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Letter: City's Downtown Meeting Was Engagement Theatre That Avoided Hard Questions, Missed Real Solutions

A July 28 closed-door meeting on downtown safety failed to address urgent issues like open drug use and enforcement, writes Owen Sound resident Sasha Fernando.

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Aug 15, 2025
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor,

The July 28 “Downtown Safety” meeting at the Harmony Centre — convened by the City of Owen Sound at the Police Services Board’s request — was a textbook example of how to stage the appearance of public engagement while sidestepping the urgent realities at hand.

A Meeting Built on Vague Prompts…

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