Publisher’s Column: How Shall We Spend Our Pot of Gold? Our...
By John Francis
Between paid parking revenues and the 4% Municipal Accommodation Tax on STA revenues, our municipality is seeing a substantial increase in revenue,...
Publisher’s Column: Vancouver Island Tries to Move Towards Destination Stewardship —...
By John Francis
Destination Stewardship.
It’s an interesting concept, one that’s getting a lot of traction now in an area much like ours — if you...
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...
Pedestrian/Cycling Improvements Don’t Need to Be Complicated or Expensive
By John Francis
It’s an election year. People who want to represent us on Northern Bruce Peninsula’s Municipal Council will be asking the voters what...
Publisher’s Column: High and Low Water Levels — You Ain’t Seen...
By John Francis
Our municipality’s Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw regulates where buildings can be put. One of the most complex and important elements of that is...
Publisher’s Column: Patience Is Needed. (Don’t You Hate When That Happens?)
By John Francis
If you wanted to go to the final game of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season — traditionally that’s Game 7 of the...
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...
New EV Chargers in Walkerton, New Nothing in MNBP. Shuttle Buses...
By John Francis
A recent press release from Bruce County bragged about the county’s newest EV charging facility. You can now“Discover EV charging stations at...
How to Satisfy the 98.5% Who Offered No Opinion on Recreation...
By John Francis
MNBP Council held a Special Meeting on April 25 to receive a presentation from the consultant hired to provide input towards a...
Publisher’s Column: Should We Install High-speed EV Chargers Beside a Parkette...
By John Francis
MNBP Council’s March 28 Meeting included a proposal/contract from ChargerQuest, a company that installs and operates electric vehicle charging stations.
They propose to...