Publisher’s Rant: Do Residents Have Rights? Do Daytrippers Have Rights?
By John FrancisAs 2020’s stunning tourist season winds down to a dull roar, Bruce Peninsula locals are beginning...
We Complain About Clueless Visitors – But Highest-ranked Google Searches Yield...
By John FrancisI walked around Tobermory quite a bit on the Saturday and Sunday of Labour Day Weekend....
Too Many People Are Coming Here. So What Do We Do?
By John FrancisFacebook and Instagram (and, for all I know, TikTok) are seething with scandal about the crowds...
Reframing Tourism From Cheap and Cheerful to a Badge Destination
By John FrancisBack in the day, when Brownies or Cub Scouts did something difficult, they got a badge...
Six Overcrowded Weekends Left to Endure
By John FrancisGovernments, businesses and people in general around the world are experiencing deer-in-the-headlights moments trying to deal...
Publisher’s Column: COVID-19 is About to Get Real in Our Community....
By John FrancisBack in April and May a lot of MNBP residents got very indignant about people coming...
State of Emergency Continues But Suddenly We’re Open?
By John FrancisOn Thursday June 4, Premier Doug Ford, together with Vic Fedeli, Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development,...
Channelling Dr Bonnie Henry — Be Kind; Be Calm; Be Safe
By John FrancisThings were pretty quiet in Tobermory on Victoria Day weekend. I was surprised to hear from...
Cottagers are Not the Enemy
By John FrancisThere has been a lot of anger and scandal on social media about cottagers coming to...
Seasonal Employees Won’t Qualify for Employment Insurance
By John FrancisIt was a lovely, sunny afternoon, the final Sunday in April, and Tobermory Harbour was very...
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Lindsay Tract Trails Reopen with Limited Trail Access
Media ReleaseSeptember 17, 2020 – Bruce County, Ontario: Bruce County is pleased to announce that the Lindsay Tract...
MPP Walker Announces $300,532 In Support For Local Farmers
Media Release September 16, 2020, OWEN SOUND – Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker is pleased the government is helping...
Bruce Peninsula OPP Report: Impaired Drivers Charged
Media Release(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) - On September 23, 2020 at 9:59 p.m., Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police...