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...
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...