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Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen is an experienced journalist working for Village Media since 2018, primarily covering Collingwood, County of Simcoe and education.

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Recent Work by Jessica

Collingwood councillors asked to vote on shrinking county council

Collingwood councillors asked to vote on shrinking county council

County of Simcoe council approved taking council from 32 to 17 members starting next term back in April, but needs approval from some its member municipalities in order to formalize the change
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‘Spectacular’: Ford unveils $38M for tourism in Wasaga Beach

‘Spectacular’: Ford unveils $38M for tourism in Wasaga Beach

Protesters crashed announcement to object to Bill 5; they confirm they're meeting with Simcoe-Grey MPP about their concerns
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‘Spectacular’: Ford unveils $38M for tourism in Wasaga Beach

‘Spectacular’: Ford unveils $38M for tourism in Wasaga Beach

Protesters crashed announcement to object to Bill 5; they confirm they're meeting with Simcoe-Grey MPP about their concerns
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‘Everybody is afraid’: Mayor, union respond to Georgian SGB closure

‘Everybody is afraid’: Mayor, union respond to Georgian SGB closure

Georgian College president ‘optimistic’ post-secondary education sector will find a path forward with provincial government; 'We are looking at every facet of the operations to find ways to reduce expenses,' he said
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Collingwood mayor, deputy mayor clash over strong mayor powers

Collingwood mayor, deputy mayor clash over strong mayor powers

‘I’m a very busy mayor. This is not an issue for me. I don’t know what’s coming. Why are you putting me on the spot like this?’ Mayor Yvonne Hamlin says to Deputy Mayor Tim Fryer during contentious committee-of-the-whole exchange
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Open or closed? Collingwood council meets on strong mayor powers

Open or closed? Collingwood council meets on strong mayor powers

While council’s May 5 meeting was planned to be entirely in closed session, one councillor made the case that it should happen in public, despite concern from mayor
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World has changed since homelessness report release: AMO official

World has changed since homelessness report release: AMO official

At the Ontario Small Urban Municipalities conference in Collingwood this week, AMO policy manager gave 260 attendees an update on what’s happened since the organization’s homelessness study was released in January
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Former mayor, MPP said strong mayor powers would have sped things up during his term

Former mayor, MPP said strong mayor powers would have sped things up during his term

‘The mayors have the best sense of what’s going on in their communities,’ says Simcoe-Grey MPP Brian Saunderson
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Not enough to go around as town grant requests more than double

Not enough to go around as town grant requests more than double

During March 31 and April 14 meetings, the recipients of this year’s arts and culture grants and council community grants were announced and approved by council, accounting for nearly $200,000 in spending
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Former mayor, MPP said strong mayor powers would have sped things up during his term

Former mayor, MPP said strong mayor powers would have sped things up during his term

‘The mayors have the best sense of what’s going on in their communities,’ says Simcoe-Grey MPP Brian Saunderson
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