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Fri May 10: McHappy Day, Hazardous Waste & More of the TOM Mystery
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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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Miranda Miller
May 10, 2024
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👋 Welcome to The Owen Sound Current, your source for what’s happening in and around Owen Sound. Community-contributed content is open to free subscribers, while full subscribers get premium content, curated news, local events, and commenting features in these weekday briefs. Thank you for supporting independent local journalism!


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.

TTAG’s Legacy Part 2: The Gallery’s Failed Attempts at Independence & Expansion

Jim Hutton
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May 9, 2024
TTAG’s Legacy Part 2: The Gallery’s Failed Attempts at Independence & Expansion

A key piece of the puzzle lies in the gallery’s repeated attempts to get itself—and the City-owned art collection—out from under the municipal ownership umbrella so it could operate independently.

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  • 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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