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Please be advised that the Operations Committee Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. has been cancelled.
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall.
Beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, motorists travelling in the 800 block of 10th Street West will experience lane reductions in both directions to allow for essential construction work.
Please be advised that the Community Services Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. has been cancelled.
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall.
The River District and the City of Owen Sound are thrilled to welcome Cars & Coffee, Concours d’Lemons, and Automotive Seminars back to the area on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
Owen Sound residents are reminded of two upcoming events to help facilitate environmentally friendly and responsible ways to get rid of waste. This Saturday, September 14, is Household Hazardous Waste Day at the Public Works Facility (1900 20th Street East) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The following Saturday, September 21, is a designated Goods Exchange Day in the City of Owen Sound.
Sections of 2nd Avenue East will be closed beginning at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11th and Thursday, September 12th, to accommodate the removal of cross-street banners in the River District. Each avenue block will be closed individually while staff are removing the banners, and opened as the work is completed. Intersections and east-to-west streets will remain open.
On the evenings of September 7 and 8, Owen Sound City Hall will be illuminated with blue lighting for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in support of Prostate Cancer Foundation Canada.
Step back in time and explore the vibrant Prohibition era with the Corkscrew City Tour, set to take place on Saturday, October 5th, 2024. For just $115 per person, join us on an unforgettable adventure through Owen Sound, famously known as the last dry city in Canada.
At the July 22, 2024, Council meeting, City Council approved Resolution number R-240722-007 for Staff Report OP-24-35 to end funding the recycling convenience depot at the Miller Waste Transfer Station on September 30, 2024.
Miller Waste Systems has confirmed that as of October 1, 2024, they will continue to operate the recycling depot services for the foreseeable future.
On Saturday, August 31, Owen Sound City Hall will be illuminated with purple lighting in honour of International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD).
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