Mon Mar 2 – What's Happening In & Around Owen Sound + A Community Poll

News and updates involving Hanover Police, Wiarton Willie Festival, BG Wealth Group, Bruce Power, Grey Bruce Public Health, Brightshores Health System, City of Owen Sound, and more

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The sun sits low in the trees in this shot taken on a cross-country skiing outing on the Bruce Peninsula. Photo credit: Andy Koshan

Last week, we shared the outcome of the City of Owen Sound’s extensive committee structure review:

• The Corporate Services Committee will be disbanded and replaced by a new Governance and Finance Committee made up of councillors only.

• Councillors will serve two-year terms on committees instead of one.

• Public members will serve two-year terms instead of three, and will be limited to eight consecutive years of service on a committee.

More details on those and other changes here.

We asked readers, would you serve on a city committee? One-fifth of the 78 respondents said they already have, and 4% had applied but not served.

Three quarters of respondents (75%) were not currently available for one reason or another; 19% said yes but not right now, 14% said they don’t have time, and 42% said no for some other reason.

So, given these latest changes, let’s check in again on whether the City’s public engagement efforts are hitting the mark.

As always, we welcome letters to the editor of up to 500 words at owensoundcurrenteditor@gmail.com. Please include your name and the municipality in which you reside.

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• Seasonal Load Restrictions Coming into Effect March 1 - City of Owen Sound

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