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Mon July 14 - Local News, Views & This Week's Events

Mon July 14 - Local News, Views & This Week's Events

Plus: Updates involving Grey Agricultural Services, Wiarton Ribfest, Grey County Council, City of Owen Sound, and more

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Mon July 14 - Local News, Views & This Week's Events
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👋 Welcome to The Owen Sound Current, your source for what’s happening in and around Owen Sound. Thank you to our Sustaining Supporters for funding contributor stories and keeping public notices and letters open to all! Upgrade to a full subscription to get the full picture with original reporting, events, curated stories, and full access to our local archives.


The band Meteor Heist entertained attendees at the youth-organized BanditFest in downtown Owen Sound on Sunday. Photo credit: Francesca Dobbyn

Happy Monday and welcome back, Readers.

We start things off with a Letter to the Editor today that discusses a long-standing issue in both Owen Sound and Georgian Bluffs: sidewalks.

Or more precisely, the lack of them.

Rev. Harry Huff writes about decades of municipal inaction on pedestrian infrastructure—even near schools and the hospital—and asks why sidewalks remain such a low priority in city and township budgets.

Letter: We Need More Sidewalks for Residents' Safety

Letter: We Need More Sidewalks for Residents' Safety

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Jul 13
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Meanwhile, another kind of infrastructure—governance—calls for scrutiny here in Owen Sound.

The City’s upcoming downtown safety meeting, requested by the Police Services Board in early May to hear downtown business concerns, has been reframed as a stakeholder discussion on shared River District goals with a more aspirational than actionable tone.

It’s invite-only, media access has been restricted in ways we’re not comfortable being asked to accept, and we can only hope business owners aren’t lost in the shuffle as the scope of the meeting—and the invite list—broadens.

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Public Notices

  • The City of Owen Sound has cancelled the Operations Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, July 17th, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.

  • Service Review Implementation Ad-Hoc Committee – Special Meeting Scheduled for July 16, 2025 - City of Owen Sound

  • Help Shape Georgian Bluffs’ 2026 Services with Your Feedback - Township of Georgian Bluffs

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Keep reading for community events, our original reporting, and curated local news updates.

Today: A report on how the City of Owen Sound has reframed a downtown safety meeting requested by the Police Services Board and restricted media access to it; an update on the annual United Way Backpack Program and how to apply, news updates from Wiarton and Saugeen Shores, and a lot more.

Grab a coffee and let’s go.

~ Miranda Miller, Editor

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