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...
State of Emergency Continues But Suddenly We’re Open?
By John Francis
On Thursday June 4, Premier Doug Ford, together with Vic Fedeli, Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, announced that...