John’s Column: 99.26% of MNBP Voters Didn’t Fill Out STA Survey
By John Francis
The Agenda for the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula’s January 27 Council Meeting (which was delayed to February 3 due to weather)...
Letter: An Alternative Approach To Cell Tower Location
With regard to the proposal by Shared Tower Inc. to build a cell tower on Lindsay Rd. 40, I urge the council to take...
Letter: We Have A Problem Here and It’s Not Energy Supply
To those people who are arguing to and fro about issues with propane supply on the Bruce Peninsula, who is eligible for and/or justified...
Letter: Response to Telecom Tower Letter
Urge MNBP Council to Issue A Vote of Non-Concurrence to ISED Canada
This is in response to a letter sent in by Dyers Bay cottager,...
Letter: NBP 2024 Review of Short Term Accommodation (STA) Bylaw
Eight Recommended Amendments
I don’t think there is a resident of the Northern Bruce Peninsula (NBP) that would choose to have an AirBnB beside them,...
John’s Column: MNBP Needs Cost Compensation Grants… and More Hardwoods
By John Francis
As a new year begins, there is an excellent CAO Report in the Agenda for the January 13 MNBP (Municipality of Northern...
Letter: North Bruce Peninsula’s 2025 Budget Public Engagement Survey
The following letter was sent to Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula Council.
Dear Mayor McIver and Council
Any government effort to engage the taxpaying public for...
Letter: Lindsay Road 40 Telecom Tower – Need Reliable Cell Service...
Families enjoy time at our Dyers Bay cottage. However, we are very disappointed with the frequently unavailable cell phone service.
Northern Bruce Peninsula needs telecommunication...
John’s Column: Heron Point Bridge: The best laid schemes o’ Mice...
By John Francis
The Heron Point bridge has been straddling the Stokes River since 1952. But recently, it has been doing so with steadily diminishing...
Publisher’s Column: At One Half of One Percent, Our Volunteer Organizations...
By John Francis
On November 25, 2024 Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula (MNBP) Council will be considering 47 funding requests submitted by 40-odd organizations. The...