Tues March 5: Local Councilor on CBC Radio; Man Arrested Fleeing Police in Stolen Vehicle

Plus: Take a look at what the Owen Sound Transportation Company has planned for the MS Chi-Cheemaun's 50th anniversary

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Local Politics

City of Owen Sound councilor Jon Farmer spoke with Ramraajh Sharvendiran from CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning this week.

Up for discussion: A surprise motion at Owen Sound city council cancelled a committee that was going to review councillor pay. How will that affect local politics?

Listen online here. We welcome your thoughts in a Letter to the Editor.

Community Contribution

Between Our Steps: The Wasps' Nest

Public Notice

Grey Bruce Public Health is asking for the public’s help in identifying the owner of a dog that was involved in a biting incident on March 3, 2024, at the dog park on 1st Avenue East in Owen Sound.

At about 4 a.m., a person was bitten by a dog, believed to be a husky-cross, while the dog was at the off-leash park with its owner. Learn more here.

Full subscribers, there’s a lot more for you below, including…

• An in-depth look at what you can expect by way of events and celebrations for the Chi-Cheemaun’s 50th anniversary this year

• Details about a program previously only offered at the Georgian College Barrie Campus that can now be completed online or in person at NII in Port Elgin

• An update and appeal for information from OPP on domestic mischief charges in Arran Elderslie

• Charges for a 30-year-old man caught driving while intoxicated and under a driving suspension after he crashed into a ditch

• Owen Sound’s River District wins two awards for events and festivals

• Information on charges laid after a 48-year-old man attempted to flee police in a stolen vehicle

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