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Our Town: A History of Land-Use Policy and Owen Sound's Downtown

In this fifth column in his limited series 'Our Town,' David McLeish examines some of the policies meant to protect Owen Sound's downtown — and why they haven't.

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Jun 15, 2026
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OUR TOWN | OPINION

Our Town is a limited series of columns by Owen Sound resident David McLeish. This column reflects the analysis and evidence-based opinions of the author and is part of an ongoing opinion series. It is not news reporting.

The previous Our Town column traced how Owen Sound's retail migrated from downtown to the big-box east side; this in…

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