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Chris Fell, Local Journalism Initiative reporter

Chris Fell covers The Blue Mountains and Grey Highlands under the Local Journalism Initiative, which is funded by the Government of Canada

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Recent Work by Chris

Density higher, but buildings stay low in TBM's latest official plan draft

Density higher, but buildings stay low in TBM's latest official plan draft

Draft sets target of 30 per cent of new homes be affordable or attainable
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Resident donates climbing bars for Grey Highlands playground

Resident donates climbing bars for Grey Highlands playground

Staff will install the new playground structure
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Montreal company to map and timestamp speeding drivers in Grey Highlands

Montreal company to map and timestamp speeding drivers in Grey Highlands

Small devices gather data about traffic and speeding and upload the information to the cloud every two hours giving the municipality almost real-time data
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TBM council rejects rental housing project ... again

TBM council rejects rental housing project ... again

New resolution on rental housing proposal did not mention a Minister's Zoning Order, but asked staff to look at all options to move the idea forward
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Rough reception for Rogers cell tower proposed in Ravenna

Rough reception for Rogers cell tower proposed in Ravenna

Neighbours attending meeting on proposed cellular phone tower raised plenty of concerns and suggested the equipment be located elsewhere on another tower
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'Not running harebrained': TBM councillors spar over amalgamating planning departments

'Not running harebrained': TBM councillors spar over amalgamating planning departments

'It's dangerous and reckless to say things like we're going to be reducing our planning department,' says deputy mayor, who accused councillor of rolling her eyes during discussion
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TBM may bump up doctor recruitment budget to $100,000

TBM may bump up doctor recruitment budget to $100,000

Council will consider increasing doctor recruitment budget to $100,000, planning to create a working group to study ways to get more physicians to practice locally
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Grey Highlands water and sewage rates will rise 10% per year until 2027

Grey Highlands water and sewage rates will rise 10% per year until 2027

Grey Highlands water and sewage rate study forecasts that rates will continue to rise 5.5% annually in the coming years
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Former TBM mayor suggests Grey County closed meeting was 'improper'

Former TBM mayor suggests Grey County closed meeting was 'improper'

County says closed meeting conformed to Municipal Act
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Duncan farm sold, leaving electronic music festival without a venue

Duncan farm sold, leaving electronic music festival without a venue

Promoter confirms they are searching for a new location in the local area for their anticipated 25,000-person music festival
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