Monthly Archives: March 2010
12 city workers on Sunshine List
Twelve Owen Sound city employees are on the “Sunshine List” for earning a salary of more than $100,000 in 2009. Owen Sound Police Services Chief Tom Kaye earned the most, at $154,064. He also claimed the most in taxable benefits … Continue reading
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Our Lady Peace, Finger Eleven, Hedley, Matthew Good coming to Owen Sound
Four of Canada’s most popular bands will perform on a mega stage at Kelso Beach Park this summer. Big Music Fest 2010 will feature Our Lady Peace, Hedley, Finger Eleven and Matthew Good. The concert will be staged on July … Continue reading
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City council grilled by chamber
The Owen Sound and District Chamber of Commerce is suggesting city council did “not act fairly or appropriately” in its selection process for a company to operate the city’s transit system. Dave Moyer, chairman and president of the chamber, told … Continue reading
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Big, big news
I believe in keeping secrets. If a source says “off the record” and I agree, it’s REALLY off the record. But what about newsroom chatter? Do I have to keep a big, music announcement a secret? Reporters are supposed to … Continue reading
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Murdoch trashes Toronto, again
By DENIS LANGLOIS Sun Times staff Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Murdoch says proof of a “Toronto mentality” is all over Ontario’s 2010 budget. “The word rural or agriculture was never used once,” said the Progressive Conservative MPP, who made headlines … Continue reading
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Alexandra still closed
Classes at Alexandra Community School are expected to resume Monday, after further air quality tests at the Owen Sound elementary school tested negative for asbestos Thursday. The school was closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday following an explosion Tuesday evening inside … Continue reading
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$3.1 M for councillors
By DENIS LANGLOIS Sun Times staff Property taxpayers in Grey and Bruce counties spent $3.1 million last year to cover the salaries and expenses of 119 municipal politicians. That amounts to about $19.65 for every man, woman and child in … Continue reading
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Explosion at Alexandra school
An air sample taken from Alexandra Community School is being tested today at a laboratory in Guelph, after the boiler exploded at the elementary school Tuesday afternoon. Owen Sound Fire Department spokesman Tom Potter said the results are expected back … Continue reading
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Another development planned
By DENIS LANGLOIS Sun Times staff The landscape of Owen Sound’s main eastern gateway could dramatically change within the next few years. Local businessman Peter Van Dolder is the latest developer to submit plans to city hall to create a … Continue reading
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Ontario Green leader in Owen Sound
By DENIS LANGLOIS Sun Times staff The Liberal government’s Green Energy Act and its “top-down” approval regulations for wind farms has been a “horrendous failure,” says the leader of the Green Party of Ontario. Mike Schreiner, who took over the … Continue reading
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