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...
Publisher’s Column: Our Economy Needs Town Water and Sewers
By John Francis, Bruce Peninsula Press
Northern Bruce Peninsula has a serious housing problem. Real estate values are so inflated that nobody can afford to...
Publisher’s Column: The Saugeen/Bruce in 2022 — What’s a Dustman to...
By John Francis,Bruce Peninsula Press
My old man’s a dustman,
‘E wears a dustman’s ‘at,
‘E wears gor-blimey trousers
And ‘e lives in council flats.
That was a hit...
Publisher’s Column: Just Wondering — What Would Paul Martindale Have Done?
By John Francis, Bruce Peninsula Press
The story of the daycare at St Edmunds Public School begins nearly 40 years ago when the late and...
Publisher’s Column: What Would You Rather Have — New Infrastructure or...
By John Francis
Municipal Bylaws contain some surprising bits of language. The meaning of words can stretch or compress.
Take the word “depot” for example. In...