Mar 24: Local News, Views & Events
Plus: Peel Police seeking an Owen Sound man considered armed and dangerous; Owen Sound Attack are headed to the playoffs
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Opinion: A Call for Collaboration, Not Competition
Community member Kelsey Starr offers a thoughtful response to recent concerns about the Tom Thomson Art Gallery’s reintroduction of art camps.
In her letter, Starr reflects on her own experience growing up in the region, defends the role of municipally-supported arts programming, and argues that both the Gallery and the Georgian Bay School of the Arts can thrive without being at odds.
Read the full letter below.
Letter: GBArts and the Tom Thomson Art Gallery Need Not Be Competitive
After an extended pause, I was thrilled to see the return of art camps to the Tom Thomson Art Gallery this year. As someone who grew up just outside of Owen Sound, my fondness for the TOM is largely founded on the memories of attending camps and family activities like these as a kid. They fostered the spark of creativity that molded me into the artist I am today.
Public Notices
Owen Sound City Council meets today, March 24, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. On the agenda: a deputation from the Festival of Northern Lights, a request to extend Voyago’s contract for the GOST bus, reports on 2024 Council and Committee/Board Attendance and Remuneration, City Hall illumination and flag flying requests, and more. See the agenda here.
Owen Sound’s Committee of Adjustment meets Tuesday, March 25, at 3:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall.
Grey Sauble Conservation Authority’s Board of Directors meets Wednesday, March 26, at 1:15 p.m. both in-person at the GSCA Administrative Centre and online via Webex. They’ll discuss tender results and borrowing for the Admin Centre renovation, a resolution on Old Baldy parking, and more. See that agenda here.
Local News
Keep reading for community events, our original reporting, and curated local news updates. Today, you’ll find an appeal for help to identify a Markdale robbery suspect, a call for applicants for a vacant BWDSB trustee seat, and a recap of the Attack’s victory over the Guelph Storm in the last regular season OHL game.
And in case you missed it on Friday, extradition hearing dates have been set for the three men charged in Sharif Rahman’s homicide. There’s more… keep reading and see what’s happening in and around Owen Sound.
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