Fri May 10: McHappy Day, Hazardous Waste & More of the TOM Mystery

Plus: Who was actually responsible for the TOM's finances in 2015-16? And what on earth is going on at the BWDSB?

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A BWDSB Trustee who attended a recent meeting by video chose to focus his camera on his ‘Straight Pride’ t-shirt.

Who was actually responsible for the Tom Thomson Art Gallery’s financial oversight in 2015-17?

In part two of his TTAG’s Legacy series, Jim Hutton explores how attempts to incorporate the gallery as a private entity and transfer ownership of the multi-million dollar collection away from the City of Owen Sound muddied the waters.

Full subscribers, there’s a lot more for you below, including…

• News about a new fundraising record set locally for McHappy Day

• An update from OPP on a crash on Hwy 10 that sent a 61-yr-old man to a Toronto trauma centre by helicopter

• A letter from the Wiarton branch of the Royal Canadian Legion

• Plenty of local events happening this weekend

• An update on theBWDSB after a confusing, dysfunctional board meeting served up big helpings of homophobia, racism – and a little profanity

~ Miranda

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