Thurs Sept 18 – Owen Sound News & Weekend Events

Local news updates involving Grey Bruce Health Unit, City of Owen Sound, Meaford Hall, West Grey Council, Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, and more

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Before the colours change… Photo credit: Robert Mackey

Today’s letter to the editor is an invitation to take part in a new book project about the ties between people and the places we live.

Organizer Joan Beecroft is seeking stories that explore how land, geography, and community shape identity — whether through deep family roots, a lifetime in one town, or the fresh perspective of newcomers.

Beecroft is no stranger to community anthologies. Her previous edited collections include Things That Used To Matter; Growing up Gay in Bruce and Grey: Reflections by Current and Former Residents*; 20/20 Hindsight: Being Gay in Bruce and Grey*; Aging in Place: Exploring Options in Grey-Bruce; and A Place to Belong: Stories from Newcomers to Grey and Bruce — all published by the Ginger Press.

Beecroft says this new project is inspired in part by Charlie Angus’s words, “We are people of a place.” The book will consider how where we live and what surrounds us — the escarpment, the lakeshore, farmland, towns and cities — shapes who we are and how we see ourselves. Keep reading to learn more:

Letter: Share Your Story for a Book on How Place Shapes Identity

Public Notices

• The City of Owen Sound’s Operations Committee meets today at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. On their agenda: a deputation on EV chargers in the downtown, a staff presentation on water treatment plant filter improvements, and a recommendation to amend a waste management agreement that will provide an additional $4,000 annually towards Household Hazardous and Special Products events. See the full agenda here.

• Owen Sound City Council meets on Monday, September 22, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall.

Keep reading for local news updates, including a Bayshore News investigation that reveals another external investigation into the board at Grey Bruce Public Health, council meeting highlights from West Grey, an attempted carjacking in Saugeen, an upcoming book launch from Owen Sound’s former Poet Laureate, and more.

~ Miranda Miller, Editor

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