It is true that in recent columns I have spent a lot of time expressing frustration - or perhaps it is fear – that we have a serious problem in this community when we have no candidates for the upcoming municipal election. I have though, perhaps stumbled upon a contributing factor to this lack of candidates.
A couple of weeks ago I received an email from a rural Meaford reader who was having difficulty finding information about how to become a candidate in the upcoming election.
On October 2nd and 3rd , Port Elgin hosts Pumpkinfest which features a pumpkin contest, an outdoor car show, and over 100 craft & marketplace vendors.
The Grey-Bruce Arts Collective is holding auditions for actors to participate in The 100 Mile Playwright Festival. They are looking for actors with a strong commitment to new Canadian plays.
Miranda Miller is an Owen Sound mother, writer and adult educator currently running for BWDSB Trustee in the City of Owen Sound.
The exhibition of the work of Group of Seven contemporary Fred Haines which opens in Meaford on Friday, September 10th will be the largest of its kind ever held. The exhibition will require three sites – Meaford Hall, Meaford Museum and Georgian Bay Secondary School – to display the over 90 Haines works that have been gathered from public and private owners and institutions across the province.
