Mon Jan 26 – News & Events from Owen Sound and Across Grey-Bruce

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A frigid morning with Maggie at Sarawak Family Park on Grey Road 1. Photo credit: Jill Umbach

We’ve settled into the deep-winter stretch in Owen Sound. It’s the time of year when your boots never quite feel fully dry and your fingers stay crossed for sun (maybe they’re frozen that way… who knows?).

But the stories keep coming to cut through the cold. Today’s Letter to the Editor offers a thoughtful take on change, challenge, and learning something new later in life.

When Shawna Macivor set out to buy what may be her last car, she wanted it to reflect her values: climate-conscious, practical, and future-facing. What followed was a year-long search, a crash course in electric vehicle infrastructure, and one very cold, very complicated trip to Toronto.

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