Feb 27 - Local News + Election Day Info

Plus: News and views on Black History Month, Youth Climate Action, Ontario court backlogs, and more

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This is it — Provincial Election Day 2025.

It’s our first February election since 1883, and the local Election Office has reportedly been steady busy.

If you didn’t receive a voter registration card in the mail, find your polling station here.

This is the last time I’ll mention it, I swear, but if you still have questions, we hope you’ll find what you need in our BGOS Votes Election Guide.

Now, if you’ll humour us and forgive any technical glitches, we’re trying out a new feature tonight.

Provincial Election Live Chat for Full Subscribers

Full subscribers are invited to join us — Editor Miranda Miller and Publisher Maryann Thomas — in The Owen Sound Current’s Provincial Election 2025 Chat.

You may see me there before then, but we’ll officially kick off at 7 p.m. tonight. We can collectively tune in to Rogers TV at 9 p.m. to watch and discuss the local results.

The rules of engagement are as follows:

• No fighting, no biting, no hitting below the belt

• What happens in Election Chat stays in Election Chat

• If you wouldn’t yell it across 2nd Ave, don’t say it here, either

Enjoy this time with your neighbours and peers!

If you have trouble accessing the chat, please ensure you’re signed into your Substack account and see “How can I participate in a chat?” for further assistance. We are unable to provide tech support or live assistance during the event.

Public Notices

• The City is pausing downtown snow removal and will switch back to overnight operations beginning Monday, March 2. See more.

• Reduced Load Restrictions Take Effect on Grey County Roads on March 1, 2025. Learn more.

Local News

Keep reading for local events, our original reporting, and curated local news updates. Today, you’ll find reports on judicial backlogs behind Owen Sound court’s first stay of criminal charges due to an unreasonable delay in 27 years, City approval for a Hampton Inn Hotel, a Black History Month discussion you can tune into, and more.

If you can’t see the info below, you’re missing out. (Nope, it doesn’t all appear on the website.) Upgrade your subscription for full access.

~ Miranda Miller, Editor