Tag: Staff
New rink floor at Bayshore will fix long-standing ice issue
When a new concrete slab and piping beneath the floor at the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre ice rink are installed next spring, it will correct an ice quality issue since the facility opened in 1983. A thinner slab, combined with new pipes which will allow faster heat transfer to make ice faster, and allow for […]
New school name reflects Thames Valley board’s Indigenous pledge
An Indigenous-inspired name is one of three picked for London-area elementary schools slated to open next year through polls conducted of area families and First Nation communities. A Thames Valley District school board staff report reflects a new focus adopted earlier this year that allows for suggestions from the communities, rather than picking names reflective […]
Politicians give early support to big expansion of Hyde Park merchants group
City politicians on Tuesday gave the initial OK to exploring a massive expansion of the Hyde Park business association, but not without skepticism as to how it will operate. Members of council’s planning committee endorsed having city staff and the Hyde Park business improvement area (BIA) explore more than doubling its existing footprint. The proposed […]
Local developer to complete apartment project as life lease
An unfinished apartment building described as an “eyesore” near the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound has a new owner who plans to finish the project, with changes. Sound Lifestyles Ltd. purchased the Georgian Landing project, at 297 18th St. E. in Owen Sound, and will be the developer. Now it’s called Bayshore Terrace and […]
Sport notes: Sam O’Reilly; Jade Kovacevic; Shaedon Sharpe
A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene NO KNIGHTS: The 22-player roster for the CHL USA prospects challenge game being held at Canada Life Place in London doesnât have a Londoner or a Knight on it. The contest, slated for Nov. 26, will feature first-time NHL-draft eligible stars from […]
City council extends rental incentive to BCK developer
The city’s need for purpose-built rental housing on the former Black Clawson Kennedy site trumped concerns over offering a million-dollar incentive to a slow-moving developer Monday night at Owen Sound city council. A majority of council voted to extend its expired offer to waive about $1 million worth of development charges for another six months […]
Goderich council rejects ‘intolerance in all forms’
Motion prompted in part by resident concerns with ‘White Lives Matter’ sign
Politicians push for city-funded pest extermination at low-income homes
City politicians have given an initial OK to studying recommended steps from a local anti-poverty agency to tackle pest control and disrepair in London’s low-income rental units.
Voting period opens on South Bruce DGR referendum
Voting has opened in the Municipality of South Bruce on a referendum that will help determine if the municipality is willing to be the site of an underground storage vault for Canada’s spent nuclear fuel. Voters were eligible to cast their ballots either online or via telephone on the referendum question beginning at 10 a.m. on […]
School board to recoup $38K retreat costs – from officials’ expense accounts
The cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board will recoup the $38,000 that 18 officials spent on a three-day retreat at the Toronto Blue Jays stadium hotel, though the senior administrators who attended won’t be out of pocket