2020 — A Daunting Year for Northern Bruce Peninsula
By John Francis
It’s a daunting year to be a municipality. High water levels on Georgian Bay and Lake Huron threaten a lot of municipal...
Men’s Breakfast Appearance Turns Out to Be CAO’s Swan Song
By John Francis
One Saturday morning every month, there is a Men’s Breakfast in Tobermory. The guest speaker on January 18 was our municipal CAO...
Do We Need to Include Flood Planning into Our Emergency...
By John Francis
As I write this, bush fires are sweeping through vast swaths of Australia. Here on the Bruce Peninsula, our problems are at...
Planning for Climate Change Chaos and Cutting Our Carbon Footprint
By John Francis
Only one other time in history have the waters of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron been this high, this late in the...
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...