Thurs Oct 23 – Local News & Weekend Events
Local news updates involving Heather Hiscox of CBC, Owen Sound Attack, Grey County Council, Brightshores Health System, Bruce Power, 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 Letter to the Editor, Bruce County resident David Wood takes aim at the narrative surrounding TC Energy’s proposed 1,000-megawatt pumped-storage project near Meaford.
Promoted as a “clean-energy battery,” the project is, in Wood’s view, an industrial-scale gamble with Georgian Bay’s natural heritage and local decision-making.
He argues that behind the green branding lies a troubling lack of transparency — on costs, environmental impact, and who ultimately benefits.
With provincial safeguards weakened and communities left to rely on corporate assurances, Wood warns the proposal reflects a broader shift in Ontario’s priorities: from environmental stewardship toward unchecked development.
See what he had to say:
Letter: The Energy Power Play & Pumped Spin in Meaford
TC Energy’s proposed 1,000-megawatt pumped-storage project at the Meaford military base has been sold to the public as a “clean-energy battery.” But for many who live along Georgian Bay, it feels more like another power grab — one that risks both our natural heritage and the integrity of local decision-making.
Public Notices
Grey County Council today, October 23, at 10 a.m. On their agenda: the County’s Q3 purchasing report, a proposed plan for the East Mountain Subdivision in Grey Highlands, a report on the Grey Bruce Local Immigration Partnership MoU with Bruce County, a request for 2026 budget for the Dundalk Paramedic Base, and more. See their full agenda here.
Notice - Sidewalk Repairs on the north side of Highway 6 & 21 (Sunset Strip), west of The Bowling Alley, and on the south side of Cobble Beach Drive, between Algoma Crescent and McLeese Drive - Township of Georgian Bluffs
River District Board of Management Meeting Rescheduled from November 12 to November 26, 2025 - City of Owen Sound
Keep reading for local news, including big news for one Owen Sound Attack player, where to see Heather Hiscox when she’s in town, a new online forum to discuss homelessness, 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.