Author of the article: Denis Langlois
Publishing date: Apr 08, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 2 minute read • Several members of Owen Sound city council stand with the two new electric vehicles that have been added to the city s vehicle fleet. From left to right are: Councillors Travis Dodd and Marion Koepke, Mayor Ian Boddy, Coun. Richard Thomas and Deputy-mayor Brian O Leary. SUBMITTED
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Owen Sound has added the first two electric vehicles to its fleet – a move city hall says represents a “positive step” in reducing the city’s carbon footprint.
The two Hyundai Kona Electric sub-compact sport utility vehicles were purchased for the city’s building division from Collingwood Hyundai, which submitted the lowest of three compliant bids received during a request-for-proposals process.
One Ontario initiative to standardize and streamline the development application approval process hits critical mass
One Ontario initiative to standardize and streamline the development application approval process hits critical mass
TORONTO, Feb. 01, 2021 One Ontario, a collaborative research and development initiative, is ready to move forward on a program that will standardize and streamline the development application approval process. One Ontario was spearheaded in June 2020 by AECO Innovation Lab (AECO); since then, they have formed a coalition of key stakeholders with the goal of unifying data exchange to achieve efficiency and transparency throughout the development approvals process, and enable data aggregation for reporting and measurement in support of continuous improvement.