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westgreypopLike any household our councillors' job is to wisely balance our finances.

Council would be negligent if they didn’t request quotes as widely as possible for all our needs.

They know there is major spending required for our bridges, roads, landfills, libraries and water and sewage systems. ...

clawbackOwen Sound Hub,
I am writing to you today in hopes to spread awareness to the public on just how broken our social assistance policies are and also how unfair it is currently trying to work on social assistance in Ontario.

Let me begin with the amounts. Currently in Ontario the max Ontario Works (OW) gives for a single person is $733 a month and ODSP is $1169. A lot of these people can’t work so ...

prideflag2I was delighted to learn of the decision of the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board to fly the Pride Flag this June. I have been a Catholic educator for almost 40 years, and I have recently been involved in some positive conversations around equity and inclusion in my own school board (Huron-Perth Catholic) and although our board has not yet committed to fly the Pride Flag – I feel good about the trajectory of the conversations. There are many good things happening ...

justsaynoDear Editor:

Mr Byers had a choice: He could have said "no" to Mr Ford, that the local PC members needed to select their own candidate.

By not doing so, Mr Byers has shown his true character, that he does not believe in democracy, or it does not apply to him. This is true of Mr Ford, too, by anointing his chosen.

emergency switch fullDear Ontario Political Leaders,

I am deeply disturbed by the recent report from the Chief Coroner that 2,819 Ontarians died from opioid toxicity in 2021 (8 per day!). That’s up from 2,460 in 2020. We desperately need a coordinated provincial strategy to address this EMERGENCY. ...

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