Mon Nov 17 – Owen Sound & Area News
Local news updates and submissions involving South Bruce OPP, CMHA Grey Bruce, local school boards, Skyline, Grey County, and more.
👋 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 for original reporting, events, curated stories, and full access to our local archives.
In today’s featured letter, a reader from Mildmay raises concerns about the Ontario government’s plan to eliminate locally elected school trustees and replace them with a centralized oversight office.
David Wood argues that rural communities stand to lose critical local representation under a system that shifts decision-making further from the families and schools most affected.
Letter: The Province Calls It “Efficiency.” Rural Ontario Should Call It What It Is
For rural communities, trustees aren’t symbols of some outdated governance model. They are the first line of contact when a bus route runs 90 minutes each way, when a small school is threatened with closure, when a special-education program disappears, or when local voices need to be heard above the noise of big-city priorities.
Public Notices
West Grey Council meets on Tuesday, November 18, and you can see their agenda here.
Owen Sound’s Community Services Committee meets on Wednesday, November 19, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. They’ll hear a deputation on artificial turf for lacrosse, receive correspondence from Bluewater Quilters’ Guild on rental fee increases, get a staff report on Bill 60, and more. See the full agenda here.
Notice of Nov 26 Public Meeting for Owen Sound River District 2026 Budget - City of Owen Sound
Keep reading for local news, including an announcement from South Bruce OPP about body cams coming to West Region detachments, recent obituaries, a call for donations to support this year’s CMHA Christmas Store, a look at Grey County Council’s decision to grant a development charge exemption to Skyline, and more.
~ Miranda Miller, Editor
Local News
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to The Owen Sound Current to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.