Fri May 31: Sydenham Campus Grand Opening & A Full Slate of Weekend Events

Plus: A warning from Grey Bruce Public Health about the tick risk this year

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See more on the Sydenham Campus grand opening below.

The Curious Case of Owen Sound’s Isotopes Ads

Thank you to the readers who pointed out the error in my math yesterday! That article has been updated.

We have no answers or information yet on the City’s sponsored content campaign in the National Post. Not one City Councilor acknowledged receipt of our email sent Wednesday morning, nor promised to look into it.

If you’d like to take a crack at getting answers yourself, here’s the Contact page for your elected representatives. Or, you can email council@owensound.ca to reach the Mayor and all of Council at once.

Community Contributions

We do have updates from the BWDSB Student Senate to share. If you’re interested in what’s been happening in local high schools, check it out:

And it’s a community voices double-header today, as we have the latest from one of our most popular columnists, Master Gardener Jennifer Deeks, too.

This month, Jennifer shares tips and tricks for pet owners to help keep the chaos to a minimum when…

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

• Plenty to see and do in and around Owen Sound with lots of local concerts and events happening

• Details on the 200 charges laid and 89 warnings given out by Grey Bruce OPP during their one-week safety blitz

• A warning from Grey Bruce Public Health about the tick risk this year

• A photo and update from Grey County about their official grand opening celebration at Sydenham Campus

• News on the upcoming unveiling of a Tom Thomson painting donated to the local gallery

~ Miranda

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