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Author of the article: Hannah MacLeod, Frances Learment Publishing date: May 14, 2021  •  4 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  For the fourth year in a row, Tiverton’s Shelly Parker (left) is the top fundraiser in the Huron Shores Hospice virtual hike from home May 8. She presented a $6,164 cheque and ledge sheets to to hospice board co-chair Cheryl Cottrill. SUBMITTED Article content $75,299.92 was raised during the fifth annual Huron Shores Hike for Hospice, which took place ...

News that a developer plans to include up to 22 secondary rental units in a proposed townhouse development in north-west Port Elgin is “something to celebrate”…

Author of the article: Frances Learment Publishing date: May 11, 2021  •  3 days ago  •  3 minute read  •  Just weeks after Town of Saugeen Shores councillors lamented there were no affordable units in a proposed townhouse development in north-west Port Elgin, the developer now plans to include approximately 22 secondary units in the townhouse development in the Summerside subdivision. [Frances Learment] Article content News that a developer plans to include up to 22 secondar...

Article content Despite the pandemic, Saugeen Shores posted “fairly steady and consistent” development permit application numbers in 2020, compared with other Bruce County municipalities. The planning numbers and an economic development update were delivered, via Zoom, by Bruce County senior planner Daniel Kingsburg and economic development officer Pierre Valley to the April 26 Town of Saugeen Shores virtual committee of the whole meeting. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Tr...

Article content When Saugeen Shores voters go to the polls 18 months from now they will cast ballots using the Internet or telephone to elect a new slate of Town councillors and school board trustees. On the advice of Town Clerk Linda White, councillors passed a bylaw April 26 for the system that is convenient – electors can vote anywhere using a computer, tablet or phone, 24/7, until 8 p.m. on Election Day – and requires less staff time. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try...

Author of the article: Frances Learment Publishing date: Apr 27, 2021  •  49 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  Plans for eight new rental units in a new building at the rear of an existing apartment building/retail store at the south-west corner of Goderich St. and Eugenie St. in Port Elgin received site plan approval from Town of Saugeen Shores council April 26. [Frances Learment] Photo by Frances Learment Article content While they welcome much-needed rental apartments, seve...

Article content Much criticism has been levelled at Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry (SDG) MPP Jim McDonell lately by residents as well as local health officials and elected officials. Yet is that criticism warranted? I’ve always been one to believe a politician’s true colours shine whenever he or she is being put under pressure during an emergency. As the saying goes, “one of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.” We apologize,...

Author of the article: Frances Learment Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  5 minute read  •  An application for a development permit for the proposed $7-$10 million Cedar Crescent Village requires additional scientific data according to the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority. The Port Elgin shoreline has been popular since 1909 - as shown in this postcard in Cedar Crescent Village marketing information. [Cedar Crescent Village] Photo by Cedar Crescent Village ...

Author of the article: Frances Learment Publishing date: Apr 21, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  3 minute read  •  As the biggest chain of retail outlets in the country, Canada Post could do much more than sell stamps and handles packages according to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers that is asking municipalities, including Saugeen Shores, to endorse its Delivering Community Power plan for a renewable and sustainable economy. Article content A campaign for expanded services, finan...

The dedication and commitment of our elected municipal council is noted. Reliance on their administration to provide all inclusive background to ensure an educated decision is paramount. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. But what if this profusion unveils incorrect, missing or ignored information? The Cedar Crescent Village (CCV) falls into that category. The recent resolution to not support this flood plan location by the Saugeen Valley Conservation ...