Owen Sound council turned down a call for a made-in-Owen Sound affordable housing plan, citing the city’s ongoing, successful co-operation with Grey County and the resulting millions of dollars it provided for city housing in this council’s term. Read More
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For two city councillors, it means being home to put your kids to bed and not having to leave meetings in the dark. As London city politicians took their first tentative steps toward moving council meetings from nighttime to daytime hours, two women councillors took the rare step of opening up with colleagues about what the […]
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Owen Sound says no to Poutine Feast in 2022
Owen Sound has stuck a fork in a proposal to serve as a host city for a Poutine Feast tour this summer. Council rejected in a 4-4 vote Monday a staff recommendation to approve, in principle, allowing the free-entry event to take place in the 800 block of 1st Avenue East from July 14 to […]
Mayor on West Grey seeking costing from OPP: “Talk about pulling the rug out from under our community”
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Peace medals awarded to Potter’s Field, Gitche garden champions
Two YMCA 2021 Peace Medals were bestowed Thursday to honour those who established the Potter’s Field Memorial and the Gitche Namewikwedong Reconciliation Garden in Owen Sound. Ys across Canada award Peace Medals every year and the local Y has honoured 23 people and 14 groups for their peace-building work. The presentations take place between Nov. […]