Fri Nov 21 – Top Stories, Local News & Weekend Events
Local news updates and submissions involving YMCA Owen Sound Grey Bruce, Hanley Institute, Owen Sound Council, Bruce Grey Catholic School Board, West Grey Police, and more
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Happy Friday, readers — here are your top (most-read) stories from this week:
Opinion
Letter: School Board Needs Policy Change to Protect & Educate Students About Driving
A former Saugeen District Secondary School student shares concerns about safe driving education and suggestions Bluewater District School Board could implement to improve young driver safety.
Public Notices
There’s a special meeting of Owen Sound Council on Monday at 3 p.m., which includes the first Public Meeting on Official Plan Amendment No. 14. See the agenda and reports here.
Owen Sound Council’s regular meeting then begins at 5:30 p.m. On their agenda: the second public meeting regarding Official Plan Amendment No. 14, hours after the first. We emailed your Mayor and Council to confirm whether both public meetings on the OPA are in fact scheduled for the same afternoon. They did not respond. If the schedule is accurate, community members will have only an hour or two to digest and respond to any plan amendments implemented by Council in the Special Meeting. See the rest of their agenda here.
Keep reading for upcoming events, obituaries, and local news, including a warning from Owen Sound police about sophisticated fraud tactics, your MPP’s address to provincial parliament in remembrance of three Hanover teens, a statement from police about misinformation circulating after that fatal accident, a look ahead at pay-what-you-can meal events, and a lot more.
~ Miranda Miller, Editor
Local News
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