Statement: BURN Owen Sound Responds to Controversy & Event Cancellation

Burn Owen Sound suggests media coverage drove safety concerns that resulted in the event’s cancellation—a claim not supported by the City and addressed in an editor’s note.

Editor’s Note: This will be the last direct email to readers on this issue. We apologize for the volume, but these updates are happening outside of our regular publishing schedule. We received this statement after 2 p.m. on Friday, July 25, and have included a closing Editor’s Note to address a new suggestion made herein.

Deena Spencer and Ruth-Ann Plaxt…