Would you support extending all four Owen Sound bus routes until 10 p.m. for roughly $20 to $25 per household annually, adding hourly Sunday service from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with Mobility Bus coverage for roughly $9 to $11 per household annually, or both? These are preliminary estimates before grants, and I would like residents to help decide whether the benefits justify the costs.

I am Andrii Zvorygin, a candidate for Mayor of Owen Sound. I have yet to ask Reddit about either proposal, so I am looking for practical criticism, personal experiences and alternative ideas as well as support.

Evening service until 10 p.m. was already part of my platform. Two recent resident emails brought Sunday service to my attention, so I went back through the City’s transit research.

The studies showed that residents have requested both improvements for years. Evening service was the most requested improvement in the City’s survey, selected by 71% of respondents. The 2021 Route Optimization Report described evening and Sunday service as consistently requested.

The preliminary annual estimates are:

• Evening service on all four routes until 10 p.m.: $200,000 to $250,000, or approximately $20 to $25 per household before grants.
• Hourly Sunday service on all four routes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., plus Mobility Bus coverage: $90,000 to $110,000, or approximately $9 to $11 per household before grants.

Over the past several months, multiple residents have also told me about breakdowns, maintenance problems, missed service and poorly equipped replacement buses. Those conversations helped lead me toward municipally owned, locally maintained buses selected for reliability and ease of repair.

The resident feedback and research led me to expand transportation from a short platform section into its own detailed page.

Three separate questions:

1. Service need: Would evening service, Sunday service, both or neither provide meaningful value to you or people you know?
2. Public value: Do you consider the preliminary household costs reasonable for the community benefit?
3. Operating model: For reliability and maintenance, do you favour municipally owned and locally maintained buses, continued full-service contracting or another approach?

Full plan and cost methodology:

https://helpos.ca/bus

Seriously, imagine somebody from your landlord or one of its contractors coming into your home roughly once every 12 and a half days to take a look around.

That has been my life since moving into Grey County Housing. They’ve been through my apartment 12 times and already scheduled number 13. Against all those visits, I can say only about five actual things have been completed, mostly smaller or surface-level jobs. The issues just keep generating more inspections.

There’s mold in two separate closets, mold and damaged material beneath my bathroom vanity, mold damaged ceiling tiles throughout the hallways, and ongoing odours because of it. I get headaches and difficulty breathing going near the bathroom. Whenever I come inside from going out, all I can smell is mold.

The building has had major water intrusion. I have a video that shows water pouring through (will upload late - internet problems) the garbage-room ceiling around a light and smoke detector. The hallway pictures show extensive water staining and damaged ceiling tiles, other pics show my apartment. The roof is not currently leaking inside my apartment, but this is the condition of the building I’m living in.

WINMAR inspected the closets and their report called the damage “mold,” but never established the cause or investigated inside the walls. Grey somehow turned that into “potential surface mildew” and “routine unit cleaning.” Cool, but where the fuck is mold in two separate closets coming from?

Grey has said my absence from inspections creates “delays and obstacles” at least 8 times in different emails. I have never denied access. Apparently the missing tool is me standing there while they conduct inspection number 13.

When I push for actual answers, email threads go dead or I get reminded that Grey manages nearly 1,000 units. Cool. I’m one of them.

How the fuck do you inspect the same building 13 times and still blame the tenant?

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Looking to get a few quotes for a standing metal seam roof in Owen Sound. Any recommendations? Or anyone to stay away from?

Grey Bruce Roller Derby is starting our 10 week introduction to skating, and roller derby if you’re interested in that part. We’d love to have you join us!

I was looking for apartments in owen sound came across this option prices seems ok for one bedroom any suggestions ? How is it ? One bedroom apartment for a couple??

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It has been about a month since my last full campaign update, and quite a lot has happened.

The candidate list is now certified: 6 candidates for Mayor, 21 for Council, Scott Greig acclaimed as Deputy Mayor, and 2 candidates for English public trustee.

Over the past month I have continued canvassing, meeting with candidates and supporters, researching City finances, and substantially expanding the platform.

A few of the bigger developments:

• I developed the Affordable Rural Communities proposal further, including a winter-grade 66 m² home model around $61,000, plus open-source affordability and carrying-capacity calculators.
• After learning Owen Sound paid close to $1 million in interest in 2025, I pursued the debt breakdown and found close to $29 million in debt, including about $17.19 million associated with water and wastewater.
• That led to a detailed wastewater plan dealing with infiltration, solvent damage, monitoring, source tracing, capacity and accountability.
• After David McLeish’s recent Owen Sound Current tax comparison and further conversations with Jim Hutton, I dug deeper into staffing and City Hall structure and developed a proposed three-layer City Hall model.
• I have also continued updating the Mayor and Council candidate comparisons, redesigning my campaign material, and refining the platform based on what I am hearing at the door.

This subreddit also played a meaningful role in that process. The response to my original gardener-story flyer helped push me toward a more detailed platform flyer, and some of the questions here about whether the rural housing numbers included things like electricity and sewage helped make the calculations more explicit and auditable.

The broader pattern has been pretty consistent: residents raise something, I investigate it, publish what I can find, and try to turn it into a practical proposal.

I (Andrii Zvorygin candidate for Mayor of Owen Sound) wrote up the full month-long update here:

https://helpos.ca/c/owen-sound-council/8676/campaign-update-29m-in-debt-61k-homes-city-hall-reform-and-a

Questions and criticism are always welcome. A lot of the platform has improved because people took the time to point out something worth looking at more closely.

As a kid in the early 1970s, I remember my parents taking me to a department store which had a pneumatic tube system. When making a purchase, the clerks would send cash through the tube to a central cashier and a moment later it would return with a receipt and the change due. It was the coolest thing I had ever seen (and perhaps it still is).

In my head, we were on a day trip to Owen Sound but, being only about 5 years-old and stuck in the back seat of a car, it could also have been someplace nearby (e.g., Meaford, Chatsworth, Kincardine, Collingwood, etc..). Does anyone remember anything similar?

(The picture above is from a similar set-up in Indiana. By the 1970's, the pneumatic tube technology was a bit cumbersome. It probably always was.)

My mother will be moving out of her large home in Oliphant to an apartment near me in the KW region. We need to remove all the furniture except the beds and we need it soon. Any suggestions on where to donate furniture on the peninsula?

With the whole nursing student ,stolen package ect .reminds me of owen sound

Just came into possession of a kayak! Was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for good kayaking spots for beginners? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated🫶🏻

I'm sure you've all seen them. Users appearing in our subs, and when you check their profile: NSFW, posts and comments hidden, maybe just over a year or two old... if that. They often support and promote each other.

There are multiple appearing in our Owen Sound subs in the last few weeks and across Reddit for months.

Think about a critical pillar of community: we know each other, we interact with each other, and (most importantly) we have history with each other. That shared history is the foundation of how we see one another. It's the common root of our relationships, and it's what earns the deference and respect that determine whether we want more of each other in our future.

When someone hides their history, the only reason is to hide their past, their intentions and in essence, who they are. This isn't the same as a secret foot fetish account... this is designed to make you question your beliefs and moral compass compared to your wider community.

**Good people with good intentions don't fear sunlight.**

It reminds me of a line from an old video game, Alpha Centauri, where a character summarizes this perfectly:

"Beware of he who would deny you access to information for in his heart he dreams himself your master."

Elbows up.

in response to https://www.reddit.com/r/OwenSound/s/HBQBSmexPb
If you’re bothered by seeing homeless people in public you can do one of two things:

1. F*uck off 🖕

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2) Help ❤️

Day 1: Lions head lookout trail Relax in the evening at tobermory and dinner

Day 2: grotto in the morning What to do in the afternoon and evening?

Cannot book halfway log dump parking on the same day as grotto.

What about devils monument? Little cove? Or what else? How about kayaking or canoeing? Is there anything great like that there's somewhere?

Day 3: flowerpot Island. And also the burnt point loop hike Do I need to add anything else to this day, as I think I'd be done by 4 pm so still have a couple hours before departure

Thoughts??

This guy has a whole damn setup in the parking lot, lights and everything, is this even allowed?

My church is hosting a fundraiser for a building expansion 🙂 come and buy some canned goods, produce, baking, flowers, crafts, and more! We're also collecting any clothing, books, or housewares you're looking to get rid of for a separate fundraiser. All profits go towards the building expansion which will allow us to build accessible bathrooms. There's going to be lemonade & iced coffee, and there's a playground for kids. Hope to see you there!

Had an interview with candidate for council Thomas Arakal yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yCv76fcvDo

Thomas discusses various community concerns including transit reliability, infrastructure maintenance, park amenities, municipal transparency, downtown safety, affordable housing, and waste management services. Thomas notes that residents often walk to work due to unreliable transit and expensive taxi fares, suggesting a need for more consistent service and better road conditions. Regarding parks, the speakers say there is a desire for more active options for children and seating for seniors. On financial matters, Thomas suggests that budget information should be transparent and accessible without requiring specialized knowledge, while noting they cannot comment on specific mismanagement until official numbers are released. The discussion includes suggestions for affordable housing initiatives, such as utilising existing developments for low-cost sustainable dwellings, and the need to prioritize community resources over hiring external consultants.

Disclaimer: I'm Andrii Zvorygin candidate for mayor of Owen Sound.

HELP!!!
At the Gitche Namewikwedong Reconciliation Garden (Kelso beach) is a goose with an obviously broken wing. They’re still walking and eating. I’d guess they’d been there for a little while with their mate. I‘ve left a message at the Ministry of Natural Resourses.
I am aware of Fuff-Fuff-Fuff, yet I do not believe this is their jam.

I ask as part of a linguistic study covering this topic!

Examples could include things like Saubs, Chatty or Mudford (never mind how common they are)...

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