What is the Future of the Friendship Club Building?
By John Francis, Bruce Peninsula Press
The Friendship Club building sits right beside the arena in Lion’s Head. It gets a lot of use (or...
Publisher’s Column: “I’m All Right Jack” Doesn’t Cut It Anymore
By John Francis
Many of us who have owned property on the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula for awhile don’t pay a lot of attention to property...
Flapping Our Gums or Shaking Our Heads in Sorrow
By John Francis,Bruce Peninsula Press
Toronto Star writer Emma Teitel captured Toronto’s real estate craze with an imaginary news story: “Condemned Leslieville semi with burning...
Housing: A Human Right or an Investment Vehicle? How Our Pension...
By John Francis
As our Municipality undertakes a review of Short-Term Accommodation, the subject is making headlines around the world. I wrote last issue about...
Budget Time — Do We Keep Complaining? Or Hire Enough Staff...
By John Francis
At a Tobermory Chamber of Commerce meeting last week, I mentioned that Councillor Smokey Golden had gone to bat for the Chamber...
Federal Provincial Grant Program May Make Lion’s Head Community Centre...
By John Francis
The community centre/arena at Lion’s Head has been identified as being urgently in need of upgrades. In fact, that designation dates back...
John’s Column: 99.26% of MNBP Voters Didn’t Fill Out STA Survey
By John Francis
The Agenda for the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula’s January 27 Council Meeting (which was delayed to February 3 due to weather)...
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...
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...
Publisher’s Column: How Much Should We Pay Our Council Members?
By John Francis
There was a lively debate at MNBP Council’s May 23 Meeting on the subject of pay for Council members. Deputy Mayor Rod...