Jan 21 - Local News & Events

Plus: Owen Sound has declared its fifth Significant Weather Event since late November. What does it mean for you?

Jan 21, 2025

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Summerfolk organizers will appeal to the City of Owen Sound for support and partnership at the Community Services Committee meeting on Wednesday. Learn more below. Photo: Miranda Miller, 2024.

The controversy over new aggregate license applications in West Grey continues.

In this letter to the editor, Judi Smelko, volunteer president of the Saugeen Preservation Society, shares her take on delegations she and fellow resident Sara Hopkins gave to West Grey Council on January 14.

Letter: Saugeen Preservation Society Presents to West Grey Council on Aggregate Policy

The Owen Sound Current

Jan 20

Letter: Saugeen Preservation Society Presents to West Grey Council on Aggregate Policy

West Grey resident Sara shared how for two years now, local residents have been dealing with two new license applications and planned expansion of the Redford pit. If approved, this will triple the current negative impacts on the area's residents, businesses, tourism industry, ecosystem and the Saugeen River for the next 25 years.

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Public Notices

Due to significant snowfall on Monday, January 20, Waste Management for the Township of Georgian Bluffs was unable to complete all scheduled routes and has paused collection. Weather permitting, they will resume service today in the areas that were missed. - Township of Georgian Bluffs
Owen Sound’s Community Services Committee meets on Wednesday, January 22, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. They will hear a deputation from Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival requesting a strategic partnership with the City of Owen Sound, a waiver of rental fees for Kelso Beach at Nawash Park, and a $10,000 grant under the City’s Grants to Community Groups Program. See the rest of the agenda here.

Local News

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Today, you’ll find a warning from OPP for motorists who have to be on the roads in the current conditions, an explainer on the Significant Weather Event declaration and what it means for you, a petition on the Tara Energy Storage Project, and a lot more.

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~ Miranda Miller, Editor

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