Extreme High Water Levels Will Make For a Very Different...
By John Francis
Summer has finally come to the Bruce Peninsula but the shorelines are different. Water levels in Georgian Bay and Lake Huron are...
Tourism, Overcrowding and the Really Short “Spin Cycle”
In the Age of Social Media, a Picture is No Longer Worth a Thousand Words
By John Francis
Northern Bruce Peninsula has seen a dramatic increase...
Too Many People Are Coming Here. So What Do We Do?
By John Francis
Facebook and Instagram (and, for all I know, TikTok) are seething with scandal about the crowds at all our favourite places. They...
National Park Passes are Cheap — and They Include Parking
There are lots of tricks for avoiding the crowds and getting the best out of the National Parks
By John Francis
In 1969, Prime Minister Pierre...
Driftwood Cove Will Generate Much More Revenue As A National...
By John Francis
You’ve probably heard the story that when Parks Canada bought the Driftwood Cove property, it cost our municipality a quarter million a...
2020 — A Daunting Year for Northern Bruce Peninsula
By John Francis
It’s a daunting year to be a municipality. High water levels on Georgian Bay and Lake Huron threaten a lot of municipal...
Publisher’s Rant: In Which the Publisher Becomes Apoplectically Angry Because...
The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula has, by far, the lowest tax rate in Bruce County.
If you are a cottager or a land speculator,...
As Happy Hearts Switches to Seasonal Only, It Just Gets...
By John Francis
The phrase “affordable housing” has been all the buzz this year in Northern Bruce Peninsula. Employers are having a hard time finding...
Another Car Drives into Tobermory Harbour “Hah! I...
By John Francis,Bruce Peninsula Press
Remember five years ago when the little red car drove into the harbour? It seemed pretty funny at the time....
Driftwood Cove Offers A Rare Opportunity To Influence The Peninsula’s Future
The Driftwood Cove property deal closed. Thousands of acres of trackless wilderness and miles of pristine shoreline and cliffs are now part of the...