Mon June 29: Owen Sound & Grey-Bruce News
News and updates from City of Owen Sound, Saugeen First Nation, Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, Kincardine Council, Friendsapalooza Festival, ArtWalk, and more
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Before we get to the news today, we have a new letter in which a former Owen Sound councillor pushes back on a reader’s case for fire service reform.
John Tamming argues that a minimum-staffing clause in the firefighters’ collective agreement — and a six-year arbitration the city ultimately lost — leave little room for the changes being proposed.
One has to wonder: is Owen Sound’s oversized fire service cost an unsolvable problem? And if so, what does that mean for the city’s future?
Letter: Collective Agreement & Arbitration, Not Lack of Leadership, Are Stalling Fire Service Reform
Mr. Hutton is the kind of curious, probing citizen needed in this day municipal apathy. I always appreciated his comments on the budget when I served on council. That said, his comments on fire costs are both naïve and wrong.
Today’s edition also includes the big list of what’s happening in eight Grey-Bruce communities on Wednesday, in celebration of Canada Day. See the event listings below.
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