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Weds June 5: Farming and Science and Taxes, Oh My

Plus: CTV reports on a dramatic arrest in Hanover as a suspect was taken in at gunpoint

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Miranda Miller
Jun 05, 2024
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Public Notice

The City has distributed the final 2024 tax bills via mail and email, which are due on the installment deadlines of Friday, June 28 and Friday, September 27. 

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Community

In her column this month, Jen Shaw (Christie) shares a behind-the-scenes look at the 2024 spring planting season in her corner of Bruce County.

Where she had us pondering, “What’s the value of a farm, anyway?” last month, this time, we’re exploring the concept of expertise and the intersection of agriculture and technology.

Check it out:

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

  • Updates on 3 incidents with charges laid in South Bruce from the OPP

  • A report on an arrest made at gunpoint in Hanover

  • An interview with the Ontario Health Coalition about Durham hospital bed closures

  • Owen Sound Attack’s new coach has been announced

Keep reading for these stories and more, plus lots of local events coming up this weekend!

~ Miranda

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