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West Grey approves alternative voting for 2022 municipal election
Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021 03:33 PM
WEST GREY, ON –West Grey council has decided to use internet and telephone voting for the 2022 municipal election.
“As we learned from the 2018 election, alternate voting methods offered several benefits for West Grey electors, and resulted in an increase in voter participation,” said Mayor Christine Robinson.
Internet and telephone voting methods were selected for the following reasons:
- wider accessibility;
- greater flexibility for eligible voters to cast their ballots from anywhere;
- inclement...
West Grey flies its flags at half-mast for the Indigenous children found
Posted on Monday, May 31, 2021 10:51 AM
To honor the 215 children whose remains were found at the former Kamloops residential school and all indigenous children who never made it home, the survivors, and their families, West Grey will be flying flags at half-mast for an hour that each child was found.
Record-breaking building in West Grey
Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2021 03:28 PM
WEST GREY, ON – The Municipality of West Grey is experiencing quite a building boom with three times more building permits issued in 2021 compared to the same quarter in 2020.
West Grey’s Chief Building Official, Karl Schipprack, reported record-breaking building activity in the first quarter of this year. In addition to the increase in the number of permits issued, the total dollar value has also seen a significant increase at over $12.5 million, compared to $3 million in the same period last year.
COVID-19 Update - As of May 27, 2021
Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2021 01:01 PM
COVID-19 update – as of May 27, 2021
Stay-at-home order
The province wide stay-at-home order is in place until June 2, 2021, as Ontario continues to deal with the impacts of COVID-19, while also beginning to transition into phase one of the provincial reopening plan on June 14, 2021.
What does stay-at-home mean?
Stay-at-home means residents are encouraged to not travel outside of their region unless it is for essential reasons such as attending the grocery store, pharmacy...
West Grey's 2021 budget focuses on current and future needs
Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 03:43 PM
WEST GREY, ON- West Grey council, in passing the 2021 budget, allocated funds to important infrastructure projects as well as initiatives that respond to the future needs associated with community growth.
Highlights of the 2021 budget:
- Tendering for the new West Grey police station
- Bridge 28 Bentick replacement
- Bridge 44 Glenelg replacement
- Garafraxa Street, Durham, Connecting Link bridge repairs
- Garafraxa Street, Durham, Connecting Link box culvert replacement
- Playground upgrades in Ayton and...
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