June 18 - Owen Sound Area News & Events
Plus: Community columnist Joel Pennington challenges readers to rethink our idea of justice and community's responsibility for one another
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This week, community contributor Joel Pennington takes a closer look at a recent Owen Sound court case and asks us to consider the deeper layers of responsibility behind the headlines.
From systemic failures to societal blind spots, Pennington challenges the idea of justice as individual acceptance of blame. We hope you find it thought-provoking.
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We Sentenced Her But Failed Her First: Rethinking Justice in Our Community
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION: It seems to me that there has been a bit of an increase in finger-pointing in our community recently. It’s an easy, cathartic response to blame an individual or a single organization. What’s more challenging, complex, and ultimately more helpful is to unpack the layers of responsibility.
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The City’s Strategic Planning Ad Hoc Committee meets today at 9:00 a.m. in council chambers at City Hall and will receive the long-awaited Vision 2050 final report and implementation recommendations.
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Today: the Nature Conservancy of Canada has protected another 12 hectares of the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula in perpetuity; Hanover Police have issued an arrest warrant in the hit-and-run that killed Sheila Lamont; Grey-Bruce OPP laid dozens of charges in a commercial vehicle safety blitz, and a lot more.
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