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Our community-led conversation around downtown safety and improvements continues today with a letter to the editor from Joel Pennington, who facilitated the City of Owen Sound’s July 28 downtown safety meeting (and donated his professional fee for doing so to one of the social services agencies involved in the meeting).
We have a collective responsibility to hold elected officials responsible, Joel says. At the same time, we cannot sit back and wait for the City to solve all our problems.
“The real test isn’t whether one meeting went well — it’s whether we keep showing up for each other,” he adds.
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Letter: Building a Better River District - From Scapegoats to Solutions
Joel Pennington writes a letter to the editor about the need for collective responsibility and collaboration in improving Owen Sound's downtown core.
Keep reading for local news updates, including reports from police after a busy weekend for them, locals talk affordable housing, a new leading trout caught in the fishing derby, a warning about a fake ferry ticket site, and a lot more.
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Notice: Sale of Land in Owen Sound - 1348 7th Avenue West - Grey County
Temporary Closure: Leaf and Yard Waste Compost Site Closure Beginning Wednesday, August 27 - City of Owen Sound
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