Short-Term Accommodation Report Coming December 16
By John Francis
There is a growing problem in tourist destinations around the world — visitors have much deeper pockets than locals. Landlords are pulling...
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...
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...
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...
Short-term Accommodations — Do We Protect Investors or Quality of...
By John Francis
The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula has resolved to “do something” about Short-term Accommodations. This is going to be challenging and complicated....
Publisher’s Column: Conflict of Interest is Complicated
By John Francis
A letter in this newspaper asks why MNBP Councillor Smokey Golden does not recuse herself when the dispute between Parks Canada and...
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...
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...
Publisher’s Column: More People Space at Little Tub – Less at...
By John Francis
A move to improve the head of Little Tub Harbour is afoot. The idea is to remove three parking spaces — the...
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...