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West Grey lowers flags to half-mast in honour of passing of past council member, Bev Plume
Posted on Friday, June 18, 2021 09:56 AM
West Grey flags are lowered in honour of former councillor Bev Plume. He served his community on Normanby Council & West Grey Council. Council and staff extend sincere condolences to Bev's family at this difficult time.
Notice of intention to sell: Unopened road allowance declared surplus
Posted on Tuesday, June 08, 2021 10:10 AM
Please be advised that West Grey council had declared the unopened road allowance north of Elm Street in Durham, known as Pt. Lot 27, Con. 1 Division 2, EGR, Glenelg Pt. 17R1399 N of Pt. 1, 16R5753 & Pt. 2-3, 17R1640 & W. of Pt. 1, 17R3099, West Grey to be surplus to the needs of the municipality at the regular council meeting of May 4, 2021.
A location map is posted outlining the said parcel of land in red, north of Elm Street, Durham.
Council intends to sell this parcel of land pursuant...
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.
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