Tues May 21: Two Airlifted After ATV & Dirt Bike Collide; BWDSB Meeting Tonight

Plus: There's a community vigil tonight in support of Durham hospital and to protest the plan to move inpatient beds to other sites

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A meeting of the Bluewater District School Board in February, 2024

There’s a BWDSB meeting tonight, and you may want to tune in.

Since we recently wrote about a sitting trustee showing off a ‘Straight Pride’ t-shirt in an open session, The Owen Sound Current has been reviewing meeting recordings from the past 18 months (the approximate length of the current term).

It seems this board could use a few more adults “in the room” (even if you can only attend online).

Our stories are developing. In the meantime, I feel it’s important to note:

• BWDSB meetings include Student Trustees. These youth should be having a valuable learning experience about the processes of governance in a safe, welcoming, stable environment.

• For some reason, not all BWDSB meetings are live-streamed or recorded. Tonight is the one per month that should be live-streamed on the board’s YouTube channel, so tune in at 7:00 p.m. The agenda lives here.

• You can get to know the current trustees and find their contact information on the ‘Get To Know Your Trustee’ page on the BWDSB website.

If you have first-hand experience with the current roster of BWDSB trustees to share, you can reach me at owensoundcurrenteditor@gmail.com.

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

• News about an invasive plant in the region that the Nature Conservancy of Canada is trying to eradicate

• Info on a public vigil for the Durham hospital – and it’s happening tonight

• Grey Bruce OPP shared information on an ATV and dirt bike collision north of Clifford that required both drivers to be airlifted to trauma centres

• Public notice of upcoming pesticide use in The County of Grey, Municipality of Meaford, and the Township of Georgian Bluffs

~ Miranda

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