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...
John’s Column: Old Forests: Sources of Knowledge Speakers Offer a Path
By John Francis
The 2025 Sources of Knowledge (SOK) Forum was held in Tobermory, Oct 24 to 26. The subject was Fire, especially Forest Fire....
Publisher’s Column: Just Wondering — What Would Paul Martindale Have Done?
By John Francis, Bruce Peninsula Press
The story of the daycare at St Edmunds Public School begins nearly 40 years ago when the late and...
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...
Publisher’s Column: Let’s Help Staff and Council Decide the Future of...
By John Francis
MNBP hired a consultant to prepare a Draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan, including conceptual plans for the Lion’s Head Arena and...
Publisher’s Column: We’ve Got Parking Policies that Actually Work. Can We...
By John Francis
As I look across Tobermory harbour from my desk, the MS Chi-Cheemaun ferry is sitting at her berth. She’s done for the...
John’s Column: A Mayor, a Fire Chief and a Park Superintendent...
By John Francis
St Edmunds Property Owners held its Annual General Meeting on May 24 at Tobermory Community Centre. Attendance was disappointing, given the quality...
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)...
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...
Publisher’s Column: MNBP Staff Are Punching ‘Way Above Their Weight” –...
By John Francis, Bruce Peninsula Press
As you have read many times in this space, Northern Bruce Peninsula has the lowest tax rate in Bruce...