John’s Column: Old Forests: Sources of Knowledge Speakers Offer a Path
By John Francis
The 2025 Sources of Knowledge (SOK) Forum was held in Tobermory, Oct 24 to 26. The subject was Fire, especially Forest Fire....
Publisher’s Column: A Truly Excellent Budget Questionnaire (!!!) Plus MPAC and...
By John Francis
On the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula’s homepage, there is a link to a “2025 Budget Survey”.
When you click through to the...
Short-Term Accommodations Are Causing Labour Shortages
By John Francis
Northern Bruce Peninsula’s questionnaire about Short-Term Accommodations (STAs) is on the municipal website (www.northbrucepeninsula.ca) ready to be filled out.
The survey is focused...
Publisher’s Column: Could the Former Daycare Become the Tobermory Welcome Centre?
By John Francis
Maybe I’m just easily amused, but it looks to me like there’s a very exciting idea buried in the Agenda for MNBP...
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...
Publisher’s Column: Pig Barn vs Cell Phone Tower — Welcome to...
By John Francis
A municipal government’s role is to help ratepayers get the most out of their properties. Zoning Bylaws and other regulations are intended...
Publisher’s Column: Should We Install High-speed EV Chargers Beside a Parkette...
By John Francis
MNBP Council’s March 28 Meeting included a proposal/contract from ChargerQuest, a company that installs and operates electric vehicle charging stations.
They propose to...
Publisher’s Column: We’ve Got Parking Policies that Actually Work. Can We...
By John Francis
As I look across Tobermory harbour from my desk, the MS Chi-Cheemaun ferry is sitting at her berth. She’s done for the...
Publisher’s Column: What Would You Rather Have — New Infrastructure or...
By John Francis
Municipal Bylaws contain some surprising bits of language. The meaning of words can stretch or compress.
Take the word “depot” for example. In...
John’s Column: Want to Foster Economic Development? Start Paying Daycare...
By John Francis
Tobermory’s Primary Place child care centre is maxxed out. They can’t take any more young children.
But it’s not just the size of...