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The City of Owen Sound is pleased to announce a monthly draw of a free transit pass. Transit users may enter the monthly draw each time they purchase a monthly pass. The winner may collect their free monthly pass any time during the following six months. The draw is intended to reward our regular transit passengers as well as encourage new riders to use the system. The first drawing of this free monthly pass will occur at the Transit Terminal (1020 3rd Avenue East) on Tuesday,...
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The City Hall renovation project has started. Fencing will be erected around the construction zone and building (at 808 2nd Avenue East) starting Friday, March 24. During the construction period, fencing is required to store materials, equipment, and to create a construction zone that ensures public safety. While this fencing will result in some lost parking spots in the Farmers’ Market parking lot (Lot #1), there remain a number of other lots in the downtown offering public...
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The 10th Street Corridor EA is being planned as a Schedule ‘B’ project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2015). The Study will complete all necessary phases of the Municipal Class EA to receive environmental clearance; namely, establish the need and justification for the Project, define the traffic management plan and roadway cross-sections, document existing environmental conditions, consider all alternatives, proactively involve the public and regulatory...
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Snowmobilers are reminded that the trail passing the Waste Water Treatment Plant is closed this winter. The trail follows 3rd Avenue East and intersects the construction zone at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Machinery and vehicular safety concerns have closed this trail for the winter season. While barricades have been placed along the trail, some snowmobilers bypass the barricades and enter the construction area. With the Plant expected to be operational this year, the trail...
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