Owen Sound Sun Times

Owen Sound mayor highlights 2024 accomplishments

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Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy says the city has made some huge decisions in 2024, including important deals with its neighbouring municipalities, new services for its own ratepayers and renewed agreements with its community partners.  Boddy gave his year-end update during the city’s last regular council meeting on Monday (Dec. 16), where he outlined dozens […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Paisley’s ‘Bullboni’ part of beefy community centre renovation project

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Arran-Elderslie grabbed the bull by the horns in 2024 when updating the Paisley Community Centre. The municipality completed a half-million-dollar renovation to refurbish and refresh the community hub. The work redesigned the second floor of the community centre and made the building more accessible with a new elevator. As part of that work, the town […]

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Charging Microgrids: Progress for Electric Trucks, Challenges Remain

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Key Takeaways: Microgrids speed power availability and deployment of freight truck charging Specific charging challenges face microgrid deployment that must be overcome There are federal, state, and non-profit organizations that can assist As previous articles have made clear, microgrids, strategically designed for truck stops and depots, are a path forward … [continued]

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The Back Road From El Paso to Phoenix Is Better Than I-10 For EVs

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A week ago, I needed to take a quick trip from the region near El Paso over to Phoenix, Arizona. On most past trips out there in EVs, I’ve had to stick mostly to I-10. That’s where the EV charging all was, with stations in Las Cruces, Deming, Lordsburg, Benson, … [continued]

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OSHaRE struggles to meet need as it sets new record for meals served

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Owen Sound’s soup kitchen reached a new high — 200,000 meals served this year as of last week, breaking last year’s 146,000 meal total, executive director Colleen Trask Seaman said Saturday, shortly before opening the kitchen doors for take-out meals.  It’s one local organization which is struggling to meet increasing demands this holiday season. The […]