Tag: Town of South Bruce Peninsula
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Cambridge man faces charges for driving 197 km/hr on Highway 6
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A 26-year-old Cambridge man is facing stunt driving charges after being clocked by officers travelling 197 km/hr on Highway 6 Saturday. According to the Grey Bruce OPP, officers conducting traffic control Saturday at 2:27 p.m. observed the motor vehicle speeding north on Highway 6 at a rate over two times the posted 80 km/hr speed…
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A smaller patrol area and more leeway leads to drop in fine revenue for Sauble Beach in 2023
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Less beach to patrol and an onus put on education rather than enforcement significantly reduced revenue and ticketed offences at Sauble Beach this year. South Bruce Peninsula bylaw officers issued just three provincial offences notices in 2023, compared to 740 in 2022. According to the 2023 beach bylaw and paid parking year-end staff report presented…
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MAT brings in nearly $500K for SBP, mayor issues warning to those not in compliance
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The Town of South Bruce Peninsula’s Municipal Accommodation Tax program brought in nearly half a million dollars in 2023, which is more than was expected and up over 20 per cent from the previous year. The town collected MAT fees of $492,458.36 for 2023, with nearly half of that money headed to the South Bruce…
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Wiarton’s last remaining gas station set to close in December
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Employees at the last remaining gas station in the town of Wiarton will be out of a job before Christmas. An employee at the Petro-Canada gas station at 490 Berford St. in Wiarton posted a notice of termination to Facebook Friday morning in which the site operator, Faheem Tahir, explained Petro-Canada is divesting the site…
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South Bruce Peninsula apologizes for comments attributed to mayor disparaging First Nations community
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South Bruce Peninsula staff and council members apologized Friday for disparaging comments, which a town official said were confirmed to be made by Mayor Gary Michi, towards a neighbouring First Nations community. The chief and council of the Chippewas of Nawash are calling for Michi’s resignation. A recorded audio clip circulating on social media questions…
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Developer remains optimistic as plans for Sauble retirement community stall
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The sun may be setting on a proposed retirement community at the site of the former Sauble Beach Amusements property, but the developer remains optimistic about future opportunities. Plans for the 13-acre property at 701 Main St. were first announced in 2019 and included a first phase construction of 12 semidetached bungalow homes and 22…
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Luxury lakeshore hotel at Sauble set to open in September, according to developer
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A Waterloo-based developer says he expects a four-storey luxury hotel overlooking Sauble Beach to be completed by the end of the summer, and hopefully come in around the original $6.5 million price tag. Borz Fariborzi is the president of Maison Canada Design & Build, the developer of the Lakeshore Inn currently being constructed at 119…
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Paid parking program in flux as town seeks clarity in Sauble Beach case
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The Town of South Bruce Peninsula said Friday it remains in communication with Saugeen First Nation and has offered to assist with beach-related maintenance items ahead of the 2023 summer season while the situation with the town’s paid parking program remains unclear. On April 8, the Ontario Superior Court ruled in favour of Saugeen First…
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South Bruce Peninsula intends to appeal Sauble decision
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Weeks after a Superior Court judge ruled a 1.4-mile strip of one of the most popular tourist beaches in the province belongs to Saugeen First Nation, the First Nations community is working to create a beach management plan and the Town of South Bruce Peninsula issued notice it is appealing the decision. After the matter…
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SFN hires private security company after reports of reckless driving near Sauble Beach sign
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The Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation has retained a private security company after reports of careless and reckless driving near the Sauble Beach sign Friday night. “We are aware that there was vehicular traffic that had assembled on our newly reacquired Saugeen Beach last evening,” a release posted to the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation…