Nov 5: Council Highlights + BWDSB Trustee Code of Conduct Outcome

Plus: Local news headlines involving the GSCA budget, a proposed 258-unit development at Stone Tree, a rear-ended school bus in front of East Ridge, and more

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There’s a special meeting of the Bluewater District School Board tonight. The board will receive a report from the investigator into five Code of Conduct complaints regarding Trustee Derrick Long. See more below.

Owen Sound Council met last night and made a number of key decisions you’ll want to know. Here are the highlights, and you can dig into a few specific issues in detail.

Public Notices

• The Tom Thomson Art Gallery Advisory Committee meets on Wednesday, November 6, at 2 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. The agenda includes a 2025 budget presentation and updates from the Director and fundraising team.

• The City of Owen Sound’s Community Open House is on Thursday, November 7, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bayshore Community Centre. This event is a come-and-go evening for residents to engage directly with city staff.

• The City of Owen Sound’s strategic planning sessions for its “Vision 2050” project are coming up on Nov 8-10. Community members can sign up to attend 3 sessions. Learn more here.

Full subscribers - keep reading for our original + curated local news updates and events, including:

• A special meeting of the Bluewater District School Board tonight to review an investigator’s report on Code of Conduct violations by Trustee Derrick Long

• Council’s decision on water and sewer service expansion for a proposed high-density Stone Tree Apartments development

• Grey Sauble Conservation Authority outlines its 2025 budget plans, with a slight increase for Owen Sound taxpayers

• Charges after a truck rear-ended a school bus with 24 students near East Ridge School

• North Bruce Peninsula’s concerns over Bruce County’s draft Official Plan

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~ Miranda Miller, Editor