Business Licensing Crucial Economic Development Tool or Boondoggle?
By John Francis
Economic Development is a complex issue in Northern Bruce Peninsula. Everybody’s in favour of it, of course, but when it comes to...
Solving the Parking/Crowding Problems Will Be 2021’s Thorniest Challenge
The most compelling part of MNBP Council’s Dec 21 Meeting came under “Correspondence” — a letter from Elaine Blau. She asked if Council and...
Wanda’s Rant — Spend Parking Revenues to Build Sidewalks and Bike...
My wife, Wanda Thompson, worked with children her whole career, first as a child-care worker, later as a teacher. She has always looked for...
Does MNBP Get a Fair Shake from Bruce County? How Do...
By John Francis
Every autumn, the Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA) holds an “Independent Publishers’ Retreat”. It’s a chance for the few dozen independent newspapers...
Publisher’s Rant: Do Residents Have Rights? Do Daytrippers Have Rights?
By John Francis
As 2020’s stunning tourist season winds down to a dull roar, Bruce Peninsula locals are beginning to emerge from self-imposed lockdown and...
We Complain About Clueless Visitors – But Highest-ranked Google Searches Yield...
By John Francis
I walked around Tobermory quite a bit on the Saturday and Sunday of Labour Day Weekend. I wanted to see how crowded...
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...
Reframing Tourism From Cheap and Cheerful to a Badge Destination
By John Francis
Back in the day, when Brownies or Cub Scouts did something difficult, they got a badge to sew on the sleeve of...
Six Overcrowded Weekends Left to Endure
By John Francis
Governments, businesses and people in general around the world are experiencing deer-in-the-headlights moments trying to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Northern Bruce...
Publisher’s Column: COVID-19 is About to Get Real in Our Community....
By John Francis
Back in April and May a lot of MNBP residents got very indignant about people coming up to their cottages during the...