Publisher’s Column: Keep Pressing MTO for those Stoplights on Highway 6
By John Francis
At MNBP Council’s Strategic Planning Workshop back in November, Councillor Todd Dowd stressed the importance of picking the low-hanging fruit. There are...
Publisher’s Column: Who Is Responsible for Educating and Rescuing the Unwary?
By John Francis
Northern Bruce Peninsula offers access to some of the wildest fresh water in Canada. Unfortunately, most people seem to regard this as...
John’s Column: MNBP Needs Cost Compensation Grants… and More Hardwoods
By John Francis
As a new year begins, there is an excellent CAO Report in the Agenda for the January 13 MNBP (Municipality of Northern...
Publisher’s Column: What If We Lived in a County Where All...
By John Francis
So Bruce County pushed ahead with its Development Charge of $7,800 per new house despite the objections of Northern Bruce Peninsula. Our...
Common Sense Approach to Dealing with STAs Rentcottage.com Founder Weighs in...
Submitted by Mike Campbell
Watching from the sidelines this whole STA debate, as a former owner of Rentcottage.com I believe I have a unique perspective...
The Rocky Road to STA Licencing in Prince Edward County
By John Francis,Bruce Peninsula Press
When I heard that Prince Edward County was raising their parking fines from $35 to $400, I contacted the person...
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...
John’s Column: The Bruce Peninsula Press Style Manual
By John Francis
As one keen-eyed reader pointed out to us, we used an American spelling — center — in an ad last issue, instead...
Tourism, Overcrowding and the Really Short “Spin Cycle”
In the Age of Social Media, a Picture is No Longer Worth a Thousand Words
By John Francis
Northern Bruce Peninsula has seen a dramatic increase...
We Need to Give Council and Staff Data — Not Just...
By John Francis,Bruce Peninsula Press
The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula is run by a bureaucracy. It’s the most efficient bureaucracy I’ve ever seen, but...