Mon Sept 16: Local News & Events This Week

Plus: A letter to the editor on how we talk about downtown

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A misty morning in Grey County. Photo: Carrie Hayes

“Like anywhere, Owen Sound faces challenges, and how we talk about and connect to those challenges will shape whether our community can overcome them and reach its potential.

To begin with, Owen Sound’s identity is most strongly defined by the things that are uniquely our own. It’s not the big box stores that give us our character; it’s the physical and social landscape, the events and organizations, and our geography.

Our downtown is a big part of that, and I’ve been disheartened by the rhetoric about both the place and the people who live, work, and shop downtown.”

In this letter to the editor, first-time councilor Jon Farmer submits his perspective on the importance of language used in discussions on downtown Owen Sound:

Letter: How We Talk About Downtown Matters

Public Notices

• The City of Owen Sound’s Committee of Adjustment meets on Tuesday, September 17, at 3:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. You can review the full agenda online.

• Bluewater District School Board meetings will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, beginning at 5:45 p.m. at the Education Centre in Chesley. Both regular Meetings of the Board and Board Committee Meetings are open to the public.

• The Community Services Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. has been cancelled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

• The Committee of Operations meets Thursday, September 19, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. You can review the full agenda online.

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