STAs and Tax Rates — Fun With Arithmetic
By John Francis
Our municipality hosts a wide array of Short-Term Accommodations — from family cottages that are rented to other families a few weeks...
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...
The STA Debate — Is It an Onion or a Minefield?
By John Francis
The STA licencing debate offers several very interesting perspectives on citizenship, community and municipal governance.
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“Cutting Their Meat” and “Shovel-Ready” Versus the “Giant Sucking Sound”
By John Francis
In 1992, American presidential wannabe Ross Perot said that if ratified, the NAFTA pact would result in the “giant sucking sound” of...
Publisher’s Column: MNBP’s Strategic Planning Exercise Finds a Lot of Consensus
By John Francis
Our municipal council hired a facilitator to conduct a strategic planning exercise for staff and council. I thought it was important so...
Publisher’s Column: Thinking Outside the Box — the Good and the...
By John Francis
The late Barbara (Hepburn) Grison left Lion’s Head in her youth but returned in her middle years. She bought and ran Lion’s...
Publisher’s Column: Building a Stroller’s Paradise Begins With Paths and the...
By John Francis
Councillor Megan Myles (she can keep the title until November 15) is doing an MSc in Rural Planning at the University of...
Publisher’s Column: “I’m All Right Jack” Doesn’t Cut It Anymore
By John Francis
Many of us who have owned property on the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula for awhile don’t pay a lot of attention to property...
Publisher’s Column: Why Didn’t the Saugeen Peninsula Have Forest Fires Until...
By John Francis
The all-candidates meeting that BPEG hosted at the Rotary Hall featured a lot of discussion about forest fire risks. This is a...
Publisher’s Column: On Venice and the Affordable Housing Report in the...
By John Francis
I gave a talk to the Men’s Breakfast group yesterday, about our 2019 visit to Venice and what Wanda and I learned...