to experience a fun day on the farm while also helping to relieve world hunger is marking its 10th anniversary. Owen Sound Harvest For Hunger’s Fall Day on the Farm will once again be held on the Parkin Farm east of Owen Sound on Saturday from 10 […]
Speed bump slows rollout of free London Transit passes for high schoolers
The rollout of a pilot project that would give London Transit bus passes to Grade 9 and 10 students at one city high school has hit a temporary roadblock, a Thames Valley District school board official says.
All the world’s a stage: Theater project in Michigan marsh aims to promote conservation – Great Lakes Commission
A group of Michigan State students created a play with input from experts in conservation and environmental communication. The project is part of a larger trend that blends conservation and […]
Group makes push for more nonmarket affordable housing in Owen Sound
An organization with a priority of seeing more affordable housing available in the area has asked for Owen Sound’s support as it works to tackle the issue. Representatives of the Institute of Southern Georgian Bay and their Owen Sound table on community housing were at city council on Monday where they outlined the innovative ways being […]