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WEBThe YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce is calling on our community to nominate a Peacemaker for our annual YMCA Peace Medal. This award honours an individual or group who, without any special resources, status, wealth, or position, has demonstrated a commitment to building peace within our community …
News - The Meaford Independent
WEBStephen Vance - September 19, 2024. The Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional Airport has a new name, unveiled during a special ceremony held on Thursday, September 12. No longer owned by the City of Owen Sound, the now privately-owned airport, located on the west side of the Municipality of Meaford, will now be known as the Major-General Richard ...
Community News - The Meaford Independent
WEBThe annual Apple Harvest Craft Show is gearing up for another great year. This popular show has been attracting visitors and artisans since 1983, and the 2024 event will help celebrate the former Town of Meaford’s 150 years. With almost 200 vendors from all over Ontario participating at the Meaford & St.Vincent Community Centre and the ...
Obituaries - The Meaford Independent
WEBObituary: Belec (nee Bedard), Katherine Joan. September 12, 2024. With a mixture of sorrow and relief, we announce the passing of Kate Belec at age 78, on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at Meaford Long Term Care, after a lengthy illness. Kate is survived by her husband of 56 years, Mike Belec; her daughter Jennifer Thompson; grandsons Sean and ...
Editorial - The Meaford Independent
WEBStephen Vance, Editor - August 29, 2024. Summer is winding down. The evenings are beginning to cool, and the leaves on the trees will soon begin to turn colour. School kids will return to the classroom to embark on another year of learning, and shorts and sandals will soon be replaced by scarves and mitts. While there are still a few weeks of ...
Winter Weather Has Arrived, and a New Municipal Policy Will Keep ...
WEBNov 30, 2023 · For more than five years I have been receiving these weather event declarations from the City of Owen Sound, the Township of Georgian Bluffs, the Town of the Blue Mountains, among others, so it is a well-established tool that has been put to good use by most of our neighbours for a number of years.
A New Year Begins - The Meaford Independent
WEBJan 11, 2024 · The shadows following Meaford’s council into the new year include the proposed pumped storage facility, which has cast a shadow on this municipality for the past four years, a continued wave of new development proposals, and the reality that there are never enough resources to meet everyone’s needs and wants.
Meaford Residents Elect a New Council, Ross Kentner to be Next …
WEBOct 25, 2022 · Mayor-elect Ross Kentner offered thanks to voters after the mayoral results were announced by the municipal Clerk at the Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre on election night. Voters in the Municipality of Meaford have elected a new council. The polls closed at 8:00 pm, on election day, Monday, October 24, and at …
Life & Leisure - The Meaford Independent
WEBStaff - September 4, 2024. The Tom Thomson Art Gallery has partnered with Coffin Ridge for another evening of wine, food, and live music at the Winery on Friday, September 6. The event, titled A Deadly Pairing, includes ten tasting stations from 5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. that feature wine, cider, and beer paired with chef- and sommelier-curated food.
Council News - The Meaford Independent
WEBSeptember 11, 2024. Eight years after their closure, two small boundary road bridges located on the Holland-Sydenham Town Line between Grey Road 29 and the 2nd Concession South are moving closer to being replaced, and an important route for area farmers reopened. As reported in March of this year, …