Dec 16 - Key Budget Meeting Decisions + Local News & Events
Plus: We take a look at Owen Sound's 2025 budget by the numbers
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We start our week off with a brief message from the front lines of the postal strike. C.U.P.W. member and Canada Post worker Becky LeQuyere shared the above photo and the following message for community members who aren’t sure what the current strike is about:
“I love my job, care very much for my customers, and take great pride in working in our community! The fact that I cannot be out there right now kills me. Especially at this time of year! Trust me when I say that I would rather be working.
What we are NOT, however, is lazy, entitled, overpaid, uneducated, greedy, privileged, spoiled, unskilled, whiny minimal workers holding Canadians hostage and trying to ruin everyone's Christmas.
There are SO many misconceptions surrounding our jobs, our duties, our pay, our benefits and our pensions.
I invite you to please have a conversation with us. Come down to the picket lines if you can and ask the questions. We would be more than happy to have some informative conversations!”
CBC also offers a good explainer/recap for those interested.
Public Notices
The next regular meeting of Owen Sound City Council is today at 5:30 p.m. The agenda is available on the City’s meeting calendar.
The BWDSB meets Tuesday, December 17. The meeting agenda will be posted on the Bluewater website on Monday.
The Committees of Adjustment, Community Services, and Operations meet this week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Find meeting times and agendas on the City’s meeting calendar.
The City of Owen Sound In-Person Public Meeting Question & Answer Session on Stormwater Management Master Plan is Thursday, December 19, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Members of Ontario Greens’ Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound constituency association will nominate their candidate for the upcoming provincial election today from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Harmony Centre, Owen Sound (890 4th Ave E).
2024 Year in Review
We’re sharing some of the most interesting and fun community columns from 2024. Today, we reflect back on Cathy Hird’s column on shifting our perspective in times of conflict:
Between Our Steps: Finding a Way Forward
Yes, the chaos in Port-au-Prince is a problem for the whole country—farmers can’t get their produce to the people who are hungry. But people are relatively safe in other places. And there are Haitians who are working toward a solution to the violence.
We need to look away from the gunfire for a moment in order to see hope for something new.
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