Tag: Staff
Grey, Bruce officials to discuss priorities at AMO conference
Grey-Bruce municipal politicians and staff will be in Ottawa for the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference next week, where they plan to highlight and discuss local priorities and concerns including health care and housing. Bruce County Warden Chris Peabody said the conference provides an opportunity to discuss issues affecting the county. “We applaud […]
City’s new downtown cameras to be installed and operational by the end of September
In the days after Owen Sound business owner Sharif Rahman was assaulted outside his downtown restaurant last summer police released grainy images of two suspects and an early-2000s-model SUV. The caucasian men, both wearing what look to be black athletic shorts with one in a light orange T-shirt and one in a light blue T-shirt, […]
What’s smelly, purple and toxic to the touch? Rotting algae is causing a stink on Hamilton’s bayfront – Great Lakes Commission
Multicolored, foul-smelling algae in the Lake Ontario waterfront of Hamilton, Ontario, has spurred complaints from boaters and residents, with the city testing for toxic blue-green algae and installing warning signs. […]
Watchdog slams rural mayor over remarks about hospital CEO: ‘Gun is fully loaded’
A rural mayor has received a formal reprimand from his political colleagues for comments an integrity commissioner labelled as threatening and potentially incendiary Kevin Eccles is in his fourth term holding the top political office in West Grey, a municipality of roughly 13,000 located near Hanover in Grey County. He leads a seven-person council. In […]
Officials to Queen’s Park: Fee freeze to aid home building hurts local taxpayers
The London-area conservation authority is pushing to reverse a freeze on its planning approval fees imposed by the province in a move to cut red tape and speed up new home construction.
West Grey Mayor reprimanded for “threatening” comments
West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles received a formal reprimand from council this week for comments an integrity commissioner labelled as threatening and potentially incendiary. In early April 2024, the SBGHC announced its plan to relocate all 10 in-patient beds from the Durham hospital to larger centres in Walkerton and Kincardine due to a critical staff […]
A Southwestern Ontario city wants more land. A nearby town is pushing back
Norwich Township council is proposing a boundary change that would give Woodstock a fraction of the nearly 400 hectares of land it seeks.
When low-income Londoners die, who pays for the funeral?
A London funeral director is calling out city hall for not keeping up with the rising costs of services for people who died without the money to pay for one themselves â a segment of the industry he says has grown sharply. Joe O’Neil, owner of a William Street funeral home, says the amount city […]
Politicians endorse three projects that will add 1,150 new London homes
Politicians endorse three projects that will add 1,150 new London homes
Local cyclists to raise money for Safe ‘N Sound during 700-kilometre ride
A 700-kilometre bicycle ride from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Tobermory will support Owen Sound’s Safe ‘N Sound drop-in centre. Tobermory duo Jason Runions and Steph Tkaczuk will travel the path of the Niagara Escarpment later this month, from Aug. 22 to 28. The owners of Level 5 Tiling & Renovations say they’re avid cyclists and adventurers who […]