A big thank you to the mayor and all involved (including the posters here on sbp and the original source) for finally bringing what we have talked about for ages here.And may I state what I have said before..check the US and Canadian Gov't websites Chlorine Dioxide is a registered pesticide..how do YOU feel about being a guinea pig?
"South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Gwen Gilbert and Grey-Bruce-Owen Sound MP Larry Miller are promising to raise questions about an eight-year-old, University of Toronto drinking water experiment in Wiarton.

The mayor was reacting to a federal court ruling that National Sciences and Engineering Research Council officials did not have to order an investigation into questions about research involving chlorine dioxide in drinking water in Wiarton. Both she and Miller expect to work “to get some accountability,” Gilbert said.

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The countdown is on...and here we go..get ready, get out your brews, or your tea or even your vinyl record collection(ahem pay attention Lisa) because in just a few short days, it will be the fifth anniversary of this "lil" blog that grew. Brought on as an idea, as the new voice of SBP, with a lot of hard work and extra (unpaid) time by Gary, and May, to try and bring us together as a community and post our thoughts, photos, lives, and trials and tribulations.
Its been a long process, and sometimes it has meandered out of the way, but very rare has anyone been censored or banned, and it remains an open forum to all.I give credit to Gary and May for this, its like a large family, we all have our own ideas, but deep down we mostly want what we believe is best for us all.

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Testing of the Grey-Bruce watersheds have come up with a passing grade for all watersheds in terms of water quality.There is a concern over the riparian zones(A riparian zone is the interface between land and a flowing surface water body) along the Sauble river, and plans are being made to remedy this by encouraging planting of trees and plants along the river banks to discourage erosion.Congratulations for the excellent water quality for our area, a very encouraging sign!
Lets endeavour to keep it that way :)

Thanks to Dick Waugh's editorial, of the Owen Sound Sun Times, for telling it like it is in Sauble Beach regarding sewer and water.

Water and sewers for Sauble?; Don't hold your breath!

Makes for interesting reading.

Here it is, all in full living colour, with action packed scenes,a full length movie (in 4 parts)about our very own Bruce. Go ahead, grab the popcorn, sit back and relax, and watch what COULD happen...

I dare you....

(parts 2-4 HERE)

Internet tax filing is increasing each year, and the programs that you buy to do it are also increasing in price. Here are two options for you. One is called Studio tax available at http://www.studiotax.com ,a free fully loaded/functional tax program, that unfortunately is only available for windows( and you must use the microsoft .NET framework..which you can get free from microsoft) Another alternative is called Cute Tax.Available at http://www.cutetax.ca . If your income is below 25,000 you can use this for free, if above one return is 10.00 and up to 15 returns is 25.00 .Both programs are recognized by CRA's NETFILE system.Cute Tax, is completely compatible with linux/mac/unix and also with most browsers. So go ahead..save some money!!

There's no actual timetable of course, other than Bell's 12th anniversary of 'three to five months' predictions, but at least we now know that the Feds have specifically fingered Sauble Beach for a share in that $650-Million slush-fund for rural broadband. No idea if my emails with Maxime had anything to do with that, but whatever the reason, one can dream of bathing in pür unfiltered multi-megabits and that day when all of Sauble gets with the twenty-first century!

"Today's decision will not only make telecommunications services more accessible to all Canadians, but also serve to enhance social and economic development in under-served communities"

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This is for all you groundhog paparazzi out there in cyberspaceland, you know who you are -- want to know what the 'hog is wearing this season? what his favourite cooler might be? what he's watching, reading, playing and listening to right now? Your wish has been granted!

"When the screen is dark, I am sleeping... zzzzzzzzzz. Come back in the morning Eastern Standard Time"
[ Wiarton Willie Live ]

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Sauble Water and Sewer. Addendum No 2 Revised
revised Jan 22/07
History:

In 1995 an Environmental Assessment was started to consider servicing options for Sauble Beach and Hepworth. This was 90% completed in 2001 and a 2001 Environmental Study Report recommended a regional water system supplied from Wiarton and a Sauble Beach wastewater treatment system.

Addendum No 1 in 2003 added Hepworth to the waste treatment system with a lift pump in Hepworth and a second lift at Clifford subdivision to push sewage to Sauble.

In the spring of 2006 the EA expired on a 5 year sunset clause without receiving funding and without completion of the final portion which was to locate and decide the best type of sewage treatment plant.

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