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Firefighter Salaries Increase 21.3% from 2019 to 2026 Under Arbitration Award; City Reviewing Financial Impact

A new arbitration decision sets Owen Sound firefighter wages and benefits through 2026, including retroactive pay increases, as the City reviews the full financial impact on taxpayers.

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Miranda Miller
Mar 22, 2026
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Owen Sound Fire Station. Photo: Owen Sound Current

A binding arbitration decision has set wages and benefits for Owen Sound’s full-time fire department bargaining unit through the end of 2026, with the full financial impact on municipal taxpayers still being calculated.

The March 9, 2026 ruling establishes a new collective agreement between the City of Ow…

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