Tag: Staff
Owen Sound council approves new snowmobile trail agreement
City council approved new five-year land-use agreements for the East Side Snowmobile Club and Stoney Keppel Riders. Council also delegated approval authority for such agreements with local snowmobile clubs in future to the director of community services. The agreements cover the city for liability through the user groups’ insurance by making the areas an official […]
As the snow piles up, so do complaints at city hall
Recent wintery weather has generated public complaints at city hall about street and sidewalk plowing. Coun. Carol Merton, who chairs the operations committee which oversees snow-clearing efforts, said she’s been getting them and so have city staff. At city council Monday, she invited Lara Widdifield, the city’s director of public works and engineering, […]
The Contrarian: Journalism Is An Antidote To Cowardly Media Outlets
Journalism is under attack like never before in America. Several journalists have responded by creating new media channels.
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4 running for PC candidacy in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound
When members of the PC Party of Ontario vote for their candidate in the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound this weekend they will have four people to choose from. Former West Grey councillor and longtime Grey-Bruce resident Stephen Townsend was recently announced as a fourth and final candidate running for the nomination. The other candidates include Brock […]
City hall’s transportation blueprint pays little mind to traffic calming
Reporter Jack Moulton dives into how traffic-calming is being included in the city’s new transportation master plan.
School board chair won’t say who approved big pay hikes for senior staff
Thames Valley chair won’t say if trustees OK’d pay raises for senior administration in 2023 because of a ministry-ordered audit.
Durham flood risk decreases as water levels fall
Water levels have fallen and stabilized in the Saugeen River through Durham, so the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority stepped down its flood advisory Monday. Its flood “watch” was reduced to a less concerning “flood outlook” statement. West Grey’s use of high hoes and other construction equipment reduced the flood risk by clearing out ice which […]
Independent review gives high marks to Woodstock Hospital
A Southwestern Ontario hospital’s performance has been given the highest recognition possible by an independent agency’s analysis.
Thames Valley programs set to target students at risk for addiction
The Thames Valley District school board is launching in a dozen schools a program targeting students at risk for addiction, its mental health officials say.
Counts held across Grey-Bruce for the love of birds
An annual Canada-wide census that collects data that is used to determine the population health of our fine feathered friends has wrapped up for another year. The annual Christmas Bird Count, which is one of the longest-running wildlife censuses in the world, again saw thousands of birders and nature enthusiasts fan out across approximately 475 […]