Published: 21 July 2014

Just an update - thanks to all who helped promote the event with coverage this week!

Thanks to the support of local businesses and the community, over $5000 was raised for the Johnson family through the United Way fire fund at cookie and lemonade sales this weekend, through sales and in-person donations.

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Published: 20 July 2014

Dear Mayor Pringle:

I am writing to point out to you, again, that you have an obligation to be completely open and honest with Chatsworth taxpayers about the bio-digester.

The insert in the tax notice distributed recently to every taxpayer in Chatsworth says (in three places) that raw septage is spread on "farm fields," but this is not true. By repeating this falsehood again and again, it looks as though you are attempting to mislead taxpayers so as to minimize very real issues with the bio-digester having to do with viability and costs.

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Published: 16 July 2014

Editor:

I was reviewing the web site. It looks great but I have a concern about the court news. You listed the court appearances including civil, criminal and family court. In those are included case and settlement conferences which are really just a step in the process towards trial. However there may not be a trial.

In the case of family court I see no reason for this to be posted on your site. Even though this is a public document I fail to see why listing family law appearances (mainly custody and divorce issues) of families in our area should be "news". Having just been through a very long a difficult divorce I would not want my children to have seen our names there.

You need to reconsider this.

Sharen Skelly
Owen Sound

Editor's note: Point taken. We will remove family law appearances from the docket.

Published: 16 July 2014

I submitted my papers for the office of Deputy Mayor of Owen Sound. Much of the Deputy Mayor's job will be representing the City at Grey County. With over a decade of City Council experience I feel I am in an ideal position to represent the best interests of the City at Grey County. I know and have worked with many councillors throughout Grey County.
The City and the County need to take a more regional approach to many issues. This includes development, the Harbour, and expansion of Georgian College. These are regional issues that the County needs to be involved with. The County commitment to support the Regional Hospital Campaign is a good example of this.

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