Mon May 25: Local News, Views & Events
News and updates involving MPP Paul Vickers, Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, Ducks Unlimited, Owen Sound Family Health Team, Community Living Hanover, Georgian Bluffs, Hanover Police, and more
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Why is Owen Sound a City when larger communities nearby are still called towns?
In the second installment of his limited opinion series Our Town, David McLeish traces the answer back through tanneries, shipyards, grain elevators and a 1920 petition to the Province — and sets the stage for a closer look at how manufacturing has shaped local decision-making over time.
Public Notice
Road Closure from June 1 to Oct 30: Normanby Bentinck Townline from Grey Road 3 to 10th Sideroad, Bridge will be closed with no through access - Grey County
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Today’s edition includes reports of an OPSEU strike beginning today, the expansion of a local nature preserve, another local demonstration protesting provincial service cuts, a judge’s decision on a Saugeen Shores resident’s request for a judicial review of the town’s decision to declare a portion of the town’s beach surplus, an invitation to join in celebrating the 25th anniversary of Georgian Bluffs, and a lot more.
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