Publisher’s Column: A Nosegay of Historical Tidbits
By John Francis
In the process of researching articles for our Shop Local magazine, I ran across the following bits of history that didn’t fit...
Publisher’s Column: Our 2024 Budget Has Lost Sight of the Forest...
By John Francis
The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula recently concluded a gruelling budget process, arriving at a final set of numbers that will satisfy...
Maybe It’s Time We Bought Our Acrobats a Net
By John Francis
The Lion’s Head Arena/Community Centre renovation has become a bit of a fiasco. The municipality planned an elaborate expansion on a site...
Publisher’s Column: Vacation Rentals, Tax Increases and Getting Our Fair Share
By John Francis
Greetings from Tybee Island, Georgia. It’s our first real trip in four years and as usual, something of a busman’s holiday.
That is...
Publisher’s Column: Businesses Push Back Against Municipal Accommodation Tax Extension
By John Francis
As often happens to politicians, our municipal councillors are being given contradictory instructions by different groups of MNBP citizens.
Loud instructions.
As Mayor Milt...
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...
Publisher’s Column: Property Taxes Must Go Up By About 10%. But...
By John Francis
There are a few piles of old newspapers in my home office. They sit there, waiting patiently for me to figure out...
Publisher’s Column: Is Solar Power the Peninsula’s Crop of the Future?
By John Francis
On June 26, a delegation from Shift Solar asked MNBP Council to support a proposal to install a solar farm at the...
Publisher’s Column: Arena Reno – Is $1,121,000 for a Construction Manager...
By John Francis
The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula has allotted ten million dollars towards a major renovation of the arena and community centre in...
Dragging Bruce County’s Budget Out of the 19th Century
By John Francis
When he appeared as a delegation to MNBP Council on Sept 11, Bruce County Director of Corporate Services, Edward Henley came to...