Category Archives: Owen Sound News
Grey Highlands To Hold Town Hall Meeting On 2024 Budget
Grey Highlands is holding a town hall forum this week on the proposed 2024 budget. The forum, set for Feb. 15 at 6 p.m., will go over the proposed budget which includes an 8.85 per cent tax rate incre...
Feb 14, 2024 Grey Highlands Council (Photo from Grey Highlands YouTube)
Grey Bruce Home Sales Up Slightly In January
Home sales in Grey Bruce picked up a bit in January. The Realtors Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound says 118 homes sold, a small gain of 3.5 per cent over January 2023. The sales activity number wa...
Feb 14, 2024
Paisley Marking 150 Years
The village of Paisley is celebrating 150 years this weekend. It's been that long since the village was incorporated in 1874, and there will be events downtown to mark the occasion on Saturday, Februa...
Feb 14, 2024 Event Poster
Kiwanis Club Owen Sound Donates $3K To Chapman House
The Kiwanis Club of Owen Sound is donating $3,000 in support of the Chapman House. Member and former president of the club Linda Van Aalst says they made the donation on Feb. 6, following a Christmas ...
Feb 14, 2024 Kiwanis Club Chapman House Donation. From left to right, onna Thompson,
Gwen Craig, representing Quota Club; Amy McConachie, Donor Relations
Coordinator Chapman House; Fred Druyf, Gord Harris, Elizabeth Harris,
Mary Lou Strimas, Jim McManaman (president) and Linda Van Aalst. (Photo provided by Linda Van Aalst)
Meaford Holds Off Establishing New Pumped Storage Advisory Committee
Meaford is holding off on establishing a new advisory committee geared towards the proposed TC Energy Pumped Storage project. Council during a meeting Monday approved a two-week deferral on the new co...
Feb 14, 2024 Meaford Council (Image from YouTube)
Income & Social Assistance Outpaced By Food & Living Cost, Says Grey Bruce Public Health
Grey Bruce Public Health's latest local report on food affordability says incomes and social assistance rates are failing to keep pace with escalating costs. Public Health says almost one in five Grey...
Feb 14, 2024 Photo By Claire McCormack
Kincardine Council Approves Draft Operating Budget For 2024
Kincardine council has agreed on a draft operating budget for 2024. Council was hesitant to add more things to this year's budget and therefore increase taxes. Council had to have a capital amendment ...
Feb 13, 2024
Northern Bruce Peninsula Receives Update On Proposed Cell Tower
Northern Bruce Peninsula is receiving an update to a new proposed cell tower. Council heard from Shared Tower Inc. Senior Planning Manager Chyenne Zierler during a meeting on Feb. 12, detailing the pr...
Feb 13, 2024 Northern Bruce Peninsula Proposed Cell Tower Location (Image from Northern Bruce Peninsula council)
Speed Limit & Parking Changes Approved In Grey County
Grey County council has approved a number of changes to traffic and parking regulations with the aim of improving road safety. The County says changes include the reduction of speed limits and additio...
Feb 13, 2024 Photo by Claire McCormack
Annual Fire Service Calls Dropped In 2023 In Saugeen Shores
Saugeen Shores annual fire services report showed a 14 per cent decrease in call volume in 2023. Fire Chief Ed Melanson says there were 225 calls in 2023 compared to 263 calls in 2022. Calls in 2023 i...
Feb 13, 2024 Image From Twitter via @SSFD501