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Grey County council agrees to pay local share of court security cost
Grey County council voted Thursday to start paying court security and transportation expenses not covered by the province that for years have been borne solely by Owen Sound taxpayers. This year, those costs will be about $230,000. Once the actual amount is known, it will be included in the 2025 county budget, once the agreement […]
Making up for lost trees | Great Lakes Now
The rain started more than an hour before we arrived at an acre of marginal farmland that’s wedged between a house on a nearby hill and Sharon Creek. A tributary of the Thames River, Sharon Creek is a waterway that wends 170 miles through southwestern Ontario before emptying into Lake.
Lower speed limits near schools on major roads shot down
A London city councillor is scratching her head after her colleagues voted by a near two-to-one margin to shoot down proposed speed limit reductions in school zones on major roads. Council voted 9-5 at a meeting Tuesday against a staff recommendation to reduce the speed limit on 30 stretches of major London roads such as […]
Making the cut: Robot mower touches down in London area
If George Jetson had a front lawn, he would have had a robot to cut the grass for him. The space-age cartoon answer to that chore may be a long way off yet for most homeowners, but one Southwestern Ontario town has already taken that step, with Strathroy-Caradoc recently buying whatâs believed to be the […]
Letters to the Editor: July 25, 2024
Stop dropping off homeless in London
West Grey reaffirms health care emergency declaration
West Grey’s declaration of a health care emergency remains in place, the municipality announced Tuesday. It declared a state of emergency May 28 due to concerns about public safety after South Bruce Grey Health Centre announced April 25 it would shift all 10 in-patient beds out of Durham hospital and add them in Walkerton and […]
GTR to cut stops in Shelburne to ensure room for Grey County riders heading to Orangeville
Grey County is cutting stops in Shelburne to ensure riders from the county can make it to Orangeville. The Grey Transit Route (GTR) is a Grey County-operated rural transit service. Operated under contract with Driverseat Owen Sound, the GRT’s Route 2 is a popular run from Dundalk to the Orangeville GO station, which connects riders […]
Lorain County regionalized sewer, wastewater treatment plant expected to take next step in 2024 – Great Lakes Commission
Lorain County commissioners and staff continue to work toward a regional sewer and storm water treatment plant that would lower costs for all residents of Lorain County, Ohio. The project […]
London council backs shelter funding extension, but questions persist
Ark Aid will receive city funding to extend its winter shelter-bed program, but the mayor warns city funding can’t be counted on forever.
New rules coming for London landlords as ‘renoviction’ bylaw backed
London city council took a big step Tuesday to protect Londoners from bad-faith “renovictions,” approving the drafting of a bylaw that will place new conditions on landlords and leaving the door open for requiring them to provide displaced tenants with another place to stay. City council voted unanimously to advance the licensing and professional approval […]