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The Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional Airport has a new name, unveiled during a special ceremony held on Thursday, September 12. No longer owned by the City of Owen Sound, the now privately-owned airport, located on the west side of the Municipality of Meaford, will now be known as the Major-General Richard Rohmer Meaford International Airport. Rick Horwath, the new owner of the airport, said that the new name is fitting, as the 100-year old Major-General Richard Rohmer, who was...

In August, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region, which includes the Municipality of Meaford, increased by 0.9 percentage points to 3.7% - the largest percentage increase of all regions in Ontario, although the region’s unemployment rate remains the lowest in Ontario. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment rate increased by 0.5 percentage points to 7.6%, both unadjusted for seasonality. The Region’s overall population increased by +400 in August whereas the labour force size increased significantly by +3,300, resulting in...